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Isaiah 58

1Cryקְרָ֤אke.Ra'H7121aloudבְגָרוֹן֙ve.ga.rOnH1627,spareתַּחְשֹׂ֔ךְtach.SokhH2820not,liftהָרֵ֣םha.RemH7311up thyvoiceקוֹלֶ֑ךָko.Le.chaH6963like atrumpetכַּשּׁוֹפָ֖רka.sho.FarH7782, andshowוְהַגֵּ֤דve.ha.GedH5046mypeopleלְעַמִּי֙le.'a.MiH5971theirtransgressionפִּשְׁעָ֔םpish.'AmH6588, and thehouseוּלְבֵ֥יתu.le.VeitH1004ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290theirsinsחַטֹּאתָֽם׃cha.to.TamH2403.

2Yet theyseekיִדְרֹשׁ֔וּןyid.ro.ShunH1875medailyH3117, anddelightיֶחְפָּצ֑וּןyech.pa.TzunH2654toknowוְדַ֥עַתve.Da.'atH1847mywaysדְּרָכַ֖יde.ra.KhaiH1870, as anationכְּג֞וֹיke.GoyH1471thatdidעָשָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213righteousnessצְדָקָ֣הtze.da.KahH6666, andforsookעָזָ֔ב'a.ZavH5800not theordinanceוּמִשְׁפַּ֤טu.mish.PatH4941of theirGodאֱלֹהָיו֙'e.lo.HavH430: theyaskיִשְׁאָל֙וּנִי֙yish.'a.Lu.niH7592of me theordinancesמִשְׁפְּטֵי־mish.pe.tei-H4941ofjusticeצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664; they takedelightיֶחְפָּצֽוּן׃yech.pa.TzunH2654inapproachingקִרְבַ֥תkir.VatH7132toGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430.

3Why have wefastedצַּ֙מְנוּ֙tzam.nuH6684, say they, and thouseestרָאִ֔יתָra.'I.taH7200not? why have weafflictedעִנִּ֥ינוּ'i.Ni.nuH6031oursoulנַפְשֵׁ֖נוּnaf.She.nuH5315, and thou takest noknowledgeתֵדָ֑עte.Da'H3045? Behold, in thedayבְּי֤וֹםbe.YomH3117of yourfastצֹֽמְכֶם֙tzo.me.KhemH6685yefindתִּמְצְאוּ־tim.tze.'u-H4672pleasureחֵ֔פֶץChe.fetzH2656, andexactתִּנְגֹּֽשׂוּ׃tin.Go.suH5065all yourlaboursעַצְּבֵיכֶ֖ם'a.tze.vei.KhemH6092.

4Behold, yefastתָּצ֔וּמוּta.Tzu.muH6684forstrifeלְרִ֤יבle.RivH7379anddebateוּמַצָּה֙u.ma.TzahH4683, and tosmiteוּלְהַכּ֖וֹתu.le.ha.KotH5221with thefistבְּאֶגְרֹ֣ףbe.'eg.RofH106ofwickednessרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H7562: ye shall notfastתָצ֣וּמוּta.Tzu.muH6684as ye do thisdayכַיּ֔וֹםkhai.YomH3117, to make yourvoiceקוֹלְכֶֽם׃kol.KhemH6963to beheardלְהַשְׁמִ֥יעַle.hash.Mi.a'H8085onhighבַּמָּר֖וֹםba.ma.RomH4791.

5Is it such afastצ֣וֹםTzomH6685that I havechosenאֶבְחָרֵ֔הוּ'ev.cha.Re.huH977? adayי֛וֹםYomH3117for amanאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120toafflictעַנּ֥וֹתa.NotH6031hissoulנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315? is it to bowdownהֲלָכֹ֨ףha.la.KhofH3721hisheadרֹאשׁ֗וֹro.ShoH7218as abulrushכְּאַגְמֹ֜ןke.'ag.MonH100, and tospreadיַצִּ֔יעַya.Tzi.a'H3331sackclothוְשַׂ֤קve.SakH8242andashesוָאֵ֙פֶר֙va.'E.ferH665under him ? wilt thoucallתִּקְרָא־tik.ra'-H7121thisH2088afastצ֔וֹםTzomH6685, and anacceptableרָצ֖וֹןra.TzonH7522dayוְי֥וֹםve.YomH3117to theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068?

