NASB — Isaiah 58 — KJV

Observances of Fasts

  1aCry° loudly°, do not hold° back°;
  Raise° your voice° like a trumpet°,
  And declare° to My people° their btransgression°
  And to the house° of Jacob° their sins°.
  2 “Yet they aseek° Me day° by day° and delight° to know° My ways°,
  As a nation° that has done° brighteousness°
  And chas not forsaken° the ordinance° of their God°.
  They ask° Me [for] just° decisions°,
  They delight° din the nearness° of God°.
  3 ‘Why° have we afasted° and You do not see°?
  [Why] have we humbled° ourselves° and You do not Inotice°?’
  Behold°, on the bday° of your fast° you find° [your] desire°,
  And drive° hard° all° your workers°.
  4 “Behold°, you fast° for contention° and astrife° and to strike° with a wicked° fist°.
  You do not fast° like [you do] today° to bmake° your voice° heard° on high°.
  5 “Is it a fast° like this° which I choose°, a day° for a man° to humble° himself°?
  Is it for bowing° Ione’s head° like a reed°
  And for spreading° out asackcloth° and ashes° as a bed?
  Will you call° this° a fast°, even an bacceptable° day° to the LORD°?
  6 “Is this° not the fast° which I choose°,
  To aloosen° the bonds° of wickedness°,
  To undo° the bands° of the yoke°,
  And to blet° the oppressed° go° free°
  And cbreak° every° yoke°?
  7 “Is it not to adivide° your bread° Iwith the hungry°
  And bbring° the homeless° poor° into the house°;
  When° you see° the cnaked°, to cover° him;
  And not to dhide° yourself from your own flesh°?
  8 “Then° your alight° will break° out like the dawn°,
  And your brecovery° will speedily° spring° forth°;
  And your crighteousness° will go° before° you;
  The glory° of the dLORD° will be your rear° guard°.
  9 “Then° you will acall°, and the LORD° will answer°;
  You will cry°, and He will say°, ‘Here° I am.’
  If° you bremove° the yoke° from your midst°,
  The Icpointing° of the finger° and dspeaking° wickedness°,
  10 And if you Iagive° yourself° to the hungry°
  And satisfy° the IIdesire° of the afflicted°,
  Then your blight° will rise° in darkness°
  And your gloom° [will become] like midday°.
  11 “And the aLORD° will continually° guide° you,
  And bsatisfy° your Idesire° in scorched° places°,
  And cgive° strength° to your bones°;
  And you will be like a dwatered° garden°,
  And like a espring° of water° whose° waters° do not IIfail°.
  12 “Those from among you will arebuild° the ancient° ruins°;
  You will braise° up the age-old° foundations°;
  And you will be called° the repairer° of the cbreach°,
  The restorer° of the Istreets° in which to dwell°.

[1] aIs 40:6 bIs 43:27; 50:1; 59:12
[2] aIs 1:11; Tit 1:16 bIs 48:1; Jr 7:9, 10 cIs 1:4, 28; 59:13 dPs 119:151; Is 29:13; 57:3; Jm 4:8
[3] ILit know aMal 3:14; Lk 18:12 bIs 22:12, 13; Zc 7:5, 6
[4] aIs 3:14, 15; 59:6 bIs 1:15; 59:2; Jol 2:12-14
[5] ILit his a1K 21:27 bIs 49:8; 61:2
[6] aNe 5:10-12; Jr 34:8 bIs 1:17 cIs 58:9
[7] ILit for aJb 31:19, 20; Is 58:10; Ezk 18:7, 16 bIs 16:3, 4; He 13:2 cMt 25:35, 36; Lk 3:11 dDt 22:1-4; Lk 10:31, 32
[8] aIs 58:10 bIs 30:26; 33:24; Jr 30:17; 33:6 cPs 85:13; Is 62:1 dEx 14:19; Is 52:12
[9] ILit sending out aPs 50:15; Is 55:6; 65:24 bIs 58:6 cPv 6:13 dPs 12:2; Is 59:13
[10] ILit furnish IIOr soul aDt 15:7; Is 58:7 bJb 11:17; Ps 37:6; Is 42:16; 58:8
[11] IOr soul IIOr deceive aIs 49:10; 57:18 bPs 107:9; Is 41:17 cIs 66:14 dSo 4:15; Is 27:3; Jr 31:12 eJn 4:14; 7:38
[12] ILit paths aIs 49:8; 61:4; Ezk 36:10 bIs 44:28 cIs 30:13; Am 9:11

Keeping the Sabbath

  13 ¶ “If° because° of the sabbath°, you aturn° your foot°
  From doing° your [own] pleasure° on My holy° day°,
  And call° the sabbath° a bdelight°, the holy° [day] of the LORD° honorable°,
  And honor° it, desisting° from your c[own] ways°,
  From seeking° your [own] pleasure°
  And dspeaking° [your own] word°,
  14 Then° you will take° adelight° in the LORD°,
  And I will make you ride° bon the heights° of the earth°;
  And I will feed° you [with] the heritage° of Jacob° your father°,
  For the cmouth° of the LORD° has spoken°.”

