10 And if you (A)offer yourself to the hungry
And satisfy the [a]need of the afflicted,
Then your (B)light will rise in darkness,
And your gloom will become like midday.
11 And the (C)Lord will continually guide you,
And (D)satisfy your [b]desire in scorched places,
And (E)give strength to your bones;
And you will be like a (F)watered garden,
And like a (G)spring of water whose waters do not [c]fail.
12 Those from among you will (H)rebuild the ancient ruins;
You will (I)raise up the age-old foundations;
And you will be called the repairer of the (J)breach,
The restorer of the [d]streets in which to dwell.

Keeping the Sabbath

13 “If, because of the Sabbath, you (K)restrain your foot
From doing as you wish on My holy day,
And call the Sabbath a (L)pleasure, and the holy day of the Lord honorable,
And honor it, desisting from your (M)own ways,
From seeking your own pleasure
And (N)speaking your own word,
14 Then you will take (O)delight in the Lord,
And I will make you ride (P)on the heights of the earth;
And I will feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father,
For the (Q)mouth of the Lord has spoken.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 58:10 Or soul
  2. Isaiah 58:11 Or soul
  3. Isaiah 58:11 Or deceive
  4. Isaiah 58:12 Lit paths

10 and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry
    and satisfy the needs of the oppressed,(A)
then your light(B) will rise in the darkness,
    and your night will become like the noonday.(C)
11 The Lord will guide(D) you always;
    he will satisfy your needs(E) in a sun-scorched land(F)
    and will strengthen(G) your frame.
You will be like a well-watered garden,(H)
    like a spring(I) whose waters never fail.
12 Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins(J)
    and will raise up the age-old foundations;(K)
you will be called Repairer of Broken Walls,(L)
    Restorer of Streets with Dwellings.

13 “If you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath(M)
    and from doing as you please on my holy day,
if you call the Sabbath a delight(N)
    and the Lord’s holy day honorable,
and if you honor it by not going your own way
    and not doing as you please or speaking idle words,(O)
14 then you will find your joy(P) in the Lord,
    and I will cause you to ride in triumph on the heights(Q) of the land
    and to feast on the inheritance(R) of your father Jacob.”
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.(S)

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23 But this is [a]what I commanded them, saying, ‘(A)Obey My voice, and (B)I will be your God, and you will be My people; and you shall walk [b]entirely in the way which I command you, so that it may (C)go well for you.’

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 7:23 Lit the word
  2. Jeremiah 7:23 Lit in all the way

23 but I gave them this command:(A) Obey(B) me, and I will be your God and you will be my people.(C) Walk in obedience to all(D) I command you, that it may go well(E) with you.

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“The Lord of armies says this: ‘If you (A)walk in My ways and perform My service, then you will both (B)govern My house and be in charge of My (C)courtyards, and I will grant you [a]free access among these who are standing here.

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  1. Zechariah 3:7 Lit goings

“This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘If you will walk in obedience to me and keep my requirements,(A) then you will govern my house(B) and have charge(C) of my courts, and I will give you a place among these standing here.(D)

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