Yesaya 30:9

30:9 For these are rebellious people –

they are lying children,

children unwilling to obey the Lord’s law. ¹ 

Yesaya 29:13

29:13 The sovereign master ²  says,

“These people say they are loyal to me; ³ 

they say wonderful things about me, ⁴ 

but they are not really loyal to me. ⁵ 

Their worship consists of

nothing but man-made ritual. ⁶ 

[30:9]  ¹ tn Or perhaps, “instruction” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV); NCV, TEV “teachings.”

[29:13]  ² tn The Hebrew term translated “sovereign master” here is אֲדֹנָי (’adonai).

[29:13]  ³ tn Heb “Because these people draw near to me with their mouth.”

[29:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “and with their lips they honor me.”

[29:13]  ⁵ 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]  ⁶ tn Heb “their fear of me is a commandment of men that has been taught.”