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Isaiah 58

BSB·14 verses ·Old Testament
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1Cryקְרָ֤אqə·rā — To call, summon, or proclaimH7121 — Full Word Study → aloudבְגָרוֹן֙ḇə·ḡā·rō·wn — throat; by extension, voice or neckH1627 — Full Word Study →, do notאַל־’al- — do not; negative imperative particleH408 — Full Word Study → hold backתַּחְשֹׂ֔ךְtaḥ·śōḵ — To withhold, restrain, or hold backH2820 — Full Word Study →! Raiseהָרֵ֣םhā·rêm — To raise, lift up, exalt; to be highH7311 — Full Word Study → your voiceקוֹלֶ֑ךָqō·w·le·ḵā — voice, sound, or cryH6963 — Full Word Study → like a ram’s hornכַּשּׁוֹפָ֖רkaš·šō·w·p̄ār — Ram's horn trumpet; shofarH7782 — Full Word Study →. Declareוְהַגֵּ֤דwə·hag·gêḏ — to tell, declare, make knownH5046 — Full Word Study → to My peopleלְעַמִּי֙lə·‘am·mî — a people; nation; communityH5971 — Full Word Study → their transgressionפִּשְׁעָ֔םpiš·‘ām — Willful rebellion or transgression against God's lawH6588 — Full Word Study → and to the houseוּלְבֵ֥יתū·lə·ḇêṯ — A house; dwelling place; household; familyH1004 — Full Word Study → of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya·‘ă·qōḇ — He grasps the heelH3290 — Full Word Study → their sinsחַטֹּאתָֽם׃ḥaṭ·ṭō·ṯām — sin; sin offering; sinfulnessH2403 — Full Word Study →. 2Forוְאוֹתִ֗יwə·’ō·w·ṯî — direct object marker; signs accusative caseH853 — Full Word Study → dayי֥וֹםyō·wm — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study → after dayיוֹם֙yō·wm — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study → they seek Meיִדְרֹשׁ֔וּןyiḏ·rō·šūn — to seek, inquire, search diligentlyH1875 — Full Word Study → and delightיֶחְפָּצ֑וּןyeḥ·pā·ṣūn — to delight in; to desire; to take pleasureH2654 — Full Word Study → to knowוְדַ֥עַתwə·ḏa·‘aṯ — Knowledge, understanding, awarenessH1847 — Full Word Study → My waysדְּרָכַ֖יdə·rā·ḵay — way, path, journey, conductH1870 — Full Word Study →, like a nationכְּג֞וֹיkə·ḡō·w — Nation; a people or ethnic groupH1471 — Full Word Study → thatאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer- — who, which, that; when, where, becauseH834 — Full Word Study → doesעָשָׂ֗ה‘ā·śāh — to do, make, or accomplish; to act or performH6213 — Full Word Study → what is rightצְדָקָ֣הṣə·ḏā·qāh — Righteousness, justice, right conductH6666 — Full Word Study → and does notלֹ֣אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → forsakeעָזָ֔ב‘ā·zāḇ — to abandon, forsake, or leave behindH5800 — Full Word Study → the justiceוּמִשְׁפַּ֤טū·miš·paṭ — Justice, judgment, or legal decisionH4941 — Full Word Study → of their Godאֱלֹהָיו֙’ĕ·lō·hāw — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study →. They ask Meיִשְׁאָל֙וּנִי֙yiš·’ā·lū·nî — to ask, request, inquire, or demandH7592 — Full Word Study → for righteousצֶ֔דֶקṣe·ḏeq — Righteousness, justice, right standingH6664 — Full Word Study → judgmentsמִשְׁפְּטֵי־miš·pə·ṭê- — Justice, judgment, or legal decisionH4941 — Full Word Study →; they delightיֶחְפָּצֽוּן׃yeḥ·pā·ṣūn — to delight in; to desire; to take pleasureH2654 — Full Word Study → in the nearnessקִרְבַ֥תqir·ḇaṯ — nearness, approaching, drawing nearH7132 — Full Word Study → of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים’ĕ·lō·hîm — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study →.” 