Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 58

1“Cryקְרָ֤אke.Ra'H7121aloudבְגָרוֹן֙ve.ga.rOnH1627,do notאַל־'al-H408hold backתַּחְשֹׂ֔ךְtach.SokhH2820!Raiseהָרֵ֣םha.RemH7311your voiceקוֹלֶ֑ךָko.Le.chaH6963like a ram’s hornכַּשּׁוֹפָ֖רka.sho.FarH7782.Declareוְהַגֵּ֤דve.ha.GedH5046to My peopleלְעַמִּי֙le.'a.MiH5971their transgressionפִּשְׁעָ֔םpish.'AmH6588and to the houseוּלְבֵ֥יתu.le.VeitH1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290their sinsחַטֹּאתָֽם׃cha.to.TamH2403.

2Forוְאוֹתִ֗יve.'o.TiH853dayי֥וֹםYomH3117after dayיוֹם֙yOmH3117they seek Meיִדְרֹשׁ֔וּןyid.ro.ShunH1875and delightיֶחְפָּצ֑וּןyech.pa.TzunH2654to knowוְדַ֥עַתve.Da.'atH1847My waysדְּרָכַ֖יde.ra.KhaiH1870,like a nationכְּג֞וֹיke.GoyH1471thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834doesעָשָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213what is rightצְדָקָ֣הtze.da.KahH6666and does notלֹ֣אlo'H3808forsakeעָזָ֔ב'a.ZavH5800the justiceוּמִשְׁפַּ֤טu.mish.PatH4941of their Godאֱלֹהָיו֙'e.lo.HavH430.They ask Meיִשְׁאָל֙וּנִי֙yish.'a.Lu.niH7592for righteousצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664judgmentsמִשְׁפְּטֵי־mish.pe.tei-H4941;they delightיֶחְפָּצֽוּן׃yech.pa.TzunH2654in the nearnessקִרְבַ֥תkir.VatH7132of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430.”

3“Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100have we fastedצַּ֙מְנוּ֙tzam.nuH6684,and You have notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808seenרָאִ֔יתָra.'I.taH7200? Whyhave we humbledעִנִּ֥ינוּ'i.Ni.nuH6031ourselvesנַפְשֵׁ֖נוּnaf.She.nuH5315,and You have notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808noticedתֵדָ֑עte.Da'H3045?” “Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005,on the dayבְּי֤וֹםbe.YomH3117of your fastצֹֽמְכֶם֙tzo.me.KhemH6685,you doתִּמְצְאוּ־tim.tze.'u-H4672as you pleaseחֵ֔פֶץChe.fetzH2656,and you oppressתִּנְגֹּֽשׂוּ׃tin.Go.suH5065allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605your workersעַצְּבֵיכֶ֖ם'a.tze.vei.KhemH6092.

4הֵ֣ןhenH2005You fastתָּצ֔וּמוּta.Tzu.muH6684with contentionלְרִ֤יבle.RivH7379and strifeוּמַצָּה֙u.ma.TzahH4683to strikeוּלְהַכּ֖וֹתu.le.ha.KotH5221viciouslyרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H7562with your fistבְּאֶגְרֹ֣ףbe.'eg.RofH106.You cannotלֹא־lo'-H3808fastתָצ֣וּמוּta.Tzu.muH6684as you do todayכַיּ֔וֹםkhai.YomH3117and have your voiceקוֹלְכֶֽם׃kol.KhemH6963be heardלְהַשְׁמִ֥יעַle.hash.Mi.a'H8085on highבַּמָּר֖וֹםba.ma.RomH4791.

5Isיִֽהְיֶה֙yih.YehH1961thisהֲכָזֶ֗הha.kha.ZehH2088the fastצ֣וֹםTzomH6685I have chosenאֶבְחָרֵ֔הוּ'ev.cha.Re.huH977:a dayי֛וֹםYomH3117for a manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120to denyעַנּ֥וֹתa.NotH6031himselfנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315,to bowהֲלָכֹ֨ףha.la.KhofH3721his headרֹאשׁ֗וֹro.ShoH7218like a reedכְּאַגְמֹ֜ןke.'ag.MonH100,and to spread outיַצִּ֔יעַya.Tzi.a'H3331sackclothוְשַׂ֤קve.SakH8242and ashesוָאֵ֙פֶר֙va.'E.ferH665?Will you callתִּקְרָא־tik.ra'-H7121thisהֲלָזֶה֙ha.la.ZehH2088a fastצ֔וֹםTzomH6685and a dayוְי֥וֹםve.YomH3117acceptableרָצ֖וֹןra.TzonH7522to the LORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068?

