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Raise your voice like a trumpet. Declare to my people their rebellion and to the descendants of Jacob their sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/58.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Shout with the voice of a trumpet blast. Shout aloud! Don’t be timid. Tell my people Israel of their sins!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/58.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Cry aloud; do not hold back; lift up your voice like a trumpet; declare to my people their transgression, to the house of Jacob their sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/58.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Cry aloud, do not hold back! Raise your voice like a ram’s horn. Declare to My people their transgression and to the house of Jacob their sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/58.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/58.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Cry aloud, spare not; Lift up your voice like a trumpet; Tell My people their transgression, And the house of Jacob their sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/58.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Cry loudly, do not hold back; Raise your voice like a trumpet, And declare to My people their wrongdoing, And to the house of Jacob their sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/58.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Cry loudly, do not hold back; Raise your voice like a trumpet, And declare to My people their transgression And to the house of Jacob their sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/58.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Cry loudly, do not hold back; Raise your voice like a trumpet, And declare to My people their transgression, And to the house of Jacob their sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/58.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Call out from your throat, do not hold back; Raise your voice like a trumpet, And declare to My people their transgression And to the house of Jacob their sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/58.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Cry aloud, do not hold back; Lift up your voice like a trumpet, And declare to My people their transgression And to the house of Jacob their sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/58.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Cry out loudly, don’t hold back! Raise your voice like a ram’s horn. Tell my people their transgression and the house of Jacob their sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/58.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Cry out loudly, don&#8217t hold back! Raise your voice like a trumpet. Tell My people their transgression and the house of Jacob their sins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/58.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and declare unto my people their transgression, and to the house of Jacob their sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/58.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Shout the message! Don't hold back. Say to my people Israel: You've sinned! You've turned against the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/58.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and declare unto my people their transgression, and to the house of Jacob their sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/58.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Cry aloud! Don't hold back! Raise your voice like a ram's horn. Tell my people about their rebellion and the descendants of Jacob about their sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/58.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD says, "Shout as loud as you can! Tell my people Israel about their sins! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/58.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Shout aloud! Don't hold back! Lift up your voice like a trumpet! Declare to my people their rebellions, and to the house of Jacob their sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/58.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Cry aloud, do not hold back! Raise your voice like a ram?s horn. Declare to My people their transgression and to the house of Jacob their sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/58.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Shout loudly! Don't be quiet! Yell as loud as a trumpet! Confront my people with their rebellious deeds; confront Jacob's family with their sin! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/58.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Cry aloud, do not spare, lift up your voice like a trumpet, and declare to my people their disobedience, and to the house of Jacob their sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/58.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/58.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Cry aloud! Don’t spare! Lift up your voice like a trumpet! Declare to my people their disobedience, and to the house of Jacob their sins. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/58.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“Call with the throat, do not restrain, lift up your voice as a horn, "" And declare to My people their transgression, "" And to the house of Jacob their sins;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/58.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Call with the throat, restrain not, As a trumpet lift up thy voice, And declare to My people their transgression, And to the house of Jacob their sins;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/58.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Call with the throat; thou shalt not spare; as a trumpet lift up thy voice, and announce to my people their transgression, and to the house of Jacob their sin.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/58.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />CRY, cease not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their wicked doings, and the house of Jacob their sins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/58.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Cry out! Cease not! Exalt your voice like a trumpet, and announce to my people their wicked acts, and to the house of Jacob their sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/58.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Cry out full-throated and unsparingly, lift up your voice like a trumpet blast; Proclaim to my people their transgression, to the house of Jacob their sins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/58.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Shout out, do not hold back! Lift up your voice like a trumpet! Announce to my people their rebellion, to the house of Jacob their sins.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/58.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />CRY aloud, spare not, lift up your voice like a trumpet and show my people their transgressions, and the house of Jacob their sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/58.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Call with your throat and have no pity, and lift up your voice like a trumpet, and show my people their evil, and the house of Yaqob their sins<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/58.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Cry aloud, spare not, Lift up thy voice like a horn, And declare unto My people their transgression, And to the house of Jacob their sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/58.