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Isaiah 58:13
13If you turn back your foot from Shabbat, from doing your pleasure on My holy day, and call Shabbat a delight, the holy day of Adonai honorable, If you honor it, not going your own ways, not seeking your own pleasure, nor speaking your usual speech,
Isaiah 58:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:
- New International Version (NIV)“If you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath and from doing as you please on my holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight and the Lord’s holy day honorable, and if you honor it by not going your own way and not doing as you please or speaking idle words,
- English Standard Version (ESV)"If you turn back your foot from the Sabbath, from doing your pleasure on my holy day, and call the Sabbath a delight and the holy day of the Lord honorable; if you honor it, not going your own ways, or seeking your own pleasure, or talking idly;
- New King James Version (NKJV)“If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath, From doing your pleasure on My holy day, And call the Sabbath a delight, The holy day of the Lord honorable, And shall honor Him, not doing your own ways, Nor finding your own pleasure, Nor speaking your own words,
Context of Isaiah 58:13
11Then Adonai will guide you continually, satisfy your soul in drought and strengthen your bones. You will be like a watered garden, like a spring of water whose waters never fail. 12Some of you will rebuild the ancient ruins, will raise up the age-old foundations, will be called Repairer of the Breach, Restorer of Streets for Dwelling. If you turn back your foot from Shabbat, from doing your pleasure on My holy day, and call Shabbat a delight, the holy day of Adonai honorable, If you honor it, not going your own ways, not seeking your own pleasure, nor speaking your usual speech, 14then You will delight yourself in Adonai, and I will let you ride over the heights of the earth, I will feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of Adonai has spoken.
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אִם־תָּשִׁ֤יב מִשַּׁבָּת֙ רַגְלֶ֔ךָ עֲשׂ֥וֹת חֲפָצֶ֖יךָ בְּי֣וֹם קָדְשִׁ֑י וְקָרָ֨אתָ לַשַּׁבָּ֜ת עֹ֗נֶג לִקְד֤וֹשׁ יְהוָה֙ מְכֻבָּ֔ד וְכִבַּדְתּוֹ֙ מֵעֲשׂ֣וֹת דְּרָכֶ֔יךָ מִמְּצ֥וֹא חֶפְצְךָ֖ וְדַבֵּ֥ר דָּבָֽר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- If thou turn awayשׁוּבshûb · to return: repentH7725
- thy footרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
- from the sabbathשַׁבָּתshabbâth · SabbathH7676
- doingעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- thy pleasureחֵ֫פֶץchêphets · pleasureH2656
- on my holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
- dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- and callקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
- a delightעֹ֫נֶג‛ôneg · delightH6027
- the holyקָדוֹשׁqâdôsh qâdôsh · holyH6918
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- honourableכָּבֵדkâbad kâbêd · to honor: honourH3513
- thine own waysדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
- nor findingמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
- nor speakingדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
Cross-references for Isaiah 58:13
- Isaiah 56:1Thus says Adonai: “Preserve justice, do righteousness. For My salvation is about to come, and My righteousness to be revealed.
- Exodus 20:8“Remember Yom Shabbat, to keep it holy.
- Exodus 31:13“Speak now to Bnei-Yisrael saying, ‘Surely you must keep My Shabbatot, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, so you may know that I am Adonai who sanctifies you.
- Exodus 36:2Then Moses called Bezalel, Oholiab and all the wise-hearted men in whose minds Adonai had set wisdom, along with everyone whose heart stirred him up to come do the work.
- Deuteronomy 5:12‘Observe Yom Shabbat to keep it holy, as Adonai your God commanded you.
- Nehemiah 13:15In those days, I saw in Judah some people treading winepresses on the Shabbat, some bringing and loading heaps of grain on donkeys, as well as wine, grapes, figs and various other burdens, bringing them into Jerusalem on the Shabbat day. So I warned them about selling food on that day.
- Jeremiah 17:21Thus says Adonai, “Guard your souls! Carry no burden on the day of Shabbat or bring it in through the gates of Jerusalem.
- Psalms 27:4One thing have I asked of Adonai, that will I seek: to dwell in the House of Adonai all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of Adonai, and to meditate in His Temple.
- Psalms 42:4My tears have been my food day and night, while they say to me all day: “Where is your God?”
- Psalms 84:2How lovely are Your tabernacles, Adonai-Tzva’ot!
- Psalms 92:1A psalm, a song for the Shabbat.
- Psalms 122:1A Song of Ascents. Of David. I rejoiced when they said to me, “Let us go to the House of Adonai.”
- Revelation 1:10I was in the Ruach on the Day of the Lord, and I heard behind me a loud voice like that of a trumpet,
Commentaries on Isaiah 58:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13If thou turn away thy foot from the Sabbath - The meaning of this seems to be, that they should be careful not to take their pleasure on the Sabbath day, by paying visits, and taking country jaunts; not going, as Kimchi interprets it, more than a Sabbath day's journey, which was only two thousand cubits beyond the city's suburbs. How vilely is this rule transgressed by the inhabitants of this land! They seem to think that the Sabbath was made only for…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13If thou turn away thy foot from the Sabbath - The evident meaning of this is, that they were sacredly to observe the Sabbath, and not to violate or pollute it (see the notes at Isaiah 56:2). The idea, says Grotius, is, that they were not to travel on the Sabbath day on ordinary journeys. The foot‘ is spoken of as the instrument of motion and travel. Ponder the paths of thy feet‘ Proverbs 4:26; that is, observe attentively thy goings. Remove thy foot from…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13Verse 13 ,14 The sabbath is a sign between God and his professing people; his appointing it is a sign of his favour to them; and their observing it is a sign of their obedience to him. We must turn from travelling on that day; from doing our pleasure on that holy day, without the control and restraint of conscience; or from indulging in the pleasures of sense. On sabbath days we must not follow our callings, or our pleasures. In all we say and do, we must…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13Like the practice of fasting, the Sabbath was intended to be an expression of self-denial and worship. It consists of delighting in the Lord, trusting him to provide for one’s needs while abstaining from work, and living in obedience to his will.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. (Is 56:2; Ne 13:15-22). The Sabbath, even under the new dispensation, was to be obligatory (Is 66:23). foot--the instrument of motion (compare Pr 4:27); men are not to travel for mere pleasure on the Sabbath (Ac 1:12). The Jews were forbidden to travel on it farther than the tabernacle or temple. If thou keep thy foot from going on thy own ways and "doing thy pleasure," &c. (Ex 20:10, 11). my holy day--God claims it as His day; to take it for our…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 58
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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