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Blessed is the man who does this,
    and the son of man who holds it fast,
(A)who keeps the Sabbath, not profaning it,
    and keeps his hand from doing any evil.”

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Blessed(A) is the one who does this—
    the person who holds it fast,
who keeps the Sabbath(B) without desecrating it,
    and keeps their hands from doing any evil.”

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13 (A)“If you turn back your foot from the Sabbath,
    from doing your pleasure[a] on my holy day,
and call the Sabbath a delight
    and the holy day of the Lord honourable;
if you honour it, not going your own ways,
    or seeking (B)your own pleasure,[b] or talking idly;[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 58:13 Or business
  2. Isaiah 58:13 Or pursuing your own business
  3. Isaiah 58:13 Hebrew or speaking a word

13 “If you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath(A)
    and from doing as you please on my holy day,
if you call the Sabbath a delight(B)
    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,(C)

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