3Whyלָ֤מָּהlām·māh — What? Why? How? (interrogative particle)H4100 — Full Word Study → have we fastedצַּ֙מְנוּ֙ṣam·nū — to abstain from food; to fastH6684 — Full Word Study →, and You have notוְלֹ֣אwə·lō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → seenרָאִ֔יתָrā·’î·ṯā — to see, perceive, behold, experienceH7200 — Full Word Study →? Why have we humbled ourselvesנַפְשֵׁ֖נוּnap̄·šê·nū — soul, life, person, selfH5315 — Full Word Study →, and You have notוְלֹ֣אwə·lō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → noticedתֵדָ֑עṯê·ḏā‘ — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study →?” “Beholdהֵ֣ןhên — Look! Behold! — an attention-directing particleH2005 — Full Word Study →, on the dayבְּי֤וֹםbə·yō·wm — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study → of your fastצֹֽמְכֶם֙ṣō·mə·ḵem — Fasting; abstaining from foodH6685 — Full Word Study →, you doתִּמְצְאוּ־tim·ṣə·’ū- — to find, discover, obtainH4672 — Full Word Study → as you pleaseחֵ֔פֶץḥê·p̄eṣ — Pleasure, desire, delight, or purposeH2656 — Full Word Study →, and you oppressתִּנְגֹּֽשׂוּ׃tin·gō·śū — to press upon, oppress, or exact tributeH5065 — Full Word Study → allוְכָל־wə·ḵāl — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → your workersעַצְּבֵיכֶ֖ם‘aṣ·ṣə·ḇê·ḵem — laborer, worker, craftsmanH6092 — Full Word Study →. 4You fastתָּצ֔וּמוּtā·ṣū·mū — to abstain from food; to fastH6684 — Full Word Study → with contentionלְרִ֤יבlə·rîḇ — Strife, contention, legal disputeH7379 — Full Word Study → and strifeוּמַצָּה֙ū·maṣ·ṣāh — Strife, contention, quarrelingH4683 — Full Word Study → to strikeוּלְהַכּ֖וֹתū·lə·hak·kō·wṯ — To strike, smite, or defeat with forceH5221 — Full Word Study → viciouslyרֶ֑שַׁעre·ša‘ — Wickedness, moral evil, depravityH7562 — Full Word Study → with your fistבְּאֶגְרֹ֣ףbə·’eḡ·rōp̄ — Closed hand; fist used for strikingH106 — Full Word Study →. You cannotלֹא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → fastתָצ֣וּמוּṯā·ṣū·mū — to abstain from food; to fastH6684 — Full Word Study → as you do todayכַיּ֔וֹםḵay·yō·wm — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study → and have your voiceקוֹלְכֶֽם׃qō·wl·ḵem — voice, sound, or cryH6963 — Full Word Study → be heardלְהַשְׁמִ֥יעַlə·haš·mî·a‘ — to hear, listen, obeyH8085 — Full Word Study → on highבַּמָּר֖וֹםbam·mā·rō·wm — Height, high place, or exaltationH4791 — Full Word Study →. 5Isיִֽהְיֶה֙yih·yeh — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study → thisהֲכָזֶ֗הhă·ḵā·zeh — this, that; the one, the otherH2088 — Full Word Study → the fastצ֣וֹםṣō·wm — Fasting; abstaining from foodH6685 — Full Word Study → I have chosenאֶבְחָרֵ֔הוּ’eḇ·ḥā·rê·hū — To choose, select, or preferH977 — Full Word Study →: a dayי֛וֹםyō·wm — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study → for a manאָדָ֖ם’ā·ḏām — Man, mankind, human beingH120 — Full Word Study → to denyעַנּ֥וֹת‘an·nō·wṯ — To afflict, humble, or oppress; to treat harshlyH6031 — Full Word Study → himselfנַפְשׁ֑וֹnap̄·šōw — soul, life, person, selfH5315 — Full Word Study →, to bowהֲלָכֹ֨ףhă·lā·ḵōp̄ — to bend, bow down, humble oneselfH3721 — Full Word Study → his headרֹאשׁ֗וֹrō·šōw — Head; chief; beginning; topH7218 — Full Word Study → like a reedכְּאַגְמֹ֜ןkə·’aḡ·mōn — bulrush, reed plantH100 — Full Word Study →, and to spread outיַצִּ֔יעַyaṣ·ṣî·a‘ — to lay down, spread out, or make a bedH3331 — Full Word Study → sackclothוְשַׂ֤קwə·śaq — Coarse cloth worn as a sign of mourning or repentanceH8242 — Full Word Study → and ashesוָאֵ֙פֶר֙wā·’ê·p̄er — Ashes, dust, or residue from fireH665 — Full Word Study →? Will you callתִּקְרָא־tiq·rā- — To call, summon, or proclaimH7121 — Full Word Study → thisהֲלָזֶה֙hă·lā·zeh — this, that; the one, the otherH2088 — Full Word Study → a fastצ֔וֹםṣō·wm — Fasting; abstaining from foodH6685 — Full Word Study → and a dayוְי֥וֹםwə·yō·wm — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study → acceptableרָצ֖וֹןrā·ṣō·wn — Favor, pleasure, or acceptable willH7522 — Full Word Study → to the LORDלַיהוָֽה׃Yah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study →? 6Isn’tהֲל֣וֹאhă·lō·w — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → thisזֶה֮zeh — this, that; the one, the otherH2088 — Full Word Study → the fastצ֣וֹםṣō·wm — Fasting; abstaining from foodH6685 — Full Word Study → that I have chosenאֶבְחָרֵהוּ֒’eḇ·ḥā·rê·hū — To choose, select, or preferH977 — Full Word Study →: to breakפַּתֵּ֙חַ֙pat·tê·aḥ — to open, loosen, or beginH6605 — Full Word Study → the chainsחַרְצֻבּ֣וֹתḥar·ṣub·bō·wṯ — bond, fetter, restraintH2784 — Full Word Study → of wickednessרֶ֔שַׁעre·ša‘ — Wickedness, moral evil, depravityH7562 — Full Word Study →, to untieהַתֵּ֖רhat·têr — to shake, leap, or loosen violentlyH5425 — Full Word Study → the cordsאֲגֻדּ֣וֹת’ă·ḡud·dō·wṯ — A bound bundle or group; a band of peopleH92 — Full Word Study → of the yokeמוֹטָ֑הmō·w·ṭāh — Yoke; wooden bar for bindingH4133 — Full Word Study →, to setוְשַׁלַּ֤חwə·šal·laḥ — to send, let go, releaseH7971 — Full Word Study → the oppressedרְצוּצִים֙rə·ṣū·ṣîm — To crush, break, or oppress with forceH7533 — Full Word Study → freeחָפְשִׁ֔יםḥā·p̄ə·šîm — free, liberated, exempt from obligationH2670 — Full Word Study → and tear offתְּנַתֵּֽקוּ׃tə·nat·tê·qū — To tear away, pull out, or uproot violentlyH5423 — Full Word Study → everyוְכָל־wə·ḵāl — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → yokeמוֹטָ֖הmō·w·ṭāh — Yoke; wooden bar for bindingH4133 — Full Word Study →? 7Isn’t it to shareפָרֹ֤סp̄ā·rōs — to divide, split, or distributeH6536 — Full Word Study → your breadלַחְמֶ֔ךָlaḥ·me·ḵā — Bread; food; sustenanceH3899 — Full Word Study → with the hungryלָֽרָעֵב֙lā·rā·‘êḇ — hungry, suffering from hungerH7457 — Full Word Study →, to bring the poorוַעֲנִיִּ֥יםwa·‘ă·nî·yîm — Poor, afflicted, humbleH6041 — Full Word Study → and homelessמְרוּדִ֖יםmə·rū·ḏîm — Wandering, homelessness, restlessnessH4788 — Full Word Study → intoתָּ֣בִיאtā·ḇî — to come, go, enter, arriveH935 — Full Word Study → your homeבָ֑יִתḇā·yiṯ — A house; dwelling place; household; familyH1004 — Full Word Study →, to clotheוְכִסִּית֔וֹwə·ḵis·sî·ṯōw — to cover, conceal, hideH3680 — Full Word Study → the nakedעָרֹם֙‘ā·rōm — naked, bare, exposedH6174 — Full Word Study → whenכִּֽי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → you see himתִרְאֶ֤הṯir·’eh — to see, perceive, behold, experienceH7200 — Full Word Study →, and notלֹ֥אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → to turn awayתִתְעַלָּֽם׃ṯiṯ·‘al·lām — to hide, conceal, or act in secretH5956 — Full Word Study → from your own flesh and bloodוּמִבְּשָׂרְךָ֖ū·mib·bə·śā·rə·ḵā — Flesh; body; meat; human natureH1320 — Full Word Study →? 