Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 58:5-12

5IssuchH2088thefastצ֣וֹםTzomH6685that I havechosenאֶבְחָרֵ֔הוּ'ev.cha.Re.huH977? thedayי֛וֹםYomH3117for amanאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120toafflictעַנּ֥וֹתa.NotH6031hissoulנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315? Is it tobowH3721downהֲלָכֹ֨ףha.la.KhofH3721hisheadרֹאשׁ֗וֹro.ShoH7218as a rush, and tospreadיַצִּ֔יעַya.Tzi.a'H3331sackclothוְשַׂ֤קve.SakH8242andashesוָאֵ֙פֶר֙va.'E.ferH665under him? wilt thoucallתִּקְרָא־tik.ra'-H7121this afastצ֔וֹםTzomH6685, and anacceptableרָצ֖וֹןra.TzonH7522dayוְי֥וֹםve.YomH3117to theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068?

6Isnotהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808this thefastצ֣וֹםTzomH6685that I havechosenאֶבְחָרֵהוּ֒'ev.cha.re.HuH977? tolooseH7971thebondsחַרְצֻבּ֣וֹתchar.tzu.BotH2784ofwickednessרֶ֔שַׁעRe.sha'H7562, to undo thebandsאֲגֻדּ֣וֹת'a.gu.DotH92of theyokeמוֹטָ֑הmo.TahH4133, and toletH7971theoppressedרְצוּצִים֙re.tzu.TzimH7533goוְשַׁלַּ֤חve.sha.LachH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֔יםcha.fe.ShimH2670, and that yebreakתְּנַתֵּֽקוּ׃te.na.Te.kuH5423everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605yokeמוֹטָ֖הmo.TahH4133?

7Is itnotהֲל֨וֹאha.Lo'H3808to deal thybreadלַחְמֶ֔ךָlach.Me.khaH3899to thehungryלָֽרָעֵב֙la.ra.'EvH7457, and that thoubringתָּ֣בִיאTa.vi'H935thepoorוַעֲנִיִּ֥יםva.'a.ni.YimH6041that are castoutתִרְאֶ֤הtir.'EhH7200to thyhouseבָ֑יִתVa.yitH1004? when thou seest thenakedעָרֹם֙'a.RomH6174, that thoucoverוְכִסִּית֔וֹve.khi.si.ToH3680him; and that thouhideתִתְעַלָּֽם׃tit.'a.LamH5956notלֹ֥אlo'H3808thyself from thine ownfleshוּמִבְּשָׂרְךָ֖u.mi.be.sa.re.KhaH1320?

8Then shall thylightאוֹרֶ֔ךָ'o.Re.khaH216breakיִבָּקַ֤עyi.ba.Ka'H1234forthH6779as themorningכַּשַּׁ֙חַר֙ka.Sha.charH7837, and thy healing shallspringתִצְמָ֑חtitz.MachH6779forthH6779speedilyמְהֵרָ֣הme.he.RahH4120: and thyrighteousnessצִדְקֶ֔ךָtzid.Ke.chaH6664shallgoוְהָלַ֤ךְve.ha.LakhH1980beforeלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee; thegloryכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall be thy rearward.

9Then shalt thoucallתִּקְרָא֙tik.Ra'H7121, and theLORDוַיהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehH3068shallanswerיַעֲנֶ֔הya.'a.NehH6030; thou shaltcryH7121, and he shallsayוְיֹאמַ֣רve.yo.MarH559,Hereהִנֵּ֑נִיhi.Ne.niH2005I am.Ifאִם־'im-H518thoutakeH5493awayH5493from themidstמִתּֽוֹכְךָ֙mi.tokh.KhaH8432of thee theyokeמוֹטָ֔הmo.TahH4133, theputtingH7971forthH7971of thefingerאֶצְבַּ֖ע'etz.Ba'H676, andspeakingוְדַבֶּר־ve.da.ber-H1696wickedlyאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205;

10and if thou draw out thysoulנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315to thehungryלָֽרָעֵב֙la.ra.'EvH7457, andsatisfyתַּשְׂבִּ֑יעַtas.Bi.a'H7646the afflictedsoulוְנֶ֥פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315; then shall thylightאוֹרֶ֔ךָ'o.Re.khaH216riseוְזָרַ֤חve.za.RachH2224indarknessבַּחֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙ba.Cho.shekhH2822, and thineobscurityH2822be as the noonday:

11and theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068shallguideוְנָחֲךָ֣ve.na.cha.KhaH5148theecontinuallyתָּמִיד֒ta.MidH8548, andsatisfyוְהִשְׂבִּ֤יעַve.his.Bi.a'H7646thysoulנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315in dryplacesH4161, and make strong thybonesוְעַצְמֹתֶ֖יךָve.'atz.mo.Tei.khaH6106; and thou shalt be like awateredרָוֶ֔הra.VehH7302gardenכְּגַ֣ןke.GanH1588, and like aspringH4161ofwaterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325,whoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834watersמֵימָֽיו׃mei.MavH4325failיְכַזְּב֖וּye.kha.ze.VuH3576notלֹא־lo'-H3808.

12And they that shall be of thee shallbuildוּבָנ֤וּu.va.NuH1129theoldעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769wasteH2723placesH2723: thou shaltraiseתְּקוֹמֵ֑םte.ko.MemH6965upH6965thefoundationsH4146ofmanyדוֹר־dor-H1755generationsוָד֖וֹרva.DorH1755; and thou shalt becalledוְקֹרָ֤אve.ko.Ra'H7121Therepairerגֹּדֵ֣רgo.DerH1443of thebreachפֶּ֔רֶץPe.retzH6556, Therestorerמְשֹׁבֵ֥בme.sho.VevH7725ofpathsנְתִיב֖וֹתne.ti.VotH5410todwellלָשָֽׁבֶת׃la.Sha.vetH3427in.

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