richmahn_en_tn/mrk/07/06.md

# General Information:

Here Jesus quotes the prophet Isaiah, who had written scripture many years before.

# with their lips

Here "lips" is a metonym for speaking. AT: "by what they say" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# but their heart is far from me

Here "heart" refers to a person's thoughts or emotions. This is a way of saying the people are not truly devoted to God. AT: "but they do not really love me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# Empty worship they offer me

"They offer me useless worship" or "They worship me in vain"
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# General Information:`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Here Jesus quotes the prophet Isaiah, who had written scripture many years before.`

			`# with their lips`

			`Here "lips" is a metonym for speaking. AT: "by what they say" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`

			`# but their heart is far from me`

			`Here "heart" refers to a person's thoughts or emotions. This is a way of saying the people are not truly devoted to God. AT: "but they do not really love me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`

			`# Empty worship they offer me`

			`"They offer me useless worship" or "They worship me in vain"`