8Thenאָ֣ז’āz — Then; at that time; thereforeH227 — Full Word Study → your lightאוֹרֶ֔ךָ’ō·w·re·ḵā — Light; brightness; illuminationH216 — Full Word Study → will break forthיִבָּקַ֤עyib·bā·qa‘ — To break open, split, or break throughH1234 — Full Word Study → like the dawnכַּשַּׁ֙חַר֙kaš·ša·ḥar — Dawn, early morning, daybreakH7837 — Full Word Study →, and your healingוַאֲרֻכָתְךָ֖wa·’ă·ru·ḵā·ṯə·ḵā — health, healing, recovery, cureH724 — Full Word Study → will comeתִצְמָ֑חṯiṣ·māḥ — to sprout, grow, or spring upH6779 — Full Word Study → quicklyמְהֵרָ֣הmə·hê·rāh — Haste, speed, urgency of actionH4120 — Full Word Study →. Your righteousnessצִדְקֶ֔ךָṣiḏ·qe·ḵā — Righteousness, justice, right standingH6664 — Full Word Study → will goוְהָלַ֤ךְwə·hā·laḵ — to go, walk, travel, proceedH1980 — Full Word Study → before youלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā — face; presence; beforeH6440 — Full Word Study →, and the gloryכְּב֥וֹדkə·ḇō·wḏ — weightiness, honor, splendor, gloryH3519 — Full Word Study → of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → will be your rear guardיַאַסְפֶֽךָ׃ya·’as·p̄e·ḵā — to gather, assemble, collectH622 — Full Word Study →. 9Thenאָ֤ז’āz — Then; at that time; thereforeH227 — Full Word Study → you will callתִּקְרָא֙tiq·rā — To call, summon, or proclaimH7121 — Full Word Study →, and the LORDוַיהוָ֣הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → will answerיַעֲנֶ֔הya·‘ă·neh — To answer, respond, or testifyH6030 — Full Word Study →; you will cry outתְּשַׁוַּ֖עtə·šaw·wa‘ — to cry out, shout for helpH7768 — Full Word Study →, and He will sayוְיֹאמַ֣רwə·yō·mar — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →, ‘Here I amהִנֵּ֑נִיhin·nê·nî — Look! Behold! — an attention-directing particleH2005 — Full Word Study →.’ Ifאִם־’im- — If, whether; conditional conjunction with wide applicabilityH518 — Full Word Study → you removeתָּסִ֤ירtā·sîr — to turn aside, depart, removeH5493 — Full Word Study → the yokeמוֹטָ֔הmō·w·ṭāh — Yoke; wooden bar for bindingH4133 — Full Word Study → from your midstמִתּֽוֹכְךָ֙mit·tō·wḵ·ḵā — midst, among, between, throughH8432 — Full Word Study →, the pointingשְׁלַ֥חšə·laḥ — to send, let go, releaseH7971 — Full Word Study → of the fingerאֶצְבַּ֖ע’eṣ·ba‘ — Finger or toeH676 — Full Word Study → and maliciousאָֽוֶן׃’ā·wen — Evil, wickedness, iniquity, or worthlessnessH205 — Full Word Study → talkוְדַבֶּר־wə·ḏab·ber- — to speak, say, or declareH1696 — Full Word Study →, 10and if you giveוְתָפֵ֤קwə·ṯā·p̄êq — to draw out, obtain, or secureH6329 — Full Word Study → yourselfנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnap̄·še·ḵā — soul, life, person, selfH5315 — Full Word Study → to the hungryלָֽרָעֵב֙lā·rā·‘êḇ — hungry, suffering from hungerH7457 — Full Word Study → and satisfyתַּשְׂבִּ֑יעַtaś·bî·a‘ — to satisfy, fill, have enoughH7646 — Full Word Study → the afflictedנַעֲנָ֖הna·‘ă·nāh — To afflict, humble, or oppress; to treat harshlyH6031 — Full Word Study → soulוְנֶ֥פֶשׁwə·ne·p̄eš — soul, life, person, selfH5315 — Full Word Study →, then your lightאוֹרֶ֔ךָ’ō·w·re·ḵā — Light; brightness; illuminationH216 — Full Word Study → will go forthוְזָרַ֤חwə·zā·raḥ — to rise, shine forth, break outH2224 — Full Word Study → in the darknessבַּחֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙ba·ḥō·šeḵ — Darkness; absence of light; obscurityH2822 — Full Word Study →, and your nightוַאֲפֵלָתְךָ֖wa·’ă·p̄ê·lā·ṯə·ḵā — darkness, gloom, obscurityH653 — Full Word Study → will be like noondayכַּֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃kaṣ·ṣā·ho·rā·yim — Noon, midday; window or opening for lightH6672 — Full Word Study →. 