6Is not this thefastצ֣וֹםTzomH6685that I havechosenאֶבְחָרֵהוּ֒'ev.cha.re.HuH977? tolooseפַּתֵּ֙חַ֙pa.Te.achH6605thebandsחַרְצֻבּ֣וֹתchar.tzu.BotH2784ofwickednessרֶ֔שַׁעRe.sha'H7562, toundoהַתֵּ֖רha.TerH5425theheavyמוֹטָ֑הmo.TahH4133burdensאֲגֻדּ֣וֹת'a.gu.DotH92, and to let theoppressedרְצוּצִים֙re.tzu.TzimH7533goוְשַׁלַּ֤חve.sha.LachH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֔יםcha.fe.ShimH2670, and that yebreakתְּנַתֵּֽקוּ׃te.na.Te.kuH5423everyyokeמוֹטָ֖הmo.TahH4133?

7Is it not todealפָרֹ֤סfa.RosH6536thybreadלַחְמֶ֔ךָlach.Me.khaH3899to thehungryלָֽרָעֵב֙la.ra.'EvH7457, and that thou shouldestbringתָּ֣בִיאTa.vi'H935thepoorוַעֲנִיִּ֥יםva.'a.ni.YimH6041that are castoutמְרוּדִ֖יםme.ru.DimH4788to thyhouseבָ֑יִתVa.yitH1004? when thouseestתִרְאֶ֤הtir.'EhH7200thenakedעָרֹם֙'a.RomH6174, that thou shouldestcoverוְכִסִּית֔וֹve.khi.si.ToH3680him; and that thou shouldest nothideתִתְעַלָּֽם׃tit.'a.LamH5956thyself from thy ownfleshוּמִבְּשָׂרְךָ֖u.mi.be.sa.re.KhaH1320?

8Then shall thylightאוֹרֶ֔ךָ'o.Re.khaH216breakforthיִבָּקַ֤עyi.ba.Ka'H1234as themorningכַּשַּׁ֙חַר֙ka.Sha.charH7837, and thyhealthוַאֲרֻכָתְךָ֖va.'a.ru.kha.te.KhaH724shall springforthתִצְמָ֑חtitz.MachH6779speedilyמְהֵרָ֣הme.he.RahH4120: and thyrighteousnessצִדְקֶ֔ךָtzid.Ke.chaH6664shallgoוְהָלַ֤ךְve.ha.LakhH1980beforeלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee; thegloryכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall be thy rearguardיַאַסְפֶֽךָ׃ya.'as.Fe.khaH622.

9Then shalt thoucallתִּקְרָא֙tik.Ra'H7121, and theLORDוַיהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehH3068shallanswerיַעֲנֶ֔הya.'a.NehH6030; thou shaltcryתְּשַׁוַּ֖עte.sha.Va'H7768, and he shallsayוְיֹאמַ֣רve.yo.MarH559, Here I am . If thou shalt takeawayתָּסִ֤ירta.SirH5493from themidstמִתּֽוֹכְךָ֙mi.tokh.KhaH8432of thee theyokeמוֹטָ֔הmo.TahH4133, the puttingforthשְׁלַ֥חshe.LachH7971of thefingerאֶצְבַּ֖ע'etz.Ba'H676, andspeakingוְדַבֶּר־ve.da.ber-H1696vanityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205;

