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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Isaiah 58 NET Bible</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/isaiah/58.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/isaiah/58-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NET Bible</a> > Isaiah 58</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../isaiah/57.htm" title="Isaiah 57">◄</a> Isaiah 58 <a href="../isaiah/59.htm" title="Isaiah 59">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">NET Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/net/esv/isaiah/58.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="title">The Lord Desires Genuine Devotion</p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/58-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>“Shout loudly! Don’t be quiet!</p><p class="poetry2">Yell as loud as a trumpet!</p><p class="poetry2">Confront my people with their rebellious deeds;</p><p class="poetry2">confront Jacob’s family with their sin!</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/58-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>They seek me day after day;</p><p class="poetry2">they want to know my requirements,</p><p class="poetry2">like a nation that does what is right</p><p class="poetry2">and does not reject the law of their God.</p><p class="poetry2">They ask me for just decrees;</p><p class="poetry2">they want to be near God.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/58-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>They lament, ‘Why don’t you notice when we fast?</p><p class="poetry2">Why don’t you pay attention when we humble ourselves?’</p><p class="poetry2">Look, at the same time you fast, you satisfy your selfish desires,</p><p class="poetry2">you oppress your workers.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/58-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Look, your fasting is accompanied by arguments, brawls,</p><p class="poetry2">and fistfights.</p><p class="poetry2">Do not fast as you do today,</p><p class="poetry2">trying to make your voice heard in heaven.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/58-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Is this really the kind of fasting I want?</p><p class="poetry2">Do I want a day when people merely humble themselves,</p><p class="poetry2">bowing their heads like a reed</p><p class="poetry2">and stretching out on sackcloth and ashes?</p><p class="poetry2">Is this really what you call a fast,</p><p class="poetry2">a day that is pleasing to the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span>?</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/58-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>No, this is the kind of fast I want.</p><p class="poetry2">I want you to remove the sinful chains,</p><p class="poetry2">to tear away the ropes of the burdensome yoke,</p><p class="poetry2">to set free the oppressed,</p><p class="poetry2">and to break every burdensome yoke.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/58-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>I want you to share your food with the hungry</p><p class="poetry2">and to provide shelter for homeless, oppressed people.</p><p class="poetry2">When you see someone naked, clothe him!</p><p class="poetry2">Don’t turn your back on your own flesh and blood!</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/58-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Then your light will shine like the sunrise;</p><p class="poetry2">your restoration will quickly arrive;</p><p class="poetry2">your godly behavior will go before you,</p><p class="poetry2">and the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span>’s splendor will be your rear guard.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/58-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Then you will call out, and the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> will respond;</p><p class="poetry2">you will cry out, and he will reply, ‘Here I am.’</p><p class="poetry2">You must remove the burdensome yoke from among you</p><p class="poetry2">and stop pointing fingers and speaking sinfully.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/58-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>You must actively help the hungry</p><p class="poetry2">and feed the oppressed.</p><p class="poetry2">Then your light will dispel the darkness,</p><p class="poetry2">and your darkness will be transformed into noonday.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/58-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>The <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> will continually lead you;</p><p class="poetry2">he will feed you even in parched regions.</p><p class="poetry2">He will give you renewed strength,</p><p class="poetry2">and you will be like a well-watered garden,</p><p class="poetry2">like a spring that continually produces water.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/58-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Your perpetual ruins will be rebuilt;</p><p class="poetry2">you will reestablish the ancient foundations.</p><p class="poetry2">You will be called, ‘The one who repairs broken walls,</p><p class="poetry2">the one who makes the streets inhabitable again.’</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/58-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>You must observe the Sabbath</p><p class="poetry2">rather than doing anything you please on my holy day.</p><p class="poetry2">You must look forward to the Sabbath</p><p class="poetry2">and treat the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span>’s holy day with respect.</p><p class="poetry2">You must treat it with respect by refraining from your normal activities,</p><p class="poetry2">and by refraining from your selfish pursuits and from making business deals.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/58-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Then you will find joy in your relationship to the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span>,</p><p class="poetry2">and I will give you great prosperity,</p><p class="poetry2">and cause crops to grow on the land I gave to your ancestor Jacob.”</p><p class="poetry2">Know for certain that the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> has spoken.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href="http://netbible.com/">NET Bible copyright © 1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. http://netbible.com.<br />Used by permission. 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