Isaiah

Isaiah 58:1–3

1“Cry aloud, do not hold back!

Raise your voice like a ram’s horn.

Declare to My people their transgression

and to the house of Jacob their sins.

2For day after day they seek Me

and delight to know My ways,

like a nation that does what is right

and does not forsake the justice of their God.

They ask Me for righteous judgments;

they delight in the nearness of God.”

3“Why have we fasted,

and You have not seen?

Why have we humbled ourselves,

and You have not noticed?”

“Behold, on the day of your fast, you do as you please,

and you oppress all your workers.

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Isaiah 58:1

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Cryקְרָ֤אqə·rāVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
aloudבְגָרוֹן֙ḇə·ḡā·rō·wnPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singularH1627 neck, throat
do notאַל־’al-AdverbH408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
hold backתַּחְשֹׂ֔ךְtaḥ·śōḵVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH2820 withhold, refrain
Raiseהָרֵ֣םhā·rêmVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singularH7311 be high, exalted, rise
your voiceקוֹלֶ֑ךָqō·w·le·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH6963 sound, voice
like a ram’s hornכַּשּׁוֹפָ֖רkaš·šō·w·p̄ārPreposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singularH7782 horn
Declareוְהַגֵּ֤דwə·hag·gêḏConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singularH5046 be conspicuous
to My peopleלְעַמִּי֙lə·‘am·mîPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH5971 people
their transgressionפִּשְׁעָ֔םpiš·‘āmNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH6588 transgression
and to the houseוּלְבֵ֥יתū·lə·ḇêṯConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya·‘ă·qōḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH3290 Jacob
their sinsחַטֹּאתָֽם׃ḥaṭ·ṭō·ṯāmNoun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH2403 offence, penalty, occasion

Isaiah 58:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Forוְאוֹתִ֗יwə·’ō·w·ṯîConjunctive waw; Direct object marker; first person common singularH853 mark of the accusative
dayי֥וֹםyō·wmNoun - masculine singularH3117 day
after dayיוֹם֙yō·wmNoun - masculine singularH3117 day
they seek Meיִדְרֹשׁ֔וּןyiḏ·rō·šūnVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nunH1875 resort to, seek
and delightיֶחְפָּצ֑וּןyeḥ·pā·ṣūnVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nunH2654 delight in
to knowוְדַ֥עַתwə·ḏa·‘aṯConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular constructH1847 knowledge
My waysדְּרָכַ֖יdə·rā·ḵayNoun - common plural construct; first person common singularH1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
like a nationכְּג֞וֹיkə·ḡō·wPreposition-k; Noun - masculine singularH1471 nation, people
thatאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
doesעָשָׂ֗ה‘ā·śāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
what is rightצְדָקָ֣הṣə·ḏā·qāhNoun - feminine singularH6666 righteousness
and does notלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
forsakeעָזָ֔ב‘ā·zāḇVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5800 leave, forsake, loose
the justiceוּמִשְׁפַּ֤טū·miš·paṭConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH4941 judgment
of their Godאֱלֹהָיו֙’ĕ·lō·hāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH430 God
They ask Meיִשְׁאָל֙וּנִי֙yiš·’ā·lū·nîVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; first person common singularH7592 ask, inquire
for righteousצֶ֔דֶקṣe·ḏeqNoun - masculine singularH6664 rightness, righteousness
judgmentsמִשְׁפְּטֵי־miš·pə·ṭê-Noun - masculine plural constructH4941 judgment
they delightיֶחְפָּצֽוּן׃yeḥ·pā·ṣūnVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nunH2654 delight in
in the nearnessקִרְבַ֥תqir·ḇaṯNoun - feminine singular constructH7132 approach
of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God

Isaiah 58:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Whyלָ֤מָּהlām·māhInterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
have we fastedצַּ֙מְנוּ֙ṣam·nūVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common pluralH6684 abstain from food, fast
and You have notוְלֹ֣אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
seenרָאִ֔יתָrā·’î·ṯāVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH7200 see
have we humbledעִנִּ֥ינוּ‘in·nî·nūVerb - Piel - Perfect - first person common pluralH6031 be occupied, busied with
ourselvesנַפְשֵׁ֖נוּnap̄·šê·nūNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common pluralH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
and You have notוְלֹ֣אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
noticedתֵדָ֑עṯê·ḏā‘Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH3045 know
Beholdהֵ֣ןhênInterjectionH2005 lo! behold
on the dayבְּי֤וֹםbə·yō·wmPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH3117 day
of your fastצֹֽמְכֶם֙ṣō·mə·ḵemNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine pluralH6685 fasting, fast
you doתִּמְצְאוּ־tim·ṣə·’ū-Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH4672 attain to, find
as you pleaseחֵ֔פֶץḥê·p̄eṣNoun - masculine singularH2656 delight, pleasure
and you oppressתִּנְגֹּֽשׂוּ׃tin·gō·śūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH5065 press, drive, oppress, exact
allוְכָל־wə·ḵālConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
your workersעַצְּבֵיכֶ֖ם‘aṣ·ṣə·ḇê·ḵemNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine pluralH6092 toiler

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Isaiah 58:1 Titus 2:15 · Hosea 8:1 · Acts 20:26–27 · Ezekiel 3:17–21 · Acts 7:51–52 · Matthew 3:7–9 · Ezekiel 3:5–9 · Revelation 14:9–10 · Micah 3:8–12 · Ezekiel 20:4 · Isaiah 40:9–10 · Jeremiah 15:19–20

Isaiah 58:2 Titus 1:16 · Isaiah 29:13 · Matthew 15:7–9 · Mark 4:16–17 · James 1:21–22 · 1 Peter 2:1–2 · Hebrews 6:4–6 · Ezekiel 33:30–33 · Mark 12:14 · 1 Samuel 15:21–25

Isaiah 58:3 Luke 18:9–12 · Malachi 3:14 · Proverbs 28:9 · Matthew 20:11–12 · Leviticus 16:29 · Jonah 3:6–8 · Daniel 10:2–3 · Exodus 2:23–24 · Nehemiah 5:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.