6Isn’tהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808thisזֶה֮zehH2088the fastצ֣וֹםTzomH6685that I have chosenאֶבְחָרֵהוּ֒'ev.cha.re.HuH977:to breakפַּתֵּ֙חַ֙pa.Te.achH6605the chainsחַרְצֻבּ֣וֹתchar.tzu.BotH2784of wickednessרֶ֔שַׁעRe.sha'H7562,to untieהַתֵּ֖רha.TerH5425the cordsאֲגֻדּ֣וֹת'a.gu.DotH92of the yokeמוֹטָ֑הmo.TahH4133,to setוְשַׁלַּ֤חve.sha.LachH7971the oppressedרְצוּצִים֙re.tzu.TzimH7533freeחָפְשִׁ֔יםcha.fe.ShimH2670and tear offתְּנַתֵּֽקוּ׃te.na.Te.kuH5423everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605yokeמוֹטָ֖הmo.TahH4133?

7Isn’tהֲל֨וֹאha.Lo'H3808itto shareפָרֹ֤סfa.RosH6536your breadלַחְמֶ֔ךָlach.Me.khaH3899with the hungryלָֽרָעֵב֙la.ra.'EvH7457,to bring the poorוַעֲנִיִּ֥יםva.'a.ni.YimH6041and homelessמְרוּדִ֖יםme.ru.DimH4788intoתָּ֣בִיאTa.vi'H935your homeבָ֑יִתVa.yitH1004,to clotheוְכִסִּית֔וֹve.khi.si.ToH3680the nakedעָרֹם֙'a.RomH6174whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588you see himתִרְאֶ֤הtir.'EhH7200,and notלֹ֥אlo'H3808to turn awayתִתְעַלָּֽם׃tit.'a.LamH5956from your own flesh and bloodוּמִבְּשָׂרְךָ֖u.mi.be.sa.re.KhaH1320?

8Thenאָ֣ז'azH227your lightאוֹרֶ֔ךָ'o.Re.khaH216will break forthיִבָּקַ֤עyi.ba.Ka'H1234like the dawnכַּשַּׁ֙חַר֙ka.Sha.charH7837,and your healingוַאֲרֻכָתְךָ֖va.'a.ru.kha.te.KhaH724will comeתִצְמָ֑חtitz.MachH6779quicklyמְהֵרָ֣הme.he.RahH4120.Your righteousnessצִדְקֶ֔ךָtzid.Ke.chaH6664will goוְהָלַ֤ךְve.ha.LakhH1980before youלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440,and the gloryכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will be your rear guardיַאַסְפֶֽךָ׃ya.'as.Fe.khaH622.

9Thenאָ֤ז'azH227you will callתִּקְרָא֙tik.Ra'H7121,and the LORDוַיהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehH3068will answerיַעֲנֶ֔הya.'a.NehH6030;you will cry outתְּשַׁוַּ֖עte.sha.Va'H7768,and He will sayוְיֹאמַ֣רve.yo.MarH559, ‘Here I amהִנֵּ֑נִיhi.Ne.niH2005.’Ifאִם־'im-H518you removeתָּסִ֤ירta.SirH5493the yokeמוֹטָ֔הmo.TahH4133from your midstמִתּֽוֹכְךָ֙mi.tokh.KhaH8432,the pointingשְׁלַ֥חshe.LachH7971of the fingerאֶצְבַּ֖ע'etz.Ba'H676and maliciousאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205talkוְדַבֶּר־ve.da.ber-H1696,

10and if you giveוְתָפֵ֤קve.ta.FekH6329yourselfנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315to the hungryלָֽרָעֵב֙la.ra.'EvH7457and satisfyתַּשְׂבִּ֑יעַtas.Bi.a'H7646the afflictedנַעֲנָ֖הna.'a.NahH6031soulוְנֶ֥פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315,then your lightאוֹרֶ֔ךָ'o.Re.khaH216will go forthוְזָרַ֤חve.za.RachH2224in the darknessבַּחֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙ba.Cho.shekhH2822,and your nightוַאֲפֵלָתְךָ֖va.'a.fe.la.te.KhaH653will be like noondayכַּֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃Ka.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672.

