Isaiah 29:13

29:13 The sovereign master ¹  says,

“These people say they are loyal to me; ² 

they say wonderful things about me, ³ 

but they are not really loyal to me. ⁴ 

Their worship consists of

nothing but man-made ritual. ⁵ 

Isaiah 32:6

32:6 For a fool speaks disgraceful things; ⁶ 

his mind plans out sinful deeds. ⁷ 

He commits godless deeds ⁸ 

and says misleading things about the Lord;

he gives the hungry nothing to satisfy their appetite ⁹ 

and gives the thirsty nothing to drink. ¹⁰ 

[29:13]  ¹ tn The Hebrew term translated “sovereign master” here is אֲדֹנָי (’adonai).

[29:13]  ² tn Heb “Because these people draw near to me with their mouth.”

[29:13]  ³ tn Heb “and with their lips they honor me.”

[29:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “but their heart is far from me.” The heart is viewed here as the seat of the will, from which genuine loyalty derives.

[29:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “their fear of me is a commandment of men that has been taught.”

[32:6]  ⁶ tn Or “foolishness,” in a moral-ethical sense. See 9:17.

[32:6]  ⁷ tn Heb “and his heart commits sin”; KJV, ASV “his heart will work iniquity”; NASB “inclines toward wickedness.”

[32:6]  ⁸ tn Heb “in order to do [or “so that he does”] what is godless [or “defiled”].”

[32:6]  ⁹ tn Heb “so that he leaves empty the appetite [or “desire”] of the hungry.”

[32:6]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and the drink of the thirsty he causes to fail.”