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Isaiah 58:5-12

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.

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