11The LORDיְהוָה֮Yah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → will alwaysתָּמִיד֒tā·mîḏ — continually, perpetually, alwaysH8548 — Full Word Study → guide youוְנָחֲךָ֣wə·nā·ḥă·ḵā — To lead, guide, direct with authorityH5148 — Full Word Study →; He will satisfyוְהִשְׂבִּ֤יעַwə·hiś·bî·a‘ — to satisfy, fill, have enoughH7646 — Full Word Study → youנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnap̄·še·ḵā — soul, life, person, selfH5315 — Full Word Study → in a sun-scorched landבְּצַחְצָחוֹת֙bə·ṣaḥ·ṣā·ḥō·wṯ — Scorching heat, drought, parched conditionH6710 — Full Word Study → and strengthenיַחֲלִ֑יץya·ḥă·lîṣ — to strip off; to arm; to deliverH2502 — Full Word Study → your frameוְעַצְמֹתֶ֖יךָwə·‘aṣ·mō·ṯe·ḵā — bone; body; substance; strengthH6106 — Full Word Study →. You will beוְהָיִ֙יתָ֙wə·hā·yî·ṯā — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study → like a well-wateredרָוֶ֔הrā·weh — saturated, drenched, fully wateredH7302 — Full Word Study → gardenכְּגַ֣ןkə·ḡan — Garden, cultivated plot of landH1588 — Full Word Study →, like a springוּכְמוֹצָ֣אū·ḵə·mō·w·ṣā — exit, going out, that which comes forthH4161 — Full Word Study → whose watersמֵימָֽיו׃mê·māw — Water; liquid; fluidsH4325 — Full Word Study → neverלֹא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → failיְכַזְּב֖וּyə·ḵaz·zə·ḇū — to lie, deceive, or prove falseH3576 — Full Word Study →. 12Your peopleמִמְּךָ֙mim·mə·ḵā — from, out of, by means ofH4480 — Full Word Study → will rebuildוּבָנ֤וּū·ḇā·nū — to build, construct, establishH1129 — Full Word Study → the ancientעוֹלָ֔ם‘ō·w·lām — forever, eternity, perpetual durationH5769 — Full Word Study → ruinsחָרְב֣וֹתḥā·rə·ḇō·wṯ — Desolation, ruin, or waste placeH2723 — Full Word Study →; you will restoreתְּקוֹמֵ֑םtə·qō·w·mêm — To rise, stand, or be establishedH6965 — Full Word Study → the age-oldדוֹר־ḏō·wr- — generation; age; lifetime; posterityH1755 — Full Word Study → foundationsוָד֖וֹרwā·ḏō·wr — generation; age; lifetime; posterityH1755 — Full Word Study →; you will be calledוְקֹרָ֤אwə·qō·rā — To call, summon, or proclaimH7121 — Full Word Study → Repairerגֹּדֵ֣רgō·ḏêr — to wall up, fence in, encloseH1443 — Full Word Study → of the Breachפֶּ֔רֶץpe·reṣ — A gap, break, or rupture in a wall or boundaryH6556 — Full Word Study →, Restorerמְשֹׁבֵ֥בmə·šō·ḇêḇ — to turn back, return, restoreH7725 — Full Word Study → of the Streetsנְתִיב֖וֹתnə·ṯî·ḇō·wṯ — A beaten track or well-worn path; a way or roadH5410 — Full Word Study → of Dwellingלָשָֽׁבֶת׃lā·šā·ḇeṯ — to dwell, inhabit, settle, remainH3427 — Full Word Study →. 