They seek Me day by day, and desire to know My ways, as a people that had done righteousness, and had not forsaken the judgment of their God; they now ask of Me righteous judgment, and desire to draw near to God,

having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from these people turn away!

They profess to know God, but in their works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work.