Focused Passage

Isaiah 58:8-14

True Fasting, Justice, and Sabbath Delight Before the LORD

From a loud prophetic command to expose rebellion, to the people’s complaint that God ignores their fasting, to the LORD’s exposure of exploitation and violence, to the definition of true fasting as justice and mercy, to promises of light, healing, guidance, and restoration, to the Sabbath call to honor and delight in the LORD.

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8Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will come quickly. Your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.

9Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry out, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you remove the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger and malicious talk,

10and if you give yourself to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul, then your light will go forth in the darkness, and your night will be like noonday.

11The LORD will always guide you; He will satisfy you in a sun-scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.

12Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins; you will restore the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of the Breach, Restorer of the Streets of Dwelling.

13If you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way or seeking your own pleasure or speaking idle words,

14then you will delight yourself in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the land and feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.

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References and Original Words

Verse 8

Original words

Thenאָ֣זH227Adverbyour lightאוֹרֶ֔ךָH216Noun - common singular construct | second person masculine singularwill break forthיִבָּקַ֤עH1234Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularlike the dawnכַּשַּׁ֙חַר֙H7837Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singularand your healingוַאֲרֻכָתְךָ֖H724Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularwill comeתִצְמָ֑חH6779Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularquicklyמְהֵרָ֣הH4120AdverbYour righteousnessצִדְקֶ֔ךָH6664Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularwill goוְהָלַ֤ךְH1980Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularbefore youלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙H6440Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singularand the gloryכְּב֥וֹדH3519Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularwill be your rear guardיַאַסְפֶֽךָ׃H622Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular
Verse 9

Original words

Thenאָ֤זH227Adverbyou will callתִּקְרָא֙H7121Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularand the LORDוַיהוָ֣הH3068Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularwill answerיַעֲנֶ֔הH6030Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularyou will cry outתְּשַׁוַּ֖עH7768Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singularand He will sayוְיֹאמַ֣רH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singularHere I amהִנֵּ֑נִיH2005Interjection | first person common singularIfאִם־H518Conjunctionyou removeתָּסִ֤ירH5493Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singularthe yokeמוֹטָ֔הH4133Noun - feminine singularfrom your midstמִתּֽוֹכְךָ֙H8432Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularthe pointingשְׁלַ֥חH7971Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructof the fingerאֶצְבַּ֖עH676Noun - feminine singularand maliciousאָֽוֶן׃H205Noun - masculine singulartalkוְדַבֶּר־H1696Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Verse 10

Original words

and if you giveוְתָפֵ֤קH6329Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singularyourselfנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָH5315Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularto the hungryלָֽרָעֵב֙H7457Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singularand satisfyתַּשְׂבִּ֑יעַH7646Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singularthe afflictedנַעֲנָ֖הH6031Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularsoulוְנֶ֥פֶשׁH5315Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular constructthen your lightאוֹרֶ֔ךָH216Noun - common singular construct | second person masculine singularwill go forthוְזָרַ֤חH2224Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularin the darknessבַּחֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙H2822Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularand your nightוַאֲפֵלָתְךָ֖H653Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularwill be like noondayכַּֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃H6672Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Verse 11

Original words

The LORDיְהוָה֮H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularwill alwaysתָּמִיד֒H8548Adverbguide youוְנָחֲךָ֣H5148Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singularHe will satisfyוְהִשְׂבִּ֤יעַH7646Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularyouנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָH5315Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularin a sun-scorched landבְּצַחְצָחוֹת֙H6710Preposition-b | Noun - feminine pluraland strengthenיַחֲלִ֑יץH2502Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularyour frameוְעַצְמֹתֶ֖יךָH6106Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singularYou will beוְהָיִ֙יתָ֙H1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularlike a well-wateredרָוֶ֔הH7302Adjective - masculine singulargardenכְּגַ֣ןH1588Preposition-k | Noun - common singular constructlike a springוּכְמוֹצָ֣אH4161Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct. . .מַ֔יִםH4325Noun - masculine plural-אֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativewhose watersמֵימָֽיו׃H4325Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularneverלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlefailיְכַזְּב֖וּH3576Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Verse 12

Original words

Your peopleמִמְּךָ֙H4480Preposition | second person masculine singularwill rebuildוּבָנ֤וּH1129Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralthe ancientעוֹלָ֔םH5769Noun - masculine singular. . .מוֹסְדֵ֥יH4144Noun - masculine plural constructruinsחָרְב֣וֹתH2723Noun - feminine plural constructyou will restoreתְּקוֹמֵ֑םH6965Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singularthe age-oldדוֹר־H1755Noun - masculine singularfoundationsוָד֖וֹרH1755Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularyou will be calledוְקֹרָ֤אH7121Conjunctive waw | Verb - Pual - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularRepairerגֹּדֵ֣רH1443Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularof the Breachפֶּ֔רֶץH6556Noun - masculine singularRestorerמְשֹׁבֵ֥בH7725Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singularof the Streetsנְתִיב֖וֹתH5410Noun - feminine pluralof Dwellingלָשָֽׁבֶת׃H3427Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Verse 13

Original words

Ifאִם־H518Conjunctionyou turnתָּשִׁ֤יבH7725Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singularyour footרַגְלֶ֔ךָH7272Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularfrom [breaking] the Sabbathמִשַּׁבָּת֙H7676Preposition-m | Noun - common singularfrom doingעֲשׂ֥וֹתH6213Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructas you pleaseחֲפָצֶ֖יךָH2656Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularon My holyקָדְשִׁ֑יH6944Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singulardayבְּי֣וֹםH3117Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructif you callוְקָרָ֨אתָH7121Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularthe Sabbathלַשַּׁבָּ֜תH7676Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singulara delightעֹ֗נֶגH6027Noun - masculine singularand the LORD’sיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularholy [day]לִקְד֤וֹשׁH6918Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular constructhonorableמְכֻבָּ֔דH3513Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singularif you honor itוְכִבַּדְתּוֹ֙H3513Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singularby not goingמֵעֲשׂ֣וֹתH6213Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructyour own wayדְּרָכֶ֔יךָH1870Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singularor seekingמִמְּצ֥וֹאH4672Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructyour own pleasureחֶפְצְךָ֖H2656Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularor speakingוְדַבֵּ֥רH1696Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructidle wordsדָּבָֽר׃H1697Noun - masculine singular
Verse 14

Original words

thenאָ֗זH227Adverbyou will delightתִּתְעַנַּג֙H6026Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singularyourself inעַל־H5921Prepositionthe LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularand I will make you rideוְהִרְכַּבְתִּ֖יךָH7392Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singularonעַל־H5921Prepositionthe heightsבָּ֣מֳותֵיH1116Noun - feminine plural constructof the landאָ֑רֶץH776Noun - feminine singularand feed youוְהַאֲכַלְתִּ֗יךָH398Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singularwith the heritageנַחֲלַת֙H5159Noun - feminine singular constructof your fatherאָבִ֔יךָH1Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularJacobיַעֲקֹ֣בH3290Noun - proper - masculine singularForכִּ֛יH3588Conjunctionthe mouthפִּ֥יH6310Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularhas spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃סH1696Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular

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