Isaiah 58:13 — “If you turn back your foot from [unnecessary travel on] the Sabbath,
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Read Isaiah 58:13 (Amplified Bible) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Isaiah 58.13, Isaiah 58v13, Es. 58:13. “If you turn back your foot from [unnecessary travel on] the Sabbath,
From doing your own pleasure on My holy day,
And call the Sabbath a [spiritual] delight, and the ho…
Other reference formats: Isaiah 58.13, Isaiah 58v13, Es. 58:13.
13 “If you turn back your foot from [unnecessary travel on] the Sabbath,
From doing your own pleasure on My holy day,
And call the Sabbath a [spiritual] delight, and the holy day of the Lord honorable,
And honor it, not going your own way
Or engaging in your own pleasure
Or speaking your own [idle] words,
Passage themes
Retenir son pied — Si tu retiens ton pied, pendant le sabbat
