Isa 29:13, 48:1, 58:1-2, Jer 42:20, Eze 14:3-4, 20:1-3, 33:31, Mat 15:8 | ESV | STEP | And the Lord said : Because this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips , while their hearts are far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men ,

Isaiah 29:13

13 And the Lord said:
“Because ^athis people ^bdraw near with their mouth
and honor me with their lips,
while their hearts are far from me,
and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men,

Isaiah 48:1

Israel Refined for God’s Glory

1 Hear this, O house of Jacob,
^cwho are called by the name of Israel,
and ^dwho came from the waters of Judah,
^ewho swear by the name of the Lord
and confess the God of Israel,
but not in truth or right.

Isaiah 58:1-2

True and False Fasting

1 “Cry aloud; do not hold back;
^flift up your voice like a trumpet;
^gdeclare to my people their transgression,
to the house of Jacob their sins.
2 ^hYet they seek me daily
and delight to know my ways,
as if they were a nation that did righteousness
and did not forsake the judgment of their God;
they ask of me righteous judgments;
they delight to draw near to God.

Jeremiah 42:20

20 that you have gone astray at the cost of your lives. ⁱFor you sent me to the Lord your God, saying, ^j‘Pray for us to the Lord our God, and ^kwhatever the Lord our God says, declare to us and we will do it.’

Ezekiel 14:3-4

3 ^l“Son of man, these men have taken their idols into their hearts, and set ^mthe stumbling block of their iniquity before their faces. ⁿShould I indeed let myself be consulted by them? 4 Therefore speak to them and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: Any one of the house of Israel who takes his idols into his heart and sets the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and yet comes to the prophet, ^oI the Lord will answer him as he comes with the multitude of his idols,

Ezekiel 20:1-3

Israel’s Continuing Rebellion

1 ^pIn the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month, certain of ^qthe elders of Israel came to inquire of the Lord, ^rand sat before me. 2 And the word of the Lord came to me: 3 ^s“Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and say to them, Thus says the Lord God, Is it to inquire of me that you come? ^tAs I live, declares the Lord God, ^uI will not be inquired of by you.

Ezekiel 33:31

31 ^vAnd they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear what you say but they will not do it; for ^wwith lustful talk in their mouths they act; their heart is set on their gain.

Matthew 15:8

8 ^x“‘This people honors me with their lips,
but their heart is far from me;