Book of Isaiah, Chapter 58
Chapter 58 of Isaiah
Raise your voice like a trumpet,
And declare to My people their 2transgression
And to the house of Jacob their sins.
As a nation that has done 4righteousness
And 5has not forsaken the ordinance of their God.
They ask Me for just decisions,
They delight 6in the nearness of God.
Why have we humbled ourselves and You do not [a]notice?’
Behold, on the 8day of your fast you find your desire,
And drive hard all your workers.
You do not fast like you do today to 10make your voice heard on high.
Is it for bowing [b]one’s head like a reed
And for spreading out 11sackcloth and ashes as a bed?
Will you call this a fast, even an 12acceptable day to the LORD?
To 13loosen the bonds of wickedness,
To undo the bands of the yoke,
And to 14let the oppressed go free
And 15break every yoke?
And 17bring the homeless poor into the house;
When you see the 18naked, to cover him;
And not to 19hide yourself from your own flesh?
And your 21recovery will speedily spring forth;
And your 22righteousness will go before you;
The glory of the 23LORD will be your rear guard.
You will cry, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’
If you 25remove the yoke from your midst,
The [d]26pointing of the finger and 27speaking wickedness,
And satisfy the [f]desire of the afflicted,
Then your 29light will rise in darkness
And your gloom will become like midday.
And 31satisfy your [g]desire in scorched places,
And 32give strength to your bones;
And you will be like a 33watered garden,
And like a 34spring of water whose waters do not [h]fail.
You will 36raise up the age-old foundations;
And you will be called the repairer of the 37breach,
The restorer of the [i]streets in which to dwell.
From doing your own pleasure on My holy day,
And call the sabbath a 39delight, the holy day of the LORD honorable,
And honor it, desisting from your 40own ways,
From seeking your own pleasure
And 41speaking your own word,
And I will make you ride 43on the heights of the earth;
And I will feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father,
For the 44mouth of the LORD has spoken.”FOOTNOTES
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