Isaiah 29:13
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:
Note d'étude
Study Note
God's indictment — 'this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me' — is a foundational text for the critique of formal religion disconnected from genuine devotion. Jesus cites this verse in Matthew 15:8 and Mark 7:6 against the Pharisees' tradition of handwashing, making it the proof-text for his critique of externalism in religious practice and the authority of human tradition over divine command. The phrase 'their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men' identifies the mechanism of corruption: genuine personal encounter with God is replaced by socialized religious behaviour, which can be taught and performed without any transformation of the heart. The Reformation emphasis on 'sola scriptura' and direct access to God drew heavily on this verse's critique of human tradition supplanting divine word.
Autres traductions
And the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw nigh unto me, and with their mouth and with their lips do 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;
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!
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;
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