If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:
If you keep your feet from trampling on the Sabbath by not doing whatever you want on my holy day, and if you call the Sabbath a delight and honor the LORD's holy day as something precious—if you honor him by not going your own way, not seeking your own pleasure, and not speaking idle words:
God is asking his people to truly honor the Sabbath by setting aside their own desires and treating it as a special, delightful day dedicated to him.
📚 Historical Context
Isaiah was writing to the Jewish people during a time when they had returned from exile but were struggling with spiritual apathy and going through the motions of religious observance. The Sabbath had become just another day for many, rather than the sacred day of rest and worship God intended it to be.
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