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Isaiah 58

Hebrew14 verses
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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קְרָ֤אcall outבְגָרוֹן֙with a throatאַל־may notתַּחְשֹׂ֔ךְyou refrainכַּשּׁוֹפָ֖רlike the trumpetהָרֵ֣םraiseקוֹלֶ֑ךָvoice yourוְהַגֵּ֤דand declareלְעַמִּי֙to people myפִּשְׁעָ֔םtransgression theirוּלְבֵ֥יתand to the house ofיַעֲקֹ֖בJacobחַטֹּאתָֽם׃sins their
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וְאוֹתִ֗יand obj. meי֥וֹםdayיוֹם֙dayיִדְרֹשׁ֔וּןthey seek !וְדַ֥עַתand the knowledge ofדְּרָכַ֖יways myיֶחְפָּצ֑וּןthey desire !כְּג֞וֹיlike a nationאֲשֶׁר־whichצְדָקָ֣הrighteousnessעָשָׂ֗הit has doneוּמִשְׁפַּ֤טand the judgment ofאֱלֹהָיו֙God itsלֹ֣אnotעָזָ֔בit has forsakenיִשְׁאָל֙וּנִי֙they ask meמִשְׁפְּטֵי־judgments ofצֶ֔דֶקrighteousnessקִרְבַ֥תthe approach ofאֱלֹהִ֖יםGodיֶחְפָּצֽוּן׃they desire !
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לָ֤מָּהto why?צַּ֙מְנוּ֙have we fastedוְלֹ֣אand notרָאִ֔יתָyou have seenעִנִּ֥ינוּhave we humbled?נַפְשֵׁ֖נוּself ourוְלֹ֣אand notתֵדָ֑עyou knowהֵ֣ןthere!בְּי֤וֹםon the day ofצֹֽמְכֶם֙fasting yourתִּמְצְאוּ־you findחֵ֔פֶץpleasureוְכָל־and allעַצְּבֵיכֶ֖םlaborers yourתִּנְגֹּֽשׂוּ׃you drive hard
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הֵ֣ןthere!לְרִ֤יבfor strifeוּמַצָּה֙and contentionתָּצ֔וּמוּyou fastוּלְהַכּ֖וֹתand to strikeבְּאֶגְרֹ֣ףwith a fist ofרֶ֑שַׁעwickednessלֹא־notתָצ֣וּמוּyou fastכַיּ֔וֹםlike the this dayלְהַשְׁמִ֥יעַto make heardבַּמָּר֖וֹםin the heightsקוֹלְכֶֽם׃voice your
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הֲכָזֶ֗ה¿ like thisיִֽהְיֶה֙is itצ֣וֹםthe fastאֶבְחָרֵ֔הוּwhich I choose itי֛וֹםa dayעַנּ֥וֹתto humbleאָדָ֖םanyoneנַפְשׁ֑וֹself hisהֲלָכֹ֨ף¿ to bend downכְּאַגְמֹ֜ןlike a bulrushרֹאשׁ֗וֹhead hisוְשַׂ֤קand sackclothוָאֵ֙פֶר֙and ashesיַצִּ֔יעַhe spreads as a bedהֲלָזֶה֙¿ the to thisתִּקְרָא־do you callצ֔וֹםa fastוְי֥וֹםand a day ofרָצ֖וֹןacceptanceלַיהוָֽה׃to Yahweh
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הֲל֣וֹא¿ notזֶה֮is thisצ֣וֹםthe fastאֶבְחָרֵהוּ֒which I choose itפַּתֵּ֙חַ֙to loosenחַרְצֻבּ֣וֹתthe bonds ofרֶ֔שַׁעwickednessהַתֵּ֖רto unfastenאֲגֻדּ֣וֹתthe bindings ofמוֹטָ֑הthe yoke-barוְשַׁלַּ֤חand to let goרְצוּצִים֙crushed peopleחָפְשִׁ֔יםfree peopleוְכָל־and everyמוֹטָ֖הyoke-barתְּנַתֵּֽקוּ׃you will tear apart
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הֲל֨וֹא¿ notפָרֹ֤סis it to breakלָֽרָעֵב֙for the hungry personלַחְמֶ֔ךָbread yourוַעֲנִיִּ֥יםand poor peopleמְרוּדִ֖יםhomeless peopleתָּ֣בִיאyou will bringבָ֑יִתa houseכִּֽי־ifתִרְאֶ֤הyou will seeעָרֹם֙the nakedוְכִסִּית֔וֹand you will cover himוּמִבְּשָׂרְךָ֖and from own flesh yourלֹ֥אnotתִתְעַלָּֽם׃you will hide yourself
