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.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

8 Then 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.

9 Then 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,

10 and 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.

11 The 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.

12 Your 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.

13 If 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,

14 then 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

Then אָ֣ז H227 Adverb your light אוֹרֶ֔ךָ H216 Noun - common singular construct | second person masculine singular will break forth יִבָּקַ֤ע H1234 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular like the dawn כַּשַּׁ֙חַר֙ H7837 Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular and your healing וַאֲרֻכָתְךָ֖ H724 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular will come תִצְמָ֑ח H6779 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular quickly מְהֵרָ֣ה H4120 Adverb Your righteousness צִדְקֶ֔ךָ H6664 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular will go וְהָלַ֤ךְ H1980 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular before you לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙ H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular and the glory כְּב֥וֹד H3519 Noun - masculine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular will be your rear guard יַאַסְפֶֽךָ׃ H622 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular
Verse 9

Original words

Then אָ֤ז H227 Adverb you will call תִּקְרָא֙ H7121 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular and the LORD וַיהוָ֣ה H3068 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular will answer יַעֲנֶ֔ה H6030 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular you will cry out תְּשַׁוַּ֖ע H7768 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular and He will say וְיֹאמַ֣ר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular Here I am הִנֵּ֑נִי H2005 Interjection | first person common singular If אִם־ H518 Conjunction you remove תָּסִ֤יר H5493 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular the yoke מוֹטָ֔ה H4133 Noun - feminine singular from your midst מִתּֽוֹכְךָ֙ H8432 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular the pointing שְׁלַ֥ח H7971 Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct of the finger אֶצְבַּ֖ע H676 Noun - feminine singular and malicious אָֽוֶן׃ H205 Noun - masculine singular talk וְדַבֶּר־ H1696 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Verse 10

Original words

and if you give וְתָפֵ֤ק H6329 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular yourself נַפְשֶׁ֔ךָ H5315 Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular to the hungry לָֽרָעֵב֙ H7457 Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular and satisfy תַּשְׂבִּ֑יעַ H7646 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular the afflicted נַעֲנָ֖ה H6031 Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular soul וְנֶ֥פֶשׁ H5315 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct then your light אוֹרֶ֔ךָ H216 Noun - common singular construct | second person masculine singular will go forth וְזָרַ֤ח H2224 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular in the darkness בַּחֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙ H2822 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular and your night וַאֲפֵלָתְךָ֖ H653 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular will be like noonday כַּֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃ H6672 Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Verse 11

Original words

The LORD יְהוָה֮ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular will always תָּמִיד֒ H8548 Adverb guide you וְנָחֲךָ֣ H5148 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular He will satisfy וְהִשְׂבִּ֤יעַ H7646 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular you נַפְשֶׁ֔ךָ H5315 Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular in a sun-scorched land בְּצַחְצָחוֹת֙ H6710 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural and strengthen יַחֲלִ֑יץ H2502 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular your frame וְעַצְמֹתֶ֖יךָ H6106 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular You will be וְהָיִ֙יתָ֙ H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular like a well-watered רָוֶ֔ה H7302 Adjective - masculine singular garden כְּגַ֣ן H1588 Preposition-k | Noun - common singular construct like a spring וּכְמוֹצָ֣א H4161 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct . . . מַ֔יִם H4325 Noun - masculine plural - אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative whose waters מֵימָֽיו׃ H4325 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular never לֹא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle fail יְכַזְּב֖וּ H3576 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Verse 12

Original words

Your people מִמְּךָ֙ H4480 Preposition | second person masculine singular will rebuild וּבָנ֤וּ H1129 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural the ancient עוֹלָ֔ם H5769 Noun - masculine singular . . . מוֹסְדֵ֥י H4144 Noun - masculine plural construct ruins חָרְב֣וֹת H2723 Noun - feminine plural construct you will restore תְּקוֹמֵ֑ם H6965 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular the age-old דוֹר־ H1755 Noun - masculine singular foundations וָד֖וֹר H1755 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular you will be called וְקֹרָ֤א H7121 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Pual - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Repairer גֹּדֵ֣ר H1443 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular of the Breach פֶּ֔רֶץ H6556 Noun - masculine singular Restorer מְשֹׁבֵ֥ב H7725 Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular of the Streets נְתִיב֖וֹת H5410 Noun - feminine plural of Dwelling לָשָֽׁבֶת׃ H3427 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Verse 13

Original words

If אִם־ H518 Conjunction you turn תָּשִׁ֤יב H7725 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular your foot רַגְלֶ֔ךָ H7272 Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular from [breaking] the Sabbath מִשַּׁבָּת֙ H7676 Preposition-m | Noun - common singular from doing עֲשׂ֥וֹת H6213 Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct as you please חֲפָצֶ֖יךָ H2656 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular on My holy קָדְשִׁ֑י H6944 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular day בְּי֣וֹם H3117 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct if you call וְקָרָ֨אתָ H7121 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular the Sabbath לַשַּׁבָּ֜ת H7676 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singular a delight עֹ֗נֶג H6027 Noun - masculine singular and the LORD’s יְהוָה֙ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular holy [day] לִקְד֤וֹשׁ H6918 Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular construct honorable מְכֻבָּ֔ד H3513 Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular if you honor it וְכִבַּדְתּוֹ֙ H3513 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singular by not going מֵעֲשׂ֣וֹת H6213 Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct your own way דְּרָכֶ֔יךָ H1870 Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular or seeking מִמְּצ֥וֹא H4672 Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct your own pleasure חֶפְצְךָ֖ H2656 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular or speaking וְדַבֵּ֥ר H1696 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct idle words דָּבָֽר׃ H1697 Noun - masculine singular
Verse 14

Original words

then אָ֗ז H227 Adverb you will delight תִּתְעַנַּג֙ H6026 Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular yourself in עַל־ H5921 Preposition the LORD יְהוָ֔ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular and I will make you ride וְהִרְכַּבְתִּ֖יךָ H7392 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular on עַל־ H5921 Preposition the heights בָּ֣מֳותֵי H1116 Noun - feminine plural construct of the land אָ֑רֶץ H776 Noun - feminine singular and feed you וְהַאֲכַלְתִּ֗יךָ H398 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular with the heritage נַחֲלַת֙ H5159 Noun - feminine singular construct of your father אָבִ֔יךָ H1 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Jacob יַעֲקֹ֣ב H3290 Noun - proper - masculine singular For כִּ֛י H3588 Conjunction the mouth פִּ֥י H6310 Noun - masculine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular has spoken דִּבֵּֽר׃ס H1696 Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular

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