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13 Then the Lord said,

“Because (A)this people draw near with their mouth
And honor Me with their lips,
But they remove their hearts far from Me,
And their fear of Me is in the command of men learned by rote,

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Yet they (A)seek Me day by day and find pleasure in knowing My ways,
As a nation that has done (B)righteousness
And (C)has not forsaken the judgment of their God.
They ask Me for righteous judgments;
They find pleasure in (D)the nearness of God.

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“Son of man, these men have (A)set up their idols in their hearts and have (B)put right before their faces the stumbling block of their iniquity. Should I be (C)inquired by them at all?

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“Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh, “Do you come to inquire of Me? As I live,” declares Lord Yahweh, “(A)I will not be inquired of by you.”’

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31 [a]And when you offer your gifts, when you (A)cause your sons to pass through the fire, you are defiling yourselves with all your idols to this day. And shall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live,” declares Lord Yahweh, “I will not be inquired of by you.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 20:31 Lit In your lifting up