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Isaiah 58:3-12

3— Whereforehavewefastedצַּ֙מְנוּ֙tzam.nuH6684,andthou seestnot;haveafflictedoursoulH5315,andthou takestnoknowledge?Behold,inthedayבְּי֤וֹםbe.YomH3117ofyourfastצֹֽמְכֶם֙tzo.me.KhemH6685yefindתִּמְצְאוּ־tim.tze.'u-H4672whatpleaseth [you],andexactallyourlabours.

4Behold, yehavefastedתָּצ֔וּמוּta.Tzu.muH6684forstrifeלְרִ֤יבle.RivH7379anddebate,andtosmitewiththefistבְּאֶגְרֹ֣ףbe.'eg.RofH106ofwickednessרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H7562; yedonotatpresentfastתָצ֣וּמוּta.Tzu.muH6684,tocauseH7379yourvoiceקוֹלְכֶֽם׃kol.KhemH6963tobeheardH8085onhighH4791.

5Issuchthefastצ֣וֹםTzomH6685thatIhavechosenאֶבְחָרֵ֔הוּ'ev.cha.Re.huH977,adayי֛וֹםYomH3117foramanH120toafflictH6031hissoulH5315, —thatheshouldbowdownהֲלָכֹ֨ףha.la.KhofH3721hisheadרֹאשׁ֗וֹro.ShoH7218asabulrushכְּאַגְמֹ֜ןke.'ag.MonH100,andspreadH3331sackclothוְשַׂ֤קve.SakH8242andashesוָאֵ֙פֶר֙va.'E.ferH665[underhim]? Wilt thoucallתִּקְרָא־tik.ra'-H7121thisafastצ֔וֹםTzomH6685,andadayוְי֥וֹםve.YomH3117acceptabletoJehovah?

6Isnotthisthefastצ֣וֹםTzomH6685whichIhavechosenאֶבְחָרֵהוּ֒'ev.cha.re.HuH977:toloosethebandsofwickednessרֶ֔שַׁעRe.sha'H7562,toundothethongsoftheyoke,andtosendH7971forthH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֔יםcha.fe.ShimH2670thecrushedרְצוּצִים֙re.tzu.TzimH7533,andthatyebreakeveryyoke?

7Isitnottodeal thybreadלַחְמֶ֔ךָlach.Me.khaH3899tothehungryלָֽרָעֵב֙la.ra.'EvH7457,andthatthoubringתָּ֣בִיאTa.vi'H935tothyhouseבָ֑יִתVa.yitH1004theneedywanderers;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'H1234forthasthedawnכַּשַּׁ֙חַר֙ka.Sha.charH7837,andthyhealthshallspringתִצְמָ֑חtitz.MachH6779forthspeedily;andthyrighteousnessצִדְקֶ֔ךָtzid.Ke.chaH6664shallgoוְהָלַ֤ךְve.ha.LakhH1980beforethee,thegloryכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519ofJehovahshallbethy rearguard.

9Thenאָ֤ז'azH227shalt thoucallתִּקְרָא֙tik.Ra'H7121,andJehovahwillanswerיַעֲנֶ֔הya.'a.NehH6030; thou shaltcry,andhewillsayוְיֹאמַ֣רve.yo.MarH559,Hereהִנֵּ֑נִיhi.Ne.niH2005Iam.IfthoutakeawayH5493fromthemidstH8432oftheetheyoke,theputtingforthH7971ofthefingerאֶצְבַּ֖ע'etz.Ba'H676andtheunjustspeech,

10andthou proffer thysoulH5315tothehungryלָֽרָעֵב֙la.ra.'EvH7457,andsatisfyתַּשְׂבִּ֑יעַtas.Bi.a'H7646theafflictedsoulH5315: thenshallthylightאוֹרֶ֔ךָ'o.Re.khaH216riseוְזָרַ֤חve.za.RachH2224inthedarknessבַּחֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙ba.Cho.shekhH2822,andthineobscuritybeasmidday;

11andJehovahwillguideH5148theecontinuallyתָּמִיד֒ta.MidH8548,andsatisfyוְהִשְׂבִּ֤יעַve.his.Bi.a'H7646thysoulH5315indrought,andstrengthen thybonesH6106;andthou shaltbeוְהָיִ֙יתָ֙ve.ha.Yi.taH1961likeawateredרָוֶ֔הra.VehH7302gardenכְּגַ֣ןke.GanH1588,andlikeawater-spring,whosewatersH4325deceivenot.

12Andthey[thatcome]oftheeshallbuildH1129theoldwasteH2723placesH2723: thou shaltraiseתְּקוֹמֵ֑םte.ko.MemH6965upthefoundationsH4146[thathaveremainedH3427]fromgenerationדוֹר־dor-H1755togenerationוָד֖וֹרva.DorH1755;andthou shaltbecalledוְקֹרָ֤אve.ko.Ra'H7121,Repairerofthebreachesפֶּ֔רֶץPe.retzH6556,restoreroffrequentedpathsנְתִיב֖וֹתne.ti.VotH5410.

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