[13] aEx 31:16, 17; 35:2, 3; Is 56:2, 4, 6; Jr 17:21-27 bPs 27:4; 42:4; 84:2, 10 cIs 55:8 dIs 59:13
[14] aJb 22:26; Is 61:10 bDt 32:13; 33:29; Is 33:16; Hab 3:19 cIs 1:20; 40:5


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The prophet, being sent to reprove hypocrisy,

1 ¶ Cryºª aloud,º spareºª not,² lift¹ª up² thy voiceº like a trumpet,º and shewºª my peopleº their transgression,º and the houseº of Jacobº their sins.º 2 Yet they seekºª me daily,º and delightºª to knowº my ways,º as a nationº that² didºª righteousness,º and forsookºª not² the ordinanceº of their God:º they askºª of me the ordinancesº of justice;º they take delightºª in approachingº to God.º

[1] Ps 40:9; Is 27:13; 40:9; 56:10; Jr 1:7, 17; 7:8; 15:19; Ezk 2:3; 3:5, 17; 20:4; 22:2; Ho 8:1; Mi 3:8; Mt 3:7; Ac 7:51; 20:26; Tit 2:15; Rv 1:10; 4:1; 14:9.
[2] Dt 5:28; 1S 15:21; Pv 15:8; Is 1:11; 29:13; 48:1; Jr 42:2, 20; Ezk 33:30; Mt 15:7; Mk 4:16; 6:20; 12:14; Jn 5:35; Tit 1:16; He 6:4; Jm 1:21; 1P 2:1.

expresseth a conterfeit fast and a true.

3 ¶ Wherefore² have we fasted,ºª [say they], and thou seestºª not?² [wherefore] have we afflictedºª our soul,º and thou takest no knowledge?ºª² Behold,² in the dayº of your fastº ye findºª pleasure,º and exactºª all² your labours.º 4 Behold,² ye fastºª for strifeº and debate,º and to smiteºª with the fistº of wickedness:º ye shall not² fastºª as [ye do this] day,º to make your voiceº to be heardºª on high.º 5 Is² it such² a fastº that I have chosen?ºª a dayº for a manº to afflictºª his soul?º [is it] to bow downºª his headº as a bulrush,º and to spreadºª sackclothº and ashesº [under him]? wilt thou callºª thisº a fast,º and an acceptableº dayº to the LORD?º 6 [Is] not² this² the fastº that I have chosen?ºª to looseºª the bandsº of wickedness,º to undoºª the heavyº burdens,º and to let the oppressedºª goºª free,º and that ye breakºª every² yoke?º 7 [Is it] not² to dealºª thy breadº to the hungry,º and that thou bringºª the poorº that are cast outº to thy house?º when² thou seestºª the naked,º that thou coverºª him; and that thou hide¹ª not thyself²² from thine own flesh?º²

[3] Ex 2:23; Lv 16:29, 31; 23:27; Nu 23:4; Ne 5:7; Ps 69:10; Pv 28:9; Is 47:6; Jr 34:9; Dn 10:2; Jna 3:6; Mi 3:9; Zc 7:5; Mal 3:14; Mt 18:28; 20:11; Lk 15:29; 18:9.
[4] 1K 21:9; Pv 21:27; Jol 2:13; Jna 3:7; Mt 6:16; 23:14; Lk 20:47; Jn 18:28; Ac 23:1; Php 1:14.
[5] Lv 16:29; 1K 21:27; 2K 6:30; 2Ch 20:3; Ezr 10:6; Ne 9:1; Es 4:3, 16; Jb 2:8; Ps 69:13; Is 49:8; 58:3; 61:2; Dn 9:3; Jna 3:5; Zc 7:5; Lk 4:19; Ro 12:2; 1P 2:5.
[6] Ne 5:10; Jr 34:8; Mi 3:2; 1Ti 6:1.
[7] Gn 18:2; 19:2, 14; Jg 9:2; 19:20; 2Ch 28:15; Ne 5:5; Jb 22:7; 31:18, 19; Ps 112:9; Pv 22:9; 25:21; 28:27; Ec 11:1; Is 16:3; 58:10; Ezk 18:7, 16; Dn 4:27; Mt 25:35; Lk 3:11; 10:26; 11:41; 19:8; Ac 16:15, 34; Ro 12:13, 20; 2Co 9:6; 1Ti 5:10; Phm 1:7; He 13:2; Jm 2:15; 1Jn 3:17.

