“Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: Have you come to inquire of Me? As surely as I live, I will not be consulted by you, declares the Lord GOD.
Whoever turns his ear away from hearing the law, even his prayer is detestable.
Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.
Then the seers will be ashamed and the diviners will be disgraced. They will all cover their mouths because there is no
When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will no
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable—how much more so when brought with ill intent!
But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vip
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
“Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts and put wicked stumbling blocks before their faces. Should I co
For when any Israelite or any foreigner dwelling in Israel separates himself from Me, sets up idols in his heart, and pu
He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets.
When you offer your gifts, sacrificing your sons in the fire, you continue to defile yourselves with all your idols to t
When you come to appear before Me, who has required this of you—this trampling of My courts?
Then John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the com
God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”