13Ifאִם־’im- — If, whether; conditional conjunction with wide applicabilityH518 — Full Word Study → you turnתָּשִׁ֤יבtā·šîḇ — to turn back, return, restoreH7725 — Full Word Study → your footרַגְלֶ֔ךָraḡ·le·ḵā — Foot; by extension, journey, way, or standingH7272 — Full Word Study → from breaking the Sabbath, from doingעֲשׂ֥וֹת‘ă·śō·wṯ — to do, make, or accomplish; to act or performH6213 — Full Word Study → as you pleaseחֲפָצֶ֖יךָḥă·p̄ā·ṣe·ḵā — Pleasure, desire, delight, or purposeH2656 — Full Word Study → on My holyקָדְשִׁ֑יqāḏ·šî — Holiness, sacred, consecrated, set apartH6944 — Full Word Study → dayבְּי֣וֹםbə·yō·wm — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study →, if you callוְקָרָ֨אתָwə·qā·rā·ṯā — To call, summon, or proclaimH7121 — Full Word Study → the Sabbathלַשַּׁבָּ֜תlaš·šab·bāṯ — Rest dayH7676 — Full Word Study → a delightעֹ֗נֶג‘ō·neḡ — delight, pleasure, joyH6027 — Full Word Study →, and the LORD’sיְהוָה֙Yah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → holy day honorableמְכֻבָּ֔דmə·ḵub·bāḏ — to honor, glorify, or make heavy/weightyH3513 — Full Word Study →, if you honor itוְכִבַּדְתּוֹ֙wə·ḵib·baḏ·tōw — to honor, glorify, or make heavy/weightyH3513 — Full Word Study → by not goingמֵעֲשׂ֣וֹתmê·‘ă·śō·wṯ — to do, make, or accomplish; to act or performH6213 — Full Word Study → your own wayדְּרָכֶ֔יךָdə·rā·ḵe·ḵā — way, path, journey, conductH1870 — Full Word Study → or seekingמִמְּצ֥וֹאmim·mə·ṣō·w — to find, discover, obtainH4672 — Full Word Study → your own pleasureחֶפְצְךָ֖ḥep̄·ṣə·ḵā — Pleasure, desire, delight, or purposeH2656 — Full Word Study → or speakingוְדַבֵּ֥רwə·ḏab·bêr — to speak, say, or declareH1696 — Full Word Study → idle wordsדָּבָֽר׃dā·ḇār — word, matter, thing, affairH1697 — Full Word Study →, 14thenאָ֗ז’āz — Then; at that time; thereforeH227 — Full Word Study → you will delightתִּתְעַנַּג֙tiṯ·‘an·naḡ — To delight in, take pleasure in, luxuriateH6026 — Full Word Study → yourself inעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study →, and I will make you rideוְהִרְכַּבְתִּ֖יךָwə·hir·kaḇ·tî·ḵā — to ride, mount, or be carriedH7392 — Full Word Study → onעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → the heightsבָּ֣מֳותֵיbå̄·mo·w·ṯē — High place; elevated worship siteH1116 — Full Word Study → of the landאָ֑רֶץ’ā·reṣ — Land, earth, or countryH776 — Full Word Study → and feed youוְהַאֲכַלְתִּ֗יךָwə·ha·’ă·ḵal·tî·ḵā — to eat, consume, devourH398 — Full Word Study → with the heritageנַחֲלַת֙na·ḥă·laṯ — Inheritance; received possession or propertyH5159 — Full Word Study → of your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ’ā·ḇî·ḵā — H1 — Full Word Study → Jacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya·‘ă·qōḇ — He grasps the heelH3290 — Full Word Study →.” Forכִּ֛יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → the mouthפִּ֥יpî — Mouth; lips; edge; openingH6310 — Full Word Study → of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → has spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃סdib·bêr — to speak, say, or declareH1696 — Full Word Study →.
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Chapter Commentary — Isaiah 58
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Isaiah 58 presents a striking rebuke of empty religious observance and a call to true worship expressed through justice and mercy. The people of Judah were performing outward religious acts—particularly fasting—while neglecting the ethical demands of their covenant with God. This chapter contrasts false religion (mere external ritual) with authentic faith (compassionate action toward the vulnerable). God calls His people to understand that genuine devotion to Him is inseparable from loving service to others, and He promises rich spiritual and material blessing to those who align their worship with His values.

