Isaiah 29:13 Hebrew Word Analysis

0saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרh559
1Wherefore the Lordאֲדֹנָ֗יh136
2Forasmuchיַ֚עַןh3282
3כִּ֤יh3588
4draw nearנִגַּשׁ֙h5066
5as this peopleהָעָ֣םh5971
6הַזֶּ֔הh2088
7me with their mouthבְּפִ֤יוh6310
8and with their lipsוּבִשְׂפָתָיו֙h8193
9do honourכִּבְּד֔וּנִיh3513
10their heartוְלִבּ֖וֹh3820
11farרִחַ֣קh7368
12מִמֶּ֑נִּיh4480
13וַתְּהִ֤יh1961
14יִרְאָתָם֙h3373
15אֹתִ֔יh853
16by the preceptמִצְוַ֥תh4687
17אֲנָשִׁ֖יםh376
18toward me is taughtמְלֻמָּדָֽה׃h3925

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:

American Standard Version (ASV)

And the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw nigh `unto me', and with their mouth and with their lips to honor me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which hath been taught `them';

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the Lord said, because this people come near to me with their mouths, and give honour to me with their lips, but their heart is far from me, and their fear of me is false, a rule given them by the teaching of men;

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And the Lord saith, Forasmuch as this people draw near with their mouth, and honour me with their lips, but their heart is removed far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment taught of men;

World English Bible (WEB)

The Lord said, Because this people draw near [to me], and with their mouth and with their lips to honor me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which has been taught [them];

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And the Lord saith: Because drawn near hath this people, with its mouth, And with its lips they have honoured Me, And its heart it hath put far off from Me, And their fear of Me is -- A precept of men is taught!