New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 58:2-5

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.

5Is it a fastצ֣וֹםTzomH6685like thisהֲכָזֶ֗הha.kha.ZehH2088which I chooseאֶבְחָרֵ֔הוּ'ev.cha.Re.huH977,a dayי֛וֹםYomH3117for a manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120to humbleעַנּ֥וֹתa.NotH6031himselfנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315?Is it for bowingהֲלָכֹ֨ףha.la.KhofH3721one’s headרֹאשׁ֗וֹro.ShoH7218like a reedכְּאַגְמֹ֜ןke.'ag.MonH100And for spreadingיַצִּ֔יעַya.Tzi.a'H3331outsackclothוְשַׂ֤קve.SakH8242and ashesוָאֵ֙פֶר֙va.'E.ferH665as a bed?Will you callתִּקְרָא־tik.ra'-H7121thisהֲלָזֶה֙ha.la.ZehH2088a fastצ֔וֹםTzomH6685, even anacceptableרָצ֖וֹןra.TzonH7522dayוְי֥וֹםve.YomH3117to the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068?

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