Verses 1–5: The Problem of Hollow Worship

God commands Isaiah to "cry aloud, spare not" (verse 1)—to speak prophetic truth without timidity. The people claimed to seek God daily and delighted in His ordinances (verse 2), yet they harbored hidden transgressions. They fasted regularly and asked God for justice (verse 3), but their fasting was hypocritical. While appearing to humble themselves, they continued exploiting their workers and quarreling with one another (verses 3–4). Their religious performance was theater designed to be "heard on high," but God saw through it. In verses 4–5, God explicitly rejects their form of fasting—the bowed head and sackcloth—because it lacked genuine repentance and was pursued in the midst of ongoing sin. The issue was not fasting itself, but fasting divorced from moral transformation.

Application: We may perform spiritual disciplines—prayer, study, church attendance—while harboring pride, unforgiveness, or indifference to suffering around us. True worship must be accompanied by genuine change in how we treat others.

Verses 6–12: The Fast God Chooses

Here God reveals His definition of acceptable fasting and worship: it is fundamentally relational and social (verse 6). To "loose the bands of wickedness" and "undo heavy burdens" means to actively work against oppression and injustice. Providing bread to the hungry, clothing the naked, and not hiding from one's own struggling family (verse 7) constitute true spiritual devotion. This is not mere sentiment but concrete action. When God's people live this way, supernatural blessing follows (verses 8–9): their light breaks forth, righteousness precedes them, and God answers their prayers. Verse 9 adds a critical condition: they must remove "the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity"—that is, they must abandon oppression, accusation, and falsehood. Verses 10–12 promise continued guidance, satisfaction, healing, and the privilege of rebuilding what has been destroyed. The people will become "repairers of the breach" and "restorers of paths"—agents of healing and restoration in their communities.

Application: Fasting, prayer, and other spiritual practices gain their power when they orient us toward justice and compassion. God measures our devotion not by our piety but by our behavior toward the vulnerable.

Verses 13–14: Honoring God's Sabbath Rest

The final condition concerns Sabbath observance. To "turn away thy foot from the sabbath" and call it "a delight" (verse 13) means ceasing from selfish pursuits and ordinary business to honor God's holy day. This includes not speaking our own words or pursuing our own pleasure—setting aside self-interest to commune with the Lord. When these conditions are met, God promises the deepest joy: "thou shalt delight thyself in the LORD" (verse 14). The language of riding "upon the high places of the earth" and receiving "the heritage of Jacob" speaks of victory, provision, and blessing beyond measure. God's oath ("the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it") confirms the certainty of His promise.

Application: Honoring God's appointed times of rest and worship, combined with justice and compassion, produces spiritual joy and fruitfulness that no amount of busy striving can achieve.

Application for Today

Isaiah 58 calls modern believers to examine whether our Christianity is genuine or merely cosmetic. We cannot claim to worship Jesus while ignoring the hungry, the oppressed, or the marginalized. True faith in Christ naturally overflows in sacrificial love for others. Our spiritual practices—prayer, fasting, worship—are valuable, but only insofar as they produce hearts increasingly aligned with God's passion for justice and mercy. The promise stands: when we pursue righteousness through compassionate action, God will guide us, strengthen us, and make us agents of His healing in the world.

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