Isaiah 58:2 — Bible Verse (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.”
Isaiah 58:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Isaiah 58:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Isaiah 58:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Isaiah 58:2 — World English Bible
Isaiah 58:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Isaiah 58:2 — American Standard Version
Isaiah 58:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Seeing--Me day by day they seek, And the knowledge of My ways they desire, As a nation that righteousness hath done, And the judgment of its God hath not forsaken, They ask of me judgments of righteousness, The drawing near of God they desire:”
Isaiah 58:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Isaiah 58:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that doeth righteousness, and hath not forsaken the ordinance of theirGod; they ask of me the ordinances of righteousness, they take delight in approaching toGod: ”
Isaiah 58:2 — Darby Translation
Isaiah 58:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Yet they seeke me dayly, and will knowe my wayes, euen as a nation that did righteously, and had not forsaken the statutes of their God: they aske of me the ordinances of iustice: they wil drawe neere vnto God, saying,”
Isaiah 58:2 — Geneva Bible
Isaiah 58:2 in Context — Isaiah 58
1 Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.
2 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.
3 Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.
4 Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.
What Does Isaiah 58:2 Mean?
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