10And if thou shalt drawoutוְתָפֵ֤קve.ta.FekH6329thysoulנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315to thehungryלָֽרָעֵב֙la.ra.'EvH7457, andsatisfyתַּשְׂבִּ֑יעַtas.Bi.a'H7646theafflictedנַעֲנָ֖הna.'a.NahH6031soulוְנֶ֥פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315; then shall thylightאוֹרֶ֔ךָ'o.Re.khaH216riseוְזָרַ֤חve.za.RachH2224inobscurityבַּחֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙ba.Cho.shekhH2822, and thydarknessוַאֲפֵלָתְךָ֖va.'a.fe.la.te.KhaH653be as thenoondayכַּֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃Ka.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672:

11And theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068shallguideוְנָחֲךָ֣ve.na.cha.KhaH5148theecontinuallyתָּמִיד֒ta.MidH8548, andsatisfyוְהִשְׂבִּ֤יעַve.his.Bi.a'H7646thysoulנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315indroughtבְּצַחְצָחוֹת֙be.tzach.tza.chOtH6710, and makefatיַחֲלִ֑יץya.cha.LitzH2502thybonesוְעַצְמֹתֶ֖יךָve.'atz.mo.Tei.khaH6106: and thou shalt be like awateredרָוֶ֔הra.VehH7302gardenכְּגַ֣ןke.GanH1588, and like aspringוּכְמוֹצָ֣אu.khe.mo.Tza'H4161ofwaterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325, whosewatersמֵימָֽיו׃mei.MavH4325failיְכַזְּב֖וּye.kha.ze.VuH3576not.

12And they that shall be of thee shallbuildוּבָנ֤וּu.va.NuH1129theoldעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769wasteplacesחָרְב֣וֹתcha.re.VotH2723: thou shalt raiseupתְּקוֹמֵ֑םte.ko.MemH6965thefoundationsH4146ofmanyדוֹר־dor-H1755generationsוָד֖וֹרva.DorH1755; and thou shalt becalledוְקֹרָ֤אve.ko.Ra'H7121, Therepairerגֹּדֵ֣רgo.DerH1443of thebreachפֶּ֔רֶץPe.retzH6556, Therestorerמְשֹׁבֵ֥בme.sho.VevH7725ofpathsנְתִיב֖וֹתne.ti.VotH5410to dwellinלָשָֽׁבֶת׃la.Sha.vetH3427.

13If thou shalt turnawayתָּשִׁ֤יבta.ShivH7725thyfootרַגְלֶ֔ךָrag.Le.khaH7272from thesabbathמִשַּׁבָּת֙mi.sha.BatH7676, fromdoingעֲשׂ֥וֹתa.SotH6213thypleasureחֲפָצֶ֖יךָcha.fa.Tzei.khaH2656on myholyקָדְשִׁ֑יkod.shiH6944dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117; andcallוְקָרָ֨אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121thesabbathלַשַּׁבָּ֜תla.sha.BatH7676adelightעֹ֗נֶג'O.negH6027, theholyלִקְד֤וֹשׁlik.Do.oshH6918of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,honourableמְכֻבָּ֔דme.khu.BadH3513; and shalthonourוְכִבַּדְתּוֹ֙ve.khi.bad.ToH3513him, notdoingמֵעֲשׂ֣וֹתme.'a.SotH6213thy ownwaysדְּרָכֶ֔יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870, norfindingמִמְּצ֥וֹאmi.me.Tzo'H4672thy ownpleasureחֶפְצְךָ֖chef.tze.KhaH2656, norspeakingוְדַבֵּ֥רve.da.BerH1696thy ownwordsדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697:

14Then shalt thoudelightתִּתְעַנַּג֙tit.'a.NagH6026thyself in theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; and I will cause thee torideוְהִרְכַּבְתִּ֖יךָve.hir.kav.Ti.khaH7392upon the highplacesבָּ֣מֳתֵיba.mo.teiH1116of theearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776, andfeedוְהַאֲכַלְתִּ֗יךָve.ha.'a.khal.Ti.khaH398thee with theheritageנַחֲלַת֙na.cha.LatH5159ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1: for themouthפִּ֥יpiH6310of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ סdi.BerH1696it .

Commentaries on Isaiah 58

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