Isaiah 58:3

58:3 They lament, ¹  ‘Why don’t you notice when we fast?

Why don’t you pay attention when we humble ourselves?’

Look, at the same time you fast, you satisfy your selfish desires, ² 

you oppress your workers. ³ 

Isaiah 58:10

58:10 You must ⁴  actively help the hungry

and feed the oppressed. ⁵ 

Then your light will dispel the darkness, ⁶ 

and your darkness will be transformed into noonday. ⁷ 

[58:3]  ¹ tn The words “they lament” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[58:3]  ² tn Heb “you find pleasure”; NASB “you find your desire.”

[58:3]  ³ tn Or perhaps, “debtors.” See HALOT 865 s.v. * עָצֵב.

[58:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “if you.” See the note on “you must” in v. 9b.

[58:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “If you furnish for the hungry [with] your being, and the appetite of the oppressed you satisfy.”

[58:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “will rise in the darkness.”

[58:10]  ⁷ tn Heb “and your darkness [will be] like noonday.”