He declareth what promises are due unto godliness,

8 ¶ Then² shall thy lightº break forthºª as the morning,º and thine healthº shall spring forthºª speedily:º and thy righteousnessº shall goºª beforeº thee; the gloryº of the LORDº shall be thy rereward.ºª 9 Then² shalt thou call,ºª and the LORDº shall answer;ºª thou shalt cry,ºª and he shall say,ºª Here² I [am]. If² thou take awayºª from the midstº² of thee the yoke,º the putting forthºª of the finger,º and speakingºª vanity;º 10 And [if] thou draw outºª thy soulº to the hungry,º and satisfyºª the afflictedºª soul;º then shall thy lightº riseºª in obscurity,º and thy darknessº [be] as the noonday:º 11 And the LORDº shall guideºª thee continually,º and satisfyºª thy soulº in drought,º and make fatºª thy bones:º and thou shalt be² like a wateredº garden,º and like a springº of water,º whose² watersº failºª not.² 12 And [they that shall be] of² thee shall buildºª the oldº waste places:º thou shalt raise upºª the foundationsº of many¹ generations;º and thou shalt be called,ºª The repairerºª of the breach,º The restorerºª of pathsº to dwell² in.¹ª

[8] Ex 14:19; Jb 11:17; Ps 37:6; 85:13; 97:11; 112:4; Pv 4:18; Is 52:12; 57:18; 58:10; Jr 33:6; Ho 6:2, 3; 14:4; Mal 4:2; Mt 13:15; Ac 10:4, 31, 35.
[9] Gn 27:18; 1S 3:4; Ps 12:2; 34:15; 37:4; 50:15; 66:18; 91:15; 118:5; Pv 6:13; Is 1:15; 30:19; 57:4; 58:6; 59:3; 65:24; Jr 29:12; Ezk 13:8; Zc 10:2; Mt 7:7; 1Jn 3:21.
[10] Dt 15:7; Jb 11:17; Ps 37:6; 41:1; 112:5; Pv 11:24; 14:31; 28:27; Is 29:18; 58:7, 8; Lk 18:22.
[11] Jb 5:20; 6:15; Ps 25:9; 32:8; 33:19; 34:9; 37:19; 48:14; 73:24; 92:14; Pv 3:8; 11:25; 13:4; 28:25; So 4:15; Is 33:16; 49:10; 61:11; Jr 17:8; 31:12; Ezk 36:35; Ho 13:5; Jn 16:13; 1Th 3:11.
[12] Ne 2:5, 17; 4:1, 7; 6:1; Is 51:3; 52:9; 61:4; Jr 31:38; Ezk 36:4, 8, 33; Dn 9:25; Am 9:11, 14.

and to the keeping of the Sabbath.

13 ¶ If² thou turn awayºª thy footº from the sabbath,º² [from] doingºª thy pleasureº on my holyº day;º and callºª the sabbathº a delight,º the holyº of the LORD,º honourable;ºª and shalt honourºª him, not doingºª² thine own ways,º nor findingºª² thine own pleasure,º nor speakingºª [thine own] words:º 14 Then² shalt thou delight¹ª thyself² in² the LORD;º and I will cause thee to rideºª upon² the high placesº of the earth,º and feedºª thee with the heritageº of Jacobº thy father:º for² the mouthº of the LORDº hath spokenºª [it].

[13] Ex 20:8; 31:13; 36:2; Dt 5:12; Ne 13:15; Ps 27:4; 42:4; 84:2, 10; 92:1; 122:1; Is 56:2; Jr 17:21; Rv 1:10.
[14] Dt 32:13; 33:29; Jb 22:26; 27:10; 34:9; Ps 36:8; 37:4, 11; 105:9; 135:12; 136:21; Is 1:19, 20; 33:16; 40:5; Jr 3:19; Mi 4:4; Hab 3:18, 19; Mt 24:35; Php 4:4; 1P 1:8.


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