11The LORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068will alwaysתָּמִיד֒ta.MidH8548guide youוְנָחֲךָ֣ve.na.cha.KhaH5148;He will satisfyוְהִשְׂבִּ֤יעַve.his.Bi.a'H7646youנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315in a sun-scorched landבְּצַחְצָחוֹת֙be.tzach.tza.chOtH6710and strengthenיַחֲלִ֑יץya.cha.LitzH2502your frameוְעַצְמֹתֶ֖יךָve.'atz.mo.Tei.khaH6106.You will beוְהָיִ֙יתָ֙ve.ha.Yi.taH1961like a well-wateredרָוֶ֔הra.VehH7302gardenכְּגַ֣ןke.GanH1588,like a springוּכְמוֹצָ֣א מַ֔יִםu.khe.mo.Tza' Ma.yimH4161 H4325אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834whose watersמֵימָֽיו׃mei.MavH4325neverלֹא־lo'-H3808failיְכַזְּב֖וּye.kha.ze.VuH3576.

12Your peopleמִמְּךָ֙mi.me.KhaH4480will rebuildוּבָנ֤וּu.va.NuH1129the ancientעוֹלָ֔ם מוֹסְדֵ֥יo.Lam mos.DeiH5769 H4144ruinsחָרְב֣וֹתcha.re.VotH2723;you will restoreתְּקוֹמֵ֑םte.ko.MemH6965the age-oldדוֹר־dor-H1755foundationsוָד֖וֹרva.DorH1755;you will be calledוְקֹרָ֤אve.ko.Ra'H7121Repairerגֹּדֵ֣רgo.DerH1443of the Breachפֶּ֔רֶץPe.retzH6556,Restorerמְשֹׁבֵ֥בme.sho.VevH7725of the Streetsנְתִיב֖וֹתne.ti.VotH5410of Dwellingלָשָֽׁבֶת׃la.Sha.vetH3427.

13Ifאִם־'im-H518you turnתָּשִׁ֤יבta.ShivH7725your footרַגְלֶ֔ךָrag.Le.khaH7272from breaking the Sabbathמִשַּׁבָּת֙mi.sha.BatH7676,from doingעֲשׂ֥וֹתa.SotH6213as you pleaseחֲפָצֶ֖יךָcha.fa.Tzei.khaH2656on My holyקָדְשִׁ֑יkod.shiH6944dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117,if you callוְקָרָ֨אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121the Sabbathלַשַּׁבָּ֜תla.sha.BatH7676a delightעֹ֗נֶג'O.negH6027,and the LORD’sיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068holyלִקְד֤וֹשׁlik.Do.oshH6918dayhonorableמְכֻבָּ֔דme.khu.BadH3513,if you honor itוְכִבַּדְתּוֹ֙ve.khi.bad.ToH3513by not goingמֵעֲשׂ֣וֹתme.'a.SotH6213your own wayדְּרָכֶ֔יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870or seekingמִמְּצ֥וֹאmi.me.Tzo'H4672your own pleasureחֶפְצְךָ֖chef.tze.KhaH2656or speakingוְדַבֵּ֥רve.da.BerH1696idle wordsדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697,

14thenאָ֗ז'AzH227you will delightתִּתְעַנַּג֙tit.'a.NagH6026yourself inעַל־'al-H5921the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and I will make you rideוְהִרְכַּבְתִּ֖יךָve.hir.kav.Ti.khaH7392onעַל־'al-H5921the heightsבָּ֣מֳתֵיba.mo.teiH1116of the landאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776and feed youוְהַאֲכַלְתִּ֗יךָve.ha.'a.khal.Ti.khaH398with the heritageנַחֲלַת֙na.cha.LatH5159of your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1Jacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290.”Forכִּ֛יkiH3588the mouthפִּ֥יpiH6310of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ סdi.BerH1696.

Commentaries on Isaiah 58