Isaiah 58:2
Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways. As a nation that did righteousness, and didn’t forsake the ordinance of their God, they ask of me righteous judgments. They delight to draw near to God.This verse in the real world
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In what words
- קְרָבָהqᵉrâbâhapproach
- חָפֵץchâphêtsproperly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to b
- דַּעַתdaʻathknowledge
- צֶדֶקtsedeqthe right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
- צְדָקָהtsᵉdâqâhrightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue)
- דָּרַשׁdârashproperly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication,
- שָׁאַלshâʼalto inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
- עָזַבʻâzabto loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Tit 1:16, Isa 29:13, Mat 15:7–9, 1Pe 2:1–2, Mrk 4:16–17, Jas 1:21–22, 1Sa 15:21–25, Ezk 33:30–33