New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 58:1-4

1“Cryקְרָ֤אke.Ra'H7121loudlyבְגָרוֹן֙ve.ga.rOnH1627,do not holdH2820backH2820;Raiseהָרֵ֣םha.RemH7311your voiceקוֹלֶ֑ךָko.Le.chaH6963like a trumpetכַּשּׁוֹפָ֖רka.sho.FarH7782,And declareוְהַגֵּ֤דve.ha.GedH5046to My peopleלְעַמִּי֙le.'a.MiH5971theirtransgressionפִּשְׁעָ֔םpish.'AmH6588And to the houseוּלְבֵ֥יתu.le.VeitH1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290their sinsחַטֹּאתָֽם׃cha.to.TamH2403.

2Yet theyseekיִדְרֹשׁ֔וּןyid.ro.ShunH1875Me dayי֥וֹםYomH3117by dayיוֹם֙yOmH3117and delightיֶחְפָּצ֑וּןyech.pa.TzunH2654to knowוְדַ֥עַתve.Da.'atH1847My waysדְּרָכַ֖יde.ra.KhaiH1870,As a nationכְּג֞וֹיke.GoyH1471that has doneעָשָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213righteousnessצְדָקָ֣הtze.da.KahH6666Andhas not forsakenעָזָ֔ב'a.ZavH5800the ordinanceוּמִשְׁפַּ֤טu.mish.PatH4941of their Godאֱלֹהָיו֙'e.lo.HavH430.They askיִשְׁאָל֙וּנִי֙yish.'a.Lu.niH7592Me forjustצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664decisionsמִשְׁפְּטֵי־mish.pe.tei-H4941,They delightיֶחְפָּצֽוּן׃yech.pa.TzunH2654in the nearnessקִרְבַ֥תkir.VatH7132of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430.

3‘Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100have wefastedצַּ֙מְנוּ֙tzam.nuH6684and You do not seeרָאִ֔יתָra.'I.taH7200? Whyhave we humbledעִנִּ֥ינוּ'i.Ni.nuH6031ourselvesנַפְשֵׁ֖נוּnaf.She.nuH5315and You do notnoticeתֵדָ֑עte.Da'H3045?’Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005, on thedayבְּי֤וֹםbe.YomH3117of your fastצֹֽמְכֶם֙tzo.me.KhemH6685you findתִּמְצְאוּ־tim.tze.'u-H4672yourdesireחֵ֔פֶץChe.fetzH2656,And driveH5065hardתִּנְגֹּֽשׂוּ׃tin.Go.suH5065allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605your workersעַצְּבֵיכֶ֖ם'a.tze.vei.KhemH6092.

4Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005,you fastתָּצ֔וּמוּta.Tzu.muH6684for contentionלְרִ֤יבle.RivH7379andstrifeוּמַצָּה֙u.ma.TzahH4683and to strikeוּלְהַכּ֖וֹתu.le.ha.KotH5221with a wickedרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H7562fistבְּאֶגְרֹ֣ףbe.'eg.RofH106.You do not fastתָצ֣וּמוּta.Tzu.muH6684like you dotodayכַיּ֔וֹםkhai.YomH3117tomakeלְהַשְׁמִ֥יעַle.hash.Mi.a'H8085your voiceקוֹלְכֶֽם׃kol.KhemH6963heardH8085on highבַּמָּר֖וֹםba.ma.RomH4791.

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