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Isaiah 58:2-5

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?

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