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11 And the Lord will guide you continually,
    and satisfy your soul in parched places,[a]
        and they[b] will strengthen your bones;
and you’ll be like a watered garden,
    like a spring of water,
        whose waters never fail.
12 And your people will rebuild the ancient ruins;
    You’ll raise up the age-old foundations,[c]
and people will call you[d] ‘Repairer of Broken Walls,’
    ‘Restorer of Streets to Live In.’

13 “If you keep your feet from trampling the Sabbath,
    from[e] pursuing your own interests on my holy day,
if you call the Sabbath a delight
    and[f] the Lord’s holy day honorable;
and if you honor it by not going your own ways[g]
    and[h] seeking your own pleasure or speaking merely idle[i] words,

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 58:11 1QIsaa spells the word places incorrectly
  2. Isaiah 58:11 So 1QIsaa 1QIsab; MT reads he; LXX reads and your bones will be strengthened
  3. Isaiah 58:12 Lit. the foundations of many generations
  4. Isaiah 58:12 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT LXX read you will be called
  5. Isaiah 58:13 So 1QIsaa 4QIsan; 1QIsab MT lack from
  6. Isaiah 58:13 So 1QIsaa 1QIsab 4QIsan; MT LXX lack and
  7. Isaiah 58:13 So 1QIsaa 4QIsan MT; 1QIsab reads way
  8. Isaiah 58:13 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT lack and
  9. Isaiah 58:13 1QIsaa 1QIsab 4QIsan MT LXX lack merely idle

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.

13 “If you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath(J)
    and from doing as you please on my holy day,
if you call the Sabbath a delight(K)
    and the Lord’s holy day honorable,
and if you honor it by not going your own way
    and not doing as you please or speaking idle words,(L)

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