Isaiah 58:13
If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:
Context
This verse from Isaiah Chapter 58 connects to 10 cross-references. Critique of fasting performed hypocritically while practicing oppression. The true fast God chooses is to loose unjust bonds, free the oppressed, share bread with the hungry, and bring homeless poor into the house. Then light will break forth and the …
Other Translations
If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, and the holy of Jehovah honorable; and shalt honor it, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:
If thou dost turn from the sabbath thy foot, Doing thine own pleasure on My holy day, And hast cried to the sabbath, `A delight,' To the holy of Jehovah, `Honoured,' And hast honoured it, without doing thine own ways, Without finding thine own pleasure, And speaking a word.
If you keep the Sabbath with care, not doing your business on my holy day; and if the Sabbath seems to you a delight, and the new moon of the Lord a thing to be honoured; and if you give respect to him by not doing your business, or going after your pleasure, or saying unholy words;
Cross References
And they received of Moses all the offering, which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the …
And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whose heart the Lord had put wisdom, even …
It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the Lord made …
Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign …
For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested …
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the Lord thy God brought thee …
Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee.
Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the Lord, to serve him, and to love the name …
Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the …