Isaiah

Isaiah 58:2

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.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	וְאוֹתִ֗י	wə·’ō·w·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker; first person common singular	H853 mark of the accusative
day	י֥וֹם	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
after day	יוֹם֙	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
they seek Me	יִדְרֹשׁ֔וּן	yiḏ·rō·šūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H1875 resort to, seek
and delight	יֶחְפָּצ֑וּן	yeḥ·pā·ṣūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H2654 delight in
to know	וְדַ֥עַת	wə·ḏa·‘aṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H1847 knowledge
My ways	דְּרָכַ֖י	də·rā·ḵay	Noun - common plural construct; first person common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
like a nation	כְּג֞וֹי	kə·ḡō·w	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H1471 nation, people
that	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
does	עָשָׂ֗ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
what is right	צְדָקָ֣ה	ṣə·ḏā·qāh	Noun - feminine singular	H6666 righteousness
and does not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
forsake	עָזָ֔ב	‘ā·zāḇ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
the justice	וּמִשְׁפַּ֤ט	ū·miš·paṭ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4941 judgment
of their God	אֱלֹהָיו֙	’ĕ·lō·hāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H430 God
They ask Me	יִשְׁאָל֙וּנִי֙	yiš·’ā·lū·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; first person common singular	H7592 ask, inquire
for righteous	צֶ֔דֶק	ṣe·ḏeq	Noun - masculine singular	H6664 rightness, righteousness
judgments	מִשְׁפְּטֵי־	miš·pə·ṭê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4941 judgment
they delight	יֶחְפָּצֽוּן׃	yeḥ·pā·ṣūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H2654 delight in
in the nearness	קִרְבַ֥ת	qir·ḇaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H7132 approach
of God	אֱלֹהִ֖ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.