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Cry aloud, and spare not; lift up thy voice as with a trumpet, and declare to my people their sins, and to the house of Jacob their iniquities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/58-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=12802" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/58.htm">True Fasts and Sabbaths</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: qə·rā (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">“Cry</a> <a href="/hebrew/1627.htm" title="1627: ḇə·ḡā·rō·wn (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Neck, throat. Or garon; from garar; the throat.">aloud,</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/2820.htm" title="2820: taḥ·śōḵ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To withhold, refrain. A primitive root; to restrain or Refrain; by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve; also to observe.">hold back!</a> <a href="/hebrew/7311.htm" title="7311: hā·rêm (V-Hifil-Imp-ms) -- To be high or exalted, rise. A primitive root; to be high actively, to rise or raise.">Raise</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: qō·w·le·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">your voice</a> <a href="/hebrew/7782.htm" title="7782: kaš·šō·w·p̄ār (Prep-k, Art:: N-ms) -- A horn (for blowing). Or shophar; from shaphar in the original sense of incising; a cornet or curved horn.">like a ram’s horn.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046: wə·hag·gêḏ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-Imp-ms) -- To be conspicuous. ">Declare</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: lə·‘am·mî (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">to My people</a> <a href="/hebrew/6588.htm" title="6588: piš·‘ām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Transgression. From pasha'; a revolt.">their transgression</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: ū·lə·ḇêṯ (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">and to the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ya·‘ă·qōḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">of Jacob</a> <a href="/hebrew/2403.htm" title="2403: ḥaṭ·ṭō·ṯām (N-fpc:: 3mp) -- Or chattacth; from chata'; an offence, and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also an offender.">their sins.</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>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.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-17.htm">Jeremiah 6:17</a></span><br />I appointed watchmen over you and said, ‘Listen for the sound of the ram’s horn.’ But they answered, ‘We will not listen!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/3-17.htm">Ezekiel 3:17-19</a></span><br />“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me. / If I say to the wicked man, ‘You will surely die,’ but you do not warn him or speak out to warn him from his wicked way to save his life, that wicked man will die in his iniquity, and I will hold you responsible for his blood. / But if you warn a wicked man and he does not turn from his wickedness and his wicked way, he will die in his iniquity, but you will have saved yourself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-8.htm">Micah 3:8</a></span><br />As for me, however, I am filled with power by the Spirit of the LORD, with justice and courage, to declare to Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/8-1.htm">Hosea 8:1</a></span><br />Put the ram’s horn to your lips! An eagle looms over the house of the LORD, because the people have transgressed My covenant and rebelled against My law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/1-17.htm">Jeremiah 1:17</a></span><br />Get yourself ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them, or I will terrify you before them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/33-7.htm">Ezekiel 33:7-9</a></span><br />As for you, O son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; so hear the word from My mouth and give them the warning from Me. / If I say to the wicked, ‘O wicked man, you will surely die,’ but you do not speak out to dissuade him from his way, then that wicked man will die in his iniquity, yet I will hold you accountable for his blood. / But if you warn the wicked man to turn from his way, and he does not turn from it, he will die in his iniquity, but you will have saved your life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/3-7.htm">Amos 3:7-8</a></span><br />Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets. / The lion has roared—who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken—who will not prophesy?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-1.htm">Joel 2:1</a></span><br />Blow the ram’s horn in Zion; sound the alarm on My holy mountain! Let all who dwell in the land tremble, for the Day of the LORD is coming; indeed, it is near—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-5.htm">Jeremiah 4:5</a></span><br />Announce in Judah, proclaim in Jerusalem, and say: “Blow the ram’s horn throughout the land. Cry aloud and say, ‘Assemble yourselves and let us flee to the fortified cities.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/11-6.htm">Jeremiah 11:6</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to me, “Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying: Hear the words of this covenant and carry them out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/3-7.htm">Matthew 3:7-8</a></span><br />But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? / Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-13.htm">Matthew 23:13-15</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter. / Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter. / Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-7.htm">Luke 3:7-9</a></span><br />Then John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? / Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. / The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-31.htm">Acts 20:31</a></span><br />Therefore be alert and remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/4-2.htm">2 Timothy 4:2</a></span><br />Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Cry aloud, spare not, lift up your voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.</p><p class="hdg">aloud.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/56-10.htm">Isaiah 56:10</a></b></br> His watchmen <i>are</i> blind: they are all ignorant, they <i>are</i> all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/40-9.htm">Psalm 40:9,10</a></b></br> I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/1-7.htm">Jeremiah 1:7-10,17-19</a></b></br> But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I <i>am</i> a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak… </p><p class="hdg">lift up</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/40-9.htm">Isaiah 40:9,10</a></b></br> O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift <i>it</i> up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God! … </p><p class="hdg">like</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/27-13.htm">Isaiah 27:13</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass in that day, <i>that</i> the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall worship the LORD in the holy mount at Jerusalem.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/8-1.htm">Hosea 8:1</a></b></br> <i>Set</i> the trumpet to thy mouth. <i>He shall come</i> as an eagle against the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/1-10.htm">Revelation 1:10</a></b></br> I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/54-1.htm">Aloud</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-14.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-13.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-12.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-4.htm">Disobedience</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-12.htm">Doings</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-17.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-6.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-13.htm">Horn</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-7.htm">House</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-26.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-8.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-20.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-14.htm">Raise</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-4.htm">Rebellion</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-9.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-1.htm">Shout</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-9.htm">Show</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-7.htm">Sounding</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-2.htm">Spare</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-14.htm">Throat</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-4.htm">Transgression</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-13.htm">Trumpet</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-8.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/65-14.htm">Aloud</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-9.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-9.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-19.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-20.htm">Disobedience</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-2.htm">Doings</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-4.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-1.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-5.htm">Horn</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-7.htm">House</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-14.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-19.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-1.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-12.htm">Raise</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-13.htm">Rebellion</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-6.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-7.htm">Shout</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-6.htm">Show</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-2.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-15.htm">Sounding</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-14.htm">Spare</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-25.htm">Throat</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-20.htm">Transgression</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-5.htm">Trumpet</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-4.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 58</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/58-1.htm">The prophet, being sent to reprove hypocrisy, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/58-3.htm">shows the difference between a counterfeit fast and a true</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/58-8.htm">He declares what promises are due unto godliness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/58-13.htm">And to the keeping of the Sabbath</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><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'; 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The prophet is instructed to speak with clarity and without fear, reflecting the seriousness of the message. This mirrors the role of prophets throughout the Bible, who were often called to deliver difficult truths to God's people, regardless of the potential backlash or personal cost. The call to "not hold back" suggests the importance of full disclosure of God's word, reminiscent of Ezekiel's role as a watchman (<a href="/ezekiel/3-17.htm">Ezekiel 3:17-19</a>).<p><b>Raise your voice like a ram’s horn.</b><br>The ram's horn, or shofar, was used in ancient Israel for various purposes, including calling people to worship, signaling the start of festivals, or warning of impending danger. Its sound was loud and unmistakable, symbolizing the need for the message to be heard clearly by all. This imagery underscores the urgency and importance of the message, akin to the call to repentance and preparation for the Day of Atonement (<a href="/leviticus/23-24.htm">Leviticus 23:24</a>).<p><b>Declare to My people their transgression</b><br>The term "My people" indicates a covenant relationship between God and Israel. The focus on "transgression" highlights the breach of this covenant, where the people have strayed from God's laws and commands. This call to declare their transgressions is a common prophetic theme, seen in the ministries of prophets like Jeremiah and Amos, who were tasked with calling Israel back to faithfulness (<a href="/jeremiah/2-19.htm">Jeremiah 2:19</a>, <a href="/amos/3-2.htm">Amos 3:2</a>).<p><b>and to the house of Jacob their sins.</b><br>The "house of Jacob" refers to the descendants of Jacob, or Israel, emphasizing their identity as God's chosen people. The mention of "sins" points to specific acts of disobedience and moral failings. This phrase serves as a reminder of the historical and spiritual heritage of the Israelites, who are called to live in accordance with God's statutes. The dual mention of "transgression" and "sins" underscores the comprehensive nature of their wrongdoing, necessitating a call to repentance similar to that found in the messages of John the Baptist and Jesus Christ (<a href="/matthew/3-2.htm">Matthew 3:2</a>, <a href="/mark/1-15.htm">Mark 1:15</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book bearing his name. He served as a prophet in Judah during the reigns of several kings and is known for his messages of both judgment and hope.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_house_of_jacob.htm">The House of Jacob</a></b><br>Refers to the descendants of Jacob, also known as Israel. This term is often used to address the nation of Israel collectively, emphasizing their covenant relationship with God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/transgression_and_sin.htm">Transgression and Sin</a></b><br>These terms highlight the moral and spiritual failings of the people. "Transgression" (Hebrew: pesha) often implies rebellion or a breach of trust, while "sin" (Hebrew: chatta'ah) refers to missing the mark or falling short of God's standards.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_prophet.htm">The Role of the Prophet</a></b><br>Prophets are called to speak God's truth boldly, without holding back, even when the message is difficult or unpopular.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a></b><br>Recognizing and confessing transgressions and sins is crucial for spiritual renewal and restoration with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_the_voice.htm">The Power of the Voice</a></b><br>Just as a trumpet is loud and clear, our voices should be used to proclaim truth and righteousness in a world that often prefers silence on moral issues.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_love_in_correction.htm">God's Love in Correction</a></b><br>God's call to declare transgressions is an act of love, aiming to bring His people back to a right relationship with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_accountability.htm">Community Accountability</a></b><br>The message is directed to the "house of Jacob," indicating that communities, not just individuals, are accountable to God's standards.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_58.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 58</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/common_questions_on_jewish_traditions.htm">What are common questions about Jewish traditions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_judaism's_core_beliefs.htm">What are the core beliefs and practices of Judaism?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_extra-biblical_proof_of_isaiah_27_13.htm">If Isaiah 27:13 predicts a grand return of exiles, why are there no extra-biblical accounts confirming a major regathering at that specific time?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_jesus_unify_the_bible.htm">How does Jesus connect all biblical narratives together?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/58.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>LVIII.</span><p>(1) <span class= "bld">Cry aloud . . .</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">with the throat, i.e., </span>with no faint whisper as from stammering lips, but with full strength of voice. The work of the preacher of repentance is not to be done slightly or by speaking smooth things (comp. <a href="/context/ezekiel/13-10.htm" title="Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, see, others daubed it with untempered mortar:">Ezekiel 13:10-15</a>). The "trumpet" of the next clause emphasises the thought yet further.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/58.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 1-12.</span> - FORMALISM REBUKED AND INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN WITH RESPECT TO FASTING. As in the last section, so here, the prophet's eye seems to rest upon his contemporaries rather than upon the exiles; and to note the vices of the time, which have a general resemblance to those rebuked in ch. 1. The whole Law seems to be in force, and the People to make a show of keeping it, and to complain that they are not properly rewarded for their religiousness. God tears the mask from their face, and shows the difference between true religion and the pretence of it. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Cry aloud</span>; literally, <span class="accented">cry from the throat</span>; "a plein gosier," as Calvin says. The command is addressed to the prophet by Jehovah, who will have him warn the people in such sort as to compel their attention. Lift up thy voice like a trumpet (comp. <a href="/hosea/8-1.htm">Hosea 8:1</a>; <a href="/joel/2-1.htm">Joel 2:1</a>). The trumpet gives a note of alarm. <span class="cmt_word">Show my people their transgression</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "show them how they are especially offending me at this time" (see <a href="/micah/3-8.htm">Micah 3:8</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/58-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“Cry</span><br /><span class="heb">קְרָ֤א</span> <span class="translit">(qə·rā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">aloud,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְגָרוֹן֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·ḡā·rō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1627.htm">Strong's 1627: </a> </span><span class="str2">Neck, throat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">do not</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hold back!</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּחְשֹׂ֔ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(taḥ·śōḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2820.htm">Strong's 2820: </a> </span><span class="str2">To restrain, refrain, to refuse, spare, preserve, to observe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Raise</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרֵ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(hā·rêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7311.htm">Strong's 7311: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be high actively, to rise, raise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your voice</span><br /><span class="heb">קוֹלֶ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(qō·w·le·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like a trumpet.</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּשּׁוֹפָ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(kaš·šō·w·p̄ār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7782.htm">Strong's 7782: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cornet, curved horn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Declare</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַגֵּ֤ד</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hag·gêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm">Strong's 5046: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be conspicuous</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to My people</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעַמִּי֙</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘am·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their transgression</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּשְׁעָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(piš·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6588.htm">Strong's 6588: </a> </span><span class="str2">Transgression</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and to the house</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְבֵ֥ית</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·ḇêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Jacob</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲקֹ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·qōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their sins.</span><br /><span class="heb">חַטֹּאתָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥaṭ·ṭō·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2403.htm">Strong's 2403: </a> </span><span class="str2">An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/58-1.htm">Isaiah 58:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/58-1.htm">Isaiah 58:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/58-1.htm">Isaiah 58:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/58-1.htm">Isaiah 58:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/58-1.htm">Isaiah 58:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/58-1.htm">Isaiah 58:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/58-1.htm">Isaiah 58:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/58-1.htm">Isaiah 58:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/58-1.htm">Isaiah 58:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/58-1.htm">Isaiah 58:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/58-1.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 58:1 Cry aloud don't spare lift up your (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/57-21.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 57:21"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 57:21" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/58-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 58:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 58:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>