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They ask me for just decisions and seem eager for God to come near them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/58.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Yet they act so pious! They come to the Temple every day and seem delighted to learn all about me. They act like a righteous nation that would never abandon the laws of its God. They ask me to take action on their behalf, pretending they want to be near me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/58.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Yet they seek me daily and delight to know my ways, as if they were a nation that did righteousness and did not forsake the judgment of their God; they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/58.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />For day after day they seek Me and delight to know My ways, like a nation that does what is right and does not forsake the justice of their God. They ask Me for righteous judgments; they delight in the nearness of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/58.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Yet they seek Me day by day and delight to know My ways, As a nation that has done righteousness And has not forsaken the ordinance of their God. They ask Me <i>for</i> just decisions, They delight in the nearness of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/58.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />"Yet they seek Me day by day and delight to know My ways, As a nation that has done righteousness And has not forsaken the ordinance of their God. They ask Me for just decisions, They delight in the nearness of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/58.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Yet they seek Me day by day, and delight to know My ways, As a nation that has done righteousness, And has not forsaken the ordinance of their God. They ask Me <i>for</i> just decisions, They delight in the nearness of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/58.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Yet they seek Me day by day and delight [superficially] to know My ways, As [if they were in reality] a nation that has done righteousness And has not abandoned (turned away from) the ordinance of their God. They ask of Me righteous judgments, They delight in the nearness of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/58.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They seek me day after day and delight to know my ways, like a nation that does what is right and does not abandon the justice of their God. They ask me for righteous judgments; they delight in the nearness of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/58.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They seek Me day after day and delight to know My ways, like a nation that does what is right and does not abandon the justice of their God. They ask Me for righteous judgments; they delight in the nearness of God."" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/58.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Day after day, you worship him and seem eager to learn his teachings. You act like a nation that wants to do right by obeying his laws. You ask him about justice, and say you enjoy worshiping the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/58.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They worship me every day, claiming that they are eager to know my ways and obey my laws. They say they want me to give them just laws and that they take pleasure in worshiping me." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/58.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They look for me every day and want to know my ways. They act as if they were a nation that has done what is right and as if they haven't disregarded God's judgment [on them]. They ask me for just decrees. They want God to be near them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/58.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They seek me day after day, and are eager to know my ways, as if they were a nation that practices righteousness and has not forsaken the justice of their God. "They ask me to reveal just decisions; they are eager to draw near to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/58.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They 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. </div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/58.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/58.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Yet they seek Me daily, And delight to know My ways, As a nation that did righteousness, And did not forsake the ordinance of their God. They ask of Me the ordinances of justice; They take delight in approaching God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/isaiah/58.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/58.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways: as a nation that did righteousness, and did not forsake the ordinance of their God, they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/58.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways: as a nation that did righteousness, and didn't forsake the ordinance of their God, they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/isaiah/58.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/58.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways: as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God, they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near unto God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/isaiah/58.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />Yet they seek Me daily, and seem eager to know My ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and one that did not forget the ordinance of their God. They ask of Me the ordinances of justice; they seem eager to draw near to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/isaiah/58.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that doeth righteousness, and hath not forsaken the ordinance of their God; they ask of me the ordinances of righteousness, they take delight in approaching to God:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/58.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways: as a nation that did righteousness and forsook not the ordinance of their God, they ask of me righteous ordinances, they delight to draw near unto God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/58.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/isaiah/58.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />Yet they seeke me dayly, and will knowe my wayes, euen as a nation that did righteously, and had not forsaken the statutes of their God: they aske of me the ordinances of iustice: they wil drawe neere vnto God, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/isaiah/58.