Isaiah 58:11-13
Amplified Bible
11
“And the Lord will continually guide you,
And satisfy your soul in scorched and dry places,
And give strength to your bones;
And you will be like a watered garden,
And like a spring of water whose waters do not fail.
12
“And your people will rebuild the ancient ruins;
You will raise up and restore the age-old foundations [of buildings that have been laid waste];
You will be called Repairer of the Breach,
Restorer of Streets [a]with Dwellings.
Keeping the Sabbath
13
“If you turn back your foot from [[b]unnecessary travel on] the Sabbath,
From doing your own pleasure on My holy day,
And call the Sabbath a [spiritual] delight, and the holy day of the Lord honorable,
And honor it, not going your own way
Or [c]engaging in your own pleasure
Or speaking your own [idle] words,
Footnotes
- Isaiah 58:12 Lit to dwell.
- Isaiah 58:13 The ancient rabbis established strict limits for travel on the Sabbath, excepting unintentional violations and religious errands. This verse became a rabbinic proof text to rule on whether a person who had put one foot beyond the Sabbath limit for his city could reenter the city. But the Hebrew text may not refer to travel at all; turn back your foot from the Sabbath can be interpreted as an idiom referring to keeping oneself from violating the Sabbath in other ways.
- Isaiah 58:13 Lit finding.
Isaiah 58:11-13
New International Version
11 The Lord will guide(A) you always;
he will satisfy your needs(B) in a sun-scorched land(C)
and will strengthen(D) your frame.
You will be like a well-watered garden,(E)
like a spring(F) whose waters never fail.
12 Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins(G)
and will raise up the age-old foundations;(H)
you will be called Repairer of Broken Walls,(I)
Restorer of Streets with Dwellings.
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