Isaiah 58 (NET)

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Isaiah 58:1¹“Shout loudly! Don’t be quiet! Yell as loudly as a trumpet! Confront my people with their rebellious deeds; confront Jacob’s family with their sin.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Titus 2:15 Hos 8:1 Acts 20:26-27 Acts 7:51-52 Ezek 3:17-21 Matt 3:7-9 Ezek 3:5-9 Ezek 20:4 Isa 40:9-10 Mic 3:8-12

Isaiah 58:2²They seek me day after day; they want to know my requirements, like a nation that does what is right and does not reject the law of their God. They ask me for just decrees; they want to be near God.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Titus 1:16 Isa 29:13 Matt 15:7-9 1 Pet 2:1-2 Jas 1:21-22 Mark 4:16-17 1 Sam 15:21-25 Ezek 33:30-33 Heb 6:4-6 Mark 12:14

Isaiah 58:3³They lament, ‘Why don’t you notice when we fast? Why don’t you pay attention when we humble ourselves?’ Look, at the same time you fast, you satisfy your selfish desires, you oppress your workers.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Luke 18:9-12 Mal 3:14 Lev 16:29 Prov 28:9 Jonah 3:6-8 Matt 20:11-12 Neh 5:7 Dan 10:2-3 Exod 2:23-24 Isa 22:13

Isaiah 58:4⁴Look, your fasting is accompanied by arguments, brawls, and fistfights. Do not fast as you do today, trying to make your voice heard in heaven.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:1 Kgs 21:9-13 Isa 59:2 Matt 6:16-18 Prov 21:27 Acts 23:1-2 Isa 59:6 Joel 2:13-14 John 18:28 Jonah 3:7 Luke 20:47

Isaiah 58:5⁵Is this really the kind of fasting I want? Do I want a day when people merely humble themselves, bowing their heads like a reed and stretching out on sackcloth and ashes? Is this really what you call a fast, a day that is pleasing to the Lord?Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Dan 9:3-19 Zech 7:5 Isa 49:8 Esth 4:16 Isa 61:2 Rom 12:2 2 Chr 20:3 Lev 16:29 Luke 4:19 Ps 69:13

Isaiah 58:6⁶No, this is the kind of fast I want: I want you to remove the sinful chains, to tear away the ropes of the burdensome yoke, to set free the oppressed, and to break every burdensome yoke.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Neh 5:10-12 Isa 58:9 1 Tim 6:1 Jer 34:8-11 Mic 3:2-4

Isaiah 58:7⁷I want you to share your food with the hungry and to provide shelter for homeless, oppressed people. When you see someone naked, clothe them! Don’t turn your back on your own flesh and blood.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Matt 25:35-45 Ezek 18:7 Luke 3:11 1 John 3:17-18 Prov 28:27 Prov 25:21 Isa 58:10 Rom 12:20-21 Ezek 18:16 Heb 13:2-3

Isaiah 58:8⁸Then your light will shine like the sunrise; your restoration will quickly arrive; your godly behavior will go before you, and the Lord ’s splendor will be your rear guard.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Isa 52:12 Jer 33:6 Ps 37:6 Jer 30:17 Mal 4:2 Ps 85:13 Isa 58:10-11 Ps 97:11 Acts 10:35 Exod 14:19

Isaiah 58:9⁹Then you will call out, and the Lord will respond; you will cry out, and he will reply, ‘Here I am.’ You must remove the burdensome yoke from among you and stop pointing fingers and speaking sinfully.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Jer 29:12-13 Ps 50:15 Isa 65:24 Matt 7:7-8 Ps 91:15 Isa 1:15 Ps 118:5 Ps 34:15-17 Prov 6:13 Ps 12:2

Isaiah 58:10¹⁰You must actively help the hungry and feed the oppressed. Then your light will dispel the darkness, and your darkness will be transformed into noonday.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Prov 11:24-25 Isa 42:16 Isa 58:7-8 Ps 37:6 Job 11:17 Deut 15:7-10 Luke 18:22 Prov 14:31 Ps 112:5-9 Isa 29:18

Isaiah 58:11¹¹The Lord will continually lead you; he will feed you even in parched regions. He will give you renewed strength, and you will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring that continually produces water.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:John 4:14 Jer 31:12 Ps 32:8 Isa 49:10 John 16:13 Ps 25:9 Prov 11:25 Song 4:15 Prov 3:8 Jer 17:8

Isaiah 58:12¹²Your perpetual ruins will be rebuilt; you will reestablish the ancient foundations. You will be called, ‘The one who repairs broken walls, the one who makes the streets inhabitable again.’Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Isa 61:4 Amos 9:14 Ezek 36:33 Amos 9:11 Neh 2:17 Ezek 36:8-11 Isa 51:3 Jer 31:38 Isa 49:8 Ezek 36:4

Isaiah 58:13¹³You must observe the Sabbath rather than doing anything you please on my holy day. You must look forward to the Sabbath and treat the Lord ’s holy day with respect. You must treat it with respect by refraining from your normal activities, and by refraining from your selfish pursuits and from making business deals.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Jer 17:21-27 Ps 92:1-2 Isa 56:2-6 Neh 13:15-22 Rev 1:10 Exod 20:8-11 Ps 84:10 Deut 5:12-15 Exod 31:13-17 Ps 84:2

Isaiah 58:14¹⁴Then you will find joy in your relationship to the Lord, and I will give you great prosperity, and cause crops to grow on the land I gave to your ancestor Jacob.” Know for certain that the Lord has spoken.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Deut 32:13 Job 22:26 Hab 3:18-19 Isa 1:19-20 Isa 33:16 Deut 33:29 Ps 37:4 Isa 40:5 Ps 36:8 Jer 3:19