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Isaiah 58:2

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.”

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְאוֹתִ֗יve.'o.Tiand <obj.> meH853 →
י֥וֹםYomdayH3117 →
יוֹם֙yOmdayH3117 →
יִדְרֹשׁ֔וּןyid.ro.Shunthey seek !H1875 →
וְדַ֥עַתve.Da.'atand [the] knowledge ofH1847 →
דְּרָכַ֖יde.ra.Khaiways myH1870 →
יֶחְפָּצ֑וּןyech.pa.Tzunthey desire !H2654 →
כְּג֞וֹיke.Goylike a nationH1471 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whichH834 →
צְדָקָ֣הtze.da.KahrighteousnessH6666 →
עָשָׂ֗ה'a.Sahit has doneH6213 →
וּמִשְׁפַּ֤טu.mish.Patand [the] judgment ofH4941 →
אֱלֹהָיו֙'e.lo.HavGod itsH430 →
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
עָזָ֔ב'a.Zavit has forsakenH5800 →
יִשְׁאָל֙וּנִי֙yish.'a.Lu.nithey ask meH7592 →
מִשְׁפְּטֵי־mish.pe.tei-judgments ofH4941 →
צֶ֔דֶקTze.dekrighteousnessH6664 →
קִרְבַ֥תkir.Vat[the] approach ofH7132 →
אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimGodH430 →
יֶחְפָּצֽוּן׃yech.pa.Tzunthey desire !H2654 →

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Titus 1:16They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.Isaiah 29:13Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.John 4:23But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him.Matthew 15:7–9You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:Matthew 13:20The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.Matthew 25:3The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil.Romans 13:2Consequently, whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.1 Peter 2:1–2Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.James 1:21–22Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.Mark 4:16–17Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.Psalms 119:87They almost wiped me from the earth, but I have not forsaken Your precepts.Luke 13:26Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’Mark 12:14“Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and seek favor from no one. Indeed, You are impartial and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay them or not?”Hebrews 6:4–6It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit,1 Samuel 15:21–25The troops took sheep and cattle from the plunder, the best of the things devoted to destruction, in order to sacrifice them to the LORD your God at Gilgal.”Ezekiel 33:30–33As for you, son of man, your people are talking about you near the city walls and in the doorways of their houses. One speaks to another, each saying to his brother, ‘Come and hear the message that has come from the LORD!’Ezekiel 33:30As for you, son of man, your people are talking about you near the city walls and in the doorways of their houses. One speaks to another, each saying to his brother, ‘Come and hear the message that has come from the LORD!’Luke 8:13The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away.

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The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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