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Isaiah 58

1Cryaloud,sparenot,liftH7311upthyvoiceקוֹלֶ֑ךָko.Le.chaH6963likeatrumpetכַּשּׁוֹפָ֖רka.sho.FarH7782,anddeclareוְהַגֵּ֤דve.ha.GedH5046untomypeopleלְעַמִּי֙le.'a.MiH5971theirtransgressionפִּשְׁעָ֔םpish.'AmH6588,andtothehouseוּלְבֵ֥יתu.le.VeitH1004ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290theirsinsחַטֹּאתָֽם׃cha.to.TamH2403.

2Yettheyseekיִדְרֹשׁ֔וּןyid.ro.ShunH1875medaily,anddelightH2654toknowmywaysדְּרָכַ֖יde.ra.KhaiH1870:asanationכְּג֞וֹיke.GoyH1471thatdidrighteousnessצְדָקָ֣הtze.da.KahH6666,andforsooknottheordinanceH4941oftheirGodאֱלֹהָיו֙'e.lo.HavH430,theyaskיִשְׁאָל֙וּנִי֙yish.'a.Lu.niH7592ofmerighteousjudgmentsH4941;theydelightH2654todrawnearuntoGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430.

3Whereforehavewefastedצַּ֙מְנוּ֙tzam.nuH6684, saythey,andthou seestnot? whereforehaveweafflictedoursoulH5315,andthou takestnoknowledge?Behold,inthedayבְּי֤וֹםbe.YomH3117ofyourfastצֹֽמְכֶם֙tzo.me.KhemH6685yefindתִּמְצְאוּ־tim.tze.'u-H4672yourownH5315pleasureחֵ֔פֶץChe.fetzH2656,andexactallyourlabors.

4Behold, yefastתָּצ֔וּמוּta.Tzu.muH6684forstrifeלְרִ֤יבle.RivH7379andcontention,andtosmitewiththefistבְּאֶגְרֹ֣ףbe.'eg.RofH106ofwickednessרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H7562: yefastתָצ֣וּמוּta.Tzu.muH6684notthisdayכַיּ֔וֹםkhai.YomH3117soastomakeלְהַשְׁמִ֥יעַle.hash.Mi.a'H8085yourvoiceקוֹלְכֶֽם׃kol.KhemH6963tobeheardH8085onhighH4791.

5Issuchthefastצ֣וֹםTzomH6685thatIhavechosenאֶבְחָרֵ֔הוּ'ev.cha.Re.huH977?thedayי֛וֹםYomH3117foramanH120toafflictH6031hissoulH5315?Isittobowdownהֲלָכֹ֨ףha.la.KhofH3721hisheadרֹאשׁ֗וֹro.ShoH7218asarush,andtospreadH3331sackclothוְשַׂ֤קve.SakH8242andashesוָאֵ֙פֶר֙va.'E.ferH665underhim? wilt thoucallתִּקְרָא־tik.ra'-H7121thisafastצ֔וֹםTzomH6685,andanacceptabledayוְי֥וֹםve.YomH3117toJehovah?

6Isnotthisthefastצ֣וֹםTzomH6685thatIhavechosenאֶבְחָרֵהוּ֒'ev.cha.re.HuH977:toloosethebondsofwickednessרֶ֔שַׁעRe.sha'H7562,toundothebandsoftheyoke,andtolettheoppressedgoוְשַׁלַּ֤חve.sha.LachH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֔יםcha.fe.ShimH2670,andthatyebreakeveryyoke?

7Isitnottodeal thybreadלַחְמֶ֔ךָlach.Me.khaH3899tothehungryלָֽרָעֵב֙la.ra.'EvH7457,andthatthoubringתָּ֣בִיאTa.vi'H935thepoorוַעֲנִיִּ֥יםva.'a.ni.YimH6041thatarecastouttothyhouseבָ֑יִתVa.yitH1004?whenthou seestthenakedעָרֹם֙'a.RomH6174,thatthoucoverוְכִסִּית֔וֹve.khi.si.ToH3680him;andthatthouhideתִתְעַלָּֽם׃tit.'a.LamH5956notthyselffromthine ownfleshוּמִבְּשָׂרְךָ֖u.mi.be.sa.re.KhaH1320?

8Thenאָ֣ז'azH227shallthylightאוֹרֶ֔ךָ'o.Re.khaH216breakיִבָּקַ֤עyi.ba.Ka'H1234forthasthemorning,andthy healingshallspringתִצְמָ֑חtitz.MachH6779forthspeedily;andthyrighteousnessצִדְקֶ֔ךָtzid.Ke.chaH6664shallgoוְהָלַ֤ךְve.ha.LakhH1980beforethee;thegloryכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519ofJehovahshallbethy rearward.

9Thenאָ֤ז'azH227shalt thoucallתִּקְרָא֙tik.Ra'H7121,andJehovahwillanswerיַעֲנֶ֔הya.'a.NehH6030; thou shaltcry,andhewillsayוְיֹאמַ֣רve.yo.MarH559,Hereהִנֵּ֑נִיhi.Ne.niH2005Iam.IfthoutakeawayH5493fromthemidstH8432oftheetheyoke,theputtingforthH7971ofthefingerאֶצְבַּ֖ע'etz.Ba'H676,andspeakingוְדַבֶּר־ve.da.ber-H1696wickedly;

10andif thou draw out thysoulH5315tothehungryלָֽרָעֵב֙la.ra.'EvH7457,andsatisfyתַּשְׂבִּ֑יעַtas.Bi.a'H7646theafflictedsoulH5315: thenshallthylightאוֹרֶ֔ךָ'o.Re.khaH216riseוְזָרַ֤חve.za.RachH2224indarknessבַּחֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙ba.Cho.shekhH2822,andthineobscuritybeasthenoonday;

11andJehovahwillguideH5148theecontinuallyתָּמִיד֒ta.MidH8548,andsatisfyוְהִשְׂבִּ֤יעַve.his.Bi.a'H7646thysoulH5315indryplaces,andmake strong thybonesH6106;andthou shaltbeוְהָיִ֙יתָ֙ve.ha.Yi.taH1961likeawateredרָוֶ֔הra.VehH7302gardenכְּגַ֣ןke.GanH1588,andlikeaspringofwaterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325,whosewatersמֵימָֽיו׃mei.MavH4325failnot.

12AndtheythatshallbeoftheeshallbuildH1129theoldwasteH2723placesH2723; thou shaltraiseתְּקוֹמֵ֑םte.ko.MemH6965upthefoundationsH4146ofmanygenerationsH1755;andthou shaltbecalledוְקֹרָ֤אve.ko.Ra'H7121Therepairerofthebreachפֶּ֔רֶץPe.retzH6556,Therestorerofpathsנְתִיב֖וֹתne.ti.VotH5410todwellלָשָֽׁבֶת׃la.Sha.vetH3427in.

13Ifthouturnתָּשִׁ֤יבta.ShivH7725awayH7725thyfootרַגְלֶ֔ךָrag.Le.khaH7272fromthesabbathמִשַּׁבָּת֙mi.sha.BatH7676,fromdoingthypleasureH2656onmyholyH6944dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117;andcallוְקָרָ֨אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121thesabbathלַשַּׁבָּ֜תla.sha.BatH7676adelightH2656,andtheholyH6944ofJehovahhonorable;andshalthonorH3513it,notdoingthine ownwaysדְּרָכֶ֔יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870,norfindingמִמְּצ֥וֹאmi.me.Tzo'H4672thine ownpleasureH2656,norspeakingוְדַבֵּ֥רve.da.BerH1696thine ownwordsדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697:

14thenאָ֗ז'AzH227shalt thoudelightתִּתְעַנַּג֙tit.'a.NagH6026thyselfinJehovah;andIwillmaketheetorideוְהִרְכַּבְתִּ֖יךָve.hir.kav.Ti.khaH7392uponthehighבָּ֣מֳתֵיba.mo.teiH1116placesH1116oftheearthH776;andIwillfeedtheewiththeheritageofJacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290thyfatherH1:forthemouthפִּ֥יpiH6310ofJehovahhathspokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ סdi.BerH1696it.

Commentaries on Isaiah 58

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