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אָ֣זthenיִבָּקַ֤עit will break forthכַּשַּׁ֙חַר֙like the dawnאוֹרֶ֔ךָlight yourוַאֲרֻכָתְךָ֖and healing yourמְהֵרָ֣הquicklyתִצְמָ֑חit will spring upוְהָלַ֤ךְand it will goלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙to before youצִדְקֶ֔ךָrighteousness yourכְּב֥וֹדthe glory ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehיַאַסְפֶֽךָ׃it will be rearguard your
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אָ֤זthenתִּקְרָא֙you will callוַיהוָ֣הand Yahwehיַעֲנֶ֔הhe will answerתְּשַׁוַּ֖עyou will cry for helpוְיֹאמַ֣רand he may sayהִנֵּ֑נִיhere am Iאִם־ifתָּסִ֤ירyou will removeמִתּֽוֹכְךָ֙from among youמוֹטָ֔הthe yoke-barשְׁלַ֥חthe stretching out ofאֶצְבַּ֖עa fingerוְדַבֶּר־and the speaking ofאָֽוֶן׃wickedness
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וְתָפֵ֤קand you will offerלָֽרָעֵב֙to the hungry personנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָself yourוְנֶ֥פֶשׁand the appetite ofנַעֲנָ֖הthe afflictedתַּשְׂבִּ֑יעַyou will satisfyוְזָרַ֤חand it will riseבַּחֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙in the darknessאוֹרֶ֔ךָlight yourוַאֲפֵלָתְךָ֖and gloom yourכַּֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃will be like the noons
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וְנָחֲךָ֣and he will lead youיְהוָה֮Yahwehתָּמִיד֒continuallyוְהִשְׂבִּ֤יעַand he will satisfyבְּצַחְצָחוֹת֙in arid regionsנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָappetite yourוְעַצְמֹתֶ֖יךָand bones yourיַחֲלִ֑יץhe will strengthenוְהָיִ֙יתָ֙and you will beכְּגַ֣ןlike a gardenרָוֶ֔הwateredוּכְמוֹצָ֣אand like a spring ofמַ֔יִםwatersאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichלֹא־notיְכַזְּב֖וּthey will failמֵימָֽיו׃waters its
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וּבָנ֤וּand they will rebuildמִמְּךָ֙some of youחָרְב֣וֹתthe ruins ofעוֹלָ֔םantiquityמוֹסְדֵ֥יthe foundations ofדוֹר־a generationוָד֖וֹרand a generationתְּקוֹמֵ֑םyou will raise upוְקֹרָ֤אand it will be calledלְךָ֙to youגֹּדֵ֣רone who walls upפֶּ֔רֶץa breachמְשֹׁבֵ֥בone who restoresנְתִיב֖וֹתpathsלָשָֽׁבֶת׃to dwell in
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אִם־ifתָּשִׁ֤יבyou will turn backמִשַּׁבָּת֙from the sabbathרַגְלֶ֔ךָfoot yourעֲשׂ֥וֹתto doחֲפָצֶ֖יךָpleasures yourבְּי֣וֹםon the day ofקָדְשִׁ֑יholiness myוְקָרָ֨אתָand you will callלַשַּׁבָּ֜תto the sabbathעֹ֗נֶגa delightלִקְד֤וֹשׁto the holy day ofיְהוָה֙Yahwehמְכֻבָּ֔דhonorableוְכִבַּדְתּוֹ֙and you will honor itמֵעֲשׂ֣וֹתfrom doingדְּרָכֶ֔יךָown ways yourמִמְּצ֥וֹאfrom findingחֶפְצְךָ֖pleasure yourוְדַבֵּ֥רand to speakדָּבָֽר׃a word
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אָ֗זthenתִּתְעַנַּג֙you will take delightעַל־onיְהוָ֔הYahwehוְהִרְכַּבְתִּ֖יךָand I will make ride youעַל־onבָּ֣מֳתֵיthe high places ofאָ֑רֶץthe landוְהַאֲכַלְתִּ֗יךָand I will feed youנַחֲלַת֙the inheritance ofיַעֲקֹ֣בJacobאָבִ֔יךָancestor yourכִּ֛יforפִּ֥יthe mouth ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehדִּבֵּֽר׃ סit has spoken

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