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />For they seeke me dayly, and wyll knowe my wayes, euen as it were a people that dyd right, and had not forsaken the statutes of their God: they aske of me concerning right iudgement, and wyll be nye vnto God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/isaiah/58.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />For they seke me dalye, and wil knowe my wayes, euen as it were a people that dyd right, and had not forsaken the statutes of their God. They argue with me concernynge right iudgment, and wil pleate at the lawe with their God.</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/58.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />They seek Me day by day, "" And they desire the knowledge of My ways, "" As a nation that has done righteousness, "" And has not forsaken the judgment of its God, "" They ask of Me judgments of righteousness, "" They desire the drawing near of God:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/58.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Seeing -- Me day by day they seek, And the knowledge of My ways they desire, As a nation that righteousness hath done, And the judgment of its God hath not forsaken, They ask of me judgments of righteousness, The drawing near of God they desire:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/58.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And day, day, they will seek me, and delight to know my way as a nation who did justice and forsook not the judgment of his God: they will ask me the judgments of justice, they will delight to draw near to Gad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/58.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For they seek me from day to day, sad desire to know my ways, as a nation that hath done justice, and hath not forsaken the judgment of their God: they ask of me the judgments of justice: they are willing to approach to God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/58.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For they also seek me, from day to day, and they are willing to know my ways, like a nation which has done justice and has not abandoned the judgment of their God. They petition me for judgments of justice. They are willing to draw near to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/58.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they seek for me every day, and they seek to know my ways, like a people that did righteousness and did not forsake the judgment of its God. They ask me for judgment and righteousness and they seek to be brought near to God<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/58.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Yet they seek me daily and wish to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God; they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in drawing near to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/58.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Yet they seek Me daily, And delight to know My ways; As a nation that did righteousness, And forsook not the ordinance of their God, They ask of Me righteous ordinances, They delight to draw near unto God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/58.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They seek me day by day, and desire to know my ways, as a people that had done righteousness, and had not forsaken the judgment of their God: they now ask of me righteous judgment, and desire to draw nigh to God,</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> <div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="strongs" id="strongs"></a><div class="vheading">Parallel Strong's</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb-strongs/isaiah/58.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’ō·w·ṯî (Conj-w:: DirObjM:: 1cs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yō·wm (N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yō·wm (N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">after day</a> <a href="/hebrew/1875.htm" title="1875: yiḏ·rō·šūn (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp:: Pn) -- A primitive root; properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow; by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship.">they seek Me</a> <a href="/hebrew/2654.htm" title="2654: yeḥ·pā·ṣūn (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp:: Pn) -- A primitive root; properly, to incline to; by implication to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire.">and delight</a> <a href="/hebrew/1847.htm" title="1847: wə·ḏa·‘aṯ (Conj-w:: N-fsc) -- Knowledge. From yada'; knowledge.">to know</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: də·rā·ḵay (N-cpc:: 1cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">My ways,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: kə·ḡō·w (Prep-k:: N-ms) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">like a nation</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">does</a> <a href="/hebrew/6666.htm" title="6666: ṣə·ḏā·qāh (N-fs) -- Righteousness. From tsadaq; rightness, subjectively, objectively, morally or figuratively.">what is right</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and does not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="5800: ‘ā·zāḇ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To loosen, relinquish, permit. A primitive root; to loosen, i.e. Relinquish, permit, etc.">forsake</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: ū·miš·paṭ (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Judgment. ">the justice</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">of their God.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7592.htm" title="7592: yiš·’ā·lū·nî (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp:: 1cs) -- To ask, inquire. Or shael; a primitive root; to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand.">They ask Me</a> <a href="/hebrew/6664.htm" title="6664: ṣe·ḏeq (N-ms) -- Rightness, righteousness. From tsadaq; the right; also equity or prosperity.">for righteous</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: miš·pə·ṭê- (N-mpc) -- Judgment. ">judgments;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2654.htm" title="2654: yeḥ·pā·ṣūn (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp:: Pn) -- A primitive root; properly, to incline to; by implication to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire.">they delight</a> <a href="/hebrew/7132.htm" title="7132: qir·ḇaṯ (N-fsc) -- An approach. From qarab; approach.">in the nearness</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">of God.”</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/isaiah/58.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117. yowm (yome) -- day">Seeing—Me day by day</a><a href="/hebrew/1875.htm" title="1875. darash (daw-rash') -- to resort to, seek"> they seek</a><a href="/hebrew/1847.htm" title="1847. da'ath (dah'-ath) -- knowledge">, And the knowledge</a><a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870. derek (deh'-rek) -- way, road, distance, journey, manner"> of My ways</a><a href="/hebrew/2654.htm" title="2654. chaphets (khaw-fates') -- desire"> they desire</a><a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471. gowy (go'-ee) -- nation, people">, As a nation</a><a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834. 'aher (ash-er') -- who, which, that"> that</a><a href="/hebrew/6666.htm" title="6666. tsdaqah (tsed-aw-kaw') -- righteousness"> righteousness</a><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213. asah (aw-saw') -- accomplish"> hath done</a><a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941. mishpat (mish-pawt') -- judgment">, And the judgment</a><a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430. 'elohiym (el-o-heem') -- God, god"> of its God</a><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808. lo' (lo) -- not"> hath not</a><a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="5800. azab (aw-zab') -- self"> forsaken</a><a href="/hebrew/7592.htm" title="7592. sha'al (shaw-al') -- to ask, inquire">, They ask of</a><a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941. mishpat (mish-pawt') -- judgment"> me judgments</a><a href="/hebrew/6664.htm" title="6664. tsedeq (tseh'-dek) -- rightness, righteousness"> of righteousness</a><a href="/hebrew/7132.htm" title="7132. qrabah (ker-aw-baw') -- an approach">, The drawing near</a><a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430. 'elohiym (el-o-heem') -- God, god"> of God</a><a href="/hebrew/2654.htm" title="2654. chaphets (khaw-fates') -- desire"> they desire:</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/58.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/1875.htm" title="דרשׁ vqi3mp 1875">They seek</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> Me</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="יֹום_1 ncmsa 3117"> day</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="יֹום_1 ncmsa 3117"></a> after day <a href="/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/2654.htm" title="חפץ_1 vqi3mp 2654"> delight</a> <a href="/hebrew/1847.htm" title="דַּעַת_1 ncfsc 1847"> to know</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> My</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="דֶּרֶךְ ncbpc 1870"> ways</a>, <a href="/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp">like</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="גֹּוי ncmsa 1471"> a nation</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"> that</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="עשׂה_1 vqp3ms 6213"> does</a> <a href="/hebrew/6666.htm" title="צְדָקָה ncfsa 6666"> what is right</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> does not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="עזב_1 vqp3ms 5800"> abandon</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="מִשְׁפָּט ncmsc 4941"> the justice</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> of their</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="אֱלֹהִים ncmpc 430"> God</a>. <a href="/hebrew/7592.htm" title="שׁאל vqi3mp 7592">They ask</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ַנִי psv1cs"> Me</a> <a href="/hebrew/6664.htm" title="צֶדֶק ncmsa 6664"> for righteous</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="מִשְׁפָּט ncmpc 4941"> judgments</a>; <a href="/hebrew/2654.htm" title="חפץ_1 vqi3mp 2654">they delight</a> <a href="/hebrew/7132.htm" title="קִרְבָה ncfsc 7132"> in the nearness</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="אֱלֹהִים ncmpa 430"> of God</a>.”</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/isaiah/58.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/1875.htm" title="1875. darash (daw-rash') -- to resort to, seek">"Yet they seek</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117. yowm (yome) -- day">Me day</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117. yowm (yome) -- day">by day</a> <a href="/hebrew/2654a.htm" title="2654a">and delight</a> <a href="/hebrew/1847.htm" title="1847. da'ath (dah'-ath) -- knowledge">to know</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870. derek (deh'-rek) -- way, road, distance, journey, manner">My ways,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471. gowy (go'-ee) -- nation, people">As a nation</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213a.htm" title="6213a">that has done</a> <a href="/hebrew/6666.htm" title="6666. tsdaqah (tsed-aw-kaw') -- righteousness">righteousness</a> <a href="/hebrew/5800a.htm" title="5800a">And has not forsaken</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941. mishpat (mish-pawt') -- judgment">the ordinance</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430. 'elohiym (el-o-heem') -- God, god">of their God.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7592.htm" title="7592. sha'al (shaw-al') -- to ask, inquire">They ask</a> <a href="/hebrew/6664.htm" title="6664. tsedeq (tseh'-dek) -- rightness, righteousness">Me [for] just</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941. mishpat (mish-pawt') -- judgment">decisions,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2654a.htm" title="2654a">They delight</a> <a href="/hebrew/7132.htm" title="7132. qrabah (ker-aw-baw') -- an approach">in the nearness</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430. 'elohiym (el-o-heem') -- God, god">of God.</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/58.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/1875.htm" title="1875. darash (daw-rash') -- to resort to, seek">Yet they seek</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117. yowm (yome) -- day">me daily,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2654.htm" title="2654. chaphets (khaw-fates') -- desire">and delight</a> <a href="/hebrew/1847.htm" title="1847. da'ath (dah'-ath) -- knowledge">to know</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870. derek (deh'-rek) -- way, road, distance, journey, manner">my ways,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471. gowy (go'-ee) -- nation, people">as a nation</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213. asah (aw-saw') -- accomplish">that did</a> <a href="/hebrew/6666.htm" title="6666. tsdaqah (tsed-aw-kaw') -- righteousness">righteousness,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="5800. azab (aw-zab') -- self">and forsook</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941. mishpat (mish-pawt') -- judgment">not the ordinance</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430. 'elohiym (el-o-heem') -- God, god">of their God:</a> <a href="/hebrew/7592.htm" title="7592. sha'al (shaw-al') -- to ask, inquire">they ask</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941. mishpat (mish-pawt') -- judgment">of me the ordinances</a> <a href="/hebrew/6664.htm" title="6664. tsedeq (tseh'-dek) -- rightness, righteousness">of justice;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2654.htm" title="2654. chaphets (khaw-fates') -- desire">they take delight</a> <a href="/hebrew/7132.htm" title="7132. qrabah (ker-aw-baw') -- an approach">in approaching</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430. 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