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Isaiah 58:3-12

3Wherefore have we fastedצַּ֙מְנוּ֙tzam.nuH6684, say they,and thou seestרָאִ֔יתָra.'I.taH7200not? whereforehave we afflictedעִנִּ֥ינוּ'i.Ni.nuH6031our soulנַפְשֵׁ֖נוּnaf.She.nuH5315,and thou takest no knowledgeתֵדָ֑עte.Da'H3045?Behold, in the dayבְּי֤וֹםbe.YomH3117of your fastצֹֽמְכֶם֙tzo.me.KhemH6685ye findתִּמְצְאוּ־tim.tze.'u-H4672pleasureחֵ֔פֶץChe.fetzH2656,and exactתִּנְגֹּֽשׂוּ׃tin.Go.suH5065all your laboursעַצְּבֵיכֶ֖ם'a.tze.vei.KhemH6092.

4Behold, ye fastתָּצ֔וּמוּta.Tzu.muH6684for strifeלְרִ֤יבle.RivH7379and debateוּמַצָּה֙u.ma.TzahH4683,and to smiteוּלְהַכּ֖וֹתu.le.ha.KotH5221with the fistבְּאֶגְרֹ֣ףbe.'eg.RofH106of wickednessרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H7562:ye shall not fastתָצ֣וּמוּta.Tzu.muH6684as ye do thisdayכַיּ֔וֹםkhai.YomH3117,to make your voiceקוֹלְכֶֽם׃kol.KhemH6963to be heardלְהַשְׁמִ֥יעַle.hash.Mi.a'H8085on highבַּמָּר֖וֹםba.ma.RomH4791.

5Is it such a fastצ֣וֹםTzomH6685that I have chosenאֶבְחָרֵ֔הוּ'ev.cha.Re.huH977?a dayי֛וֹםYomH3117for a manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120to afflictעַנּ֥וֹתa.NotH6031his soulנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315? is itto bow downהֲלָכֹ֨ףha.la.KhofH3721his headרֹאשׁ֗וֹro.ShoH7218as a bulrushכְּאַגְמֹ֜ןke.'ag.MonH100,and to spreadיַצִּ֔יעַya.Tzi.a'H3331sackclothוְשַׂ֤קve.SakH8242and ashesוָאֵ֙פֶר֙va.'E.ferH665under him?wilt thou callתִּקְרָא־tik.ra'-H7121thisH2088a fastצ֔וֹםTzomH6685,and an acceptableרָצ֖וֹןra.TzonH7522dayוְי֥וֹםve.YomH3117to the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068?

6Isnot this the fastצ֣וֹםTzomH6685that I have chosenאֶבְחָרֵהוּ֒'ev.cha.re.HuH977?to looseפַּתֵּ֙חַ֙pa.Te.achH6605the bandsחַרְצֻבּ֣וֹתchar.tzu.BotH2784of wickednessרֶ֔שַׁעRe.sha'H7562,to undoהַתֵּ֖רha.TerH5425the heavyמוֹטָ֑הmo.TahH4133burdensאֲגֻדּ֣וֹת'a.gu.DotH92,and to let the oppressedרְצוּצִים֙re.tzu.TzimH7533goוְשַׁלַּ֤חve.sha.LachH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֔יםcha.fe.ShimH2670,and that ye breakתְּנַתֵּֽקוּ׃te.na.Te.kuH5423every yokeמוֹטָ֖הmo.TahH4133?

7Is itnot to dealפָרֹ֤סfa.RosH6536thy breadלַחְמֶ֔ךָlach.Me.khaH3899to the hungryלָֽרָעֵב֙la.ra.'EvH7457,and that thou bringתָּ֣בִיאTa.vi'H935the poorוַעֲנִיִּ֥יםva.'a.ni.YimH6041that are cast outמְרוּדִ֖יםme.ru.DimH4788to thy houseבָ֑יִתVa.yitH1004?when thou seestתִרְאֶ֤הtir.'EhH7200the nakedעָרֹם֙'a.RomH6174,that thou coverוְכִסִּית֔וֹve.khi.si.ToH3680him; and that thou hideתִתְעַלָּֽם׃tit.'a.LamH5956not thyself from thine own fleshוּמִבְּשָׂרְךָ֖u.mi.be.sa.re.KhaH1320?

8Then shall thy lightאוֹרֶ֔ךָ'o.Re.khaH216break forthיִבָּקַ֤עyi.ba.Ka'H1234as the morningכַּשַּׁ֙חַר֙ka.Sha.charH7837,and thine healthוַאֲרֻכָתְךָ֖va.'a.ru.kha.te.KhaH724shall spring forthתִצְמָ֑חtitz.MachH6779speedilyמְהֵרָ֣הme.he.RahH4120:and thy righteousnessצִדְקֶ֔ךָtzid.Ke.chaH6664shall goוְהָלַ֤ךְve.ha.LakhH1980beforeלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee; the gloryכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall be thy rerewardיַאַסְפֶֽךָ׃ya.'as.Fe.khaH622.

9Then shalt thou callתִּקְרָא֙tik.Ra'H7121,and the Lordוַיהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehH3068shall answerיַעֲנֶ֔הya.'a.NehH6030;thou shalt cryתְּשַׁוַּ֖עte.sha.Va'H7768,and he shall sayוְיֹאמַ֣רve.yo.MarH559, Here I am.If thou take awayתָּסִ֤ירta.SirH5493from the midstמִתּֽוֹכְךָ֙mi.tokh.KhaH8432of thee the yokeמוֹטָ֔הmo.TahH4133,the putting forthשְׁלַ֥חshe.LachH7971of the fingerאֶצְבַּ֖ע'etz.Ba'H676,and speakingוְדַבֶּר־ve.da.ber-H1696vanityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205;

10And ifthou draw outוְתָפֵ֤קve.ta.FekH6329thy soulנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315to the hungryלָֽרָעֵב֙la.ra.'EvH7457,and satisfyתַּשְׂבִּ֑יעַtas.Bi.a'H7646the afflictedנַעֲנָ֖הna.'a.NahH6031soulוְנֶ֥פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315;then shall thy lightאוֹרֶ֔ךָ'o.Re.khaH216riseוְזָרַ֤חve.za.RachH2224in obscurityבַּחֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙ba.Cho.shekhH2822,and thy darknessוַאֲפֵלָתְךָ֖va.'a.fe.la.te.KhaH653beas the noondayכַּֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃Ka.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672:

11And the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068shall guideוְנָחֲךָ֣ve.na.cha.KhaH5148thee continuallyתָּמִיד֒ta.MidH8548,and satisfyוְהִשְׂבִּ֤יעַve.his.Bi.a'H7646thy soulנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315in droughtבְּצַחְצָחוֹת֙be.tzach.tza.chOtH6710,and make fatיַחֲלִ֑יץya.cha.LitzH2502thy bonesוְעַצְמֹתֶ֖יךָve.'atz.mo.Tei.khaH6106:and thou shalt be like a wateredרָוֶ֔הra.VehH7302gardenכְּגַ֣ןke.GanH1588,and like a springוּכְמוֹצָ֣אu.khe.mo.Tza'H4161of waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325,whose watersמֵימָֽיו׃mei.MavH4325failיְכַזְּב֖וּye.kha.ze.VuH3576not.

12And they that shall beof thee shall buildוּבָנ֤וּu.va.NuH1129the oldעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769waste placesחָרְב֣וֹתcha.re.VotH2723:thou shalt raise upתְּקוֹמֵ֑םte.ko.MemH6965the foundationsH4146of manyדוֹר־dor-H1755generationsוָד֖וֹרva.DorH1755;and thou shalt be calledוְקֹרָ֤אve.ko.Ra'H7121,The repairerגֹּדֵ֣רgo.DerH1443of the breachפֶּ֔רֶץPe.retzH6556,The restorerמְשֹׁבֵ֥בme.sho.VevH7725of pathsנְתִיב֖וֹתne.ti.VotH5410to dwell inלָשָֽׁבֶת׃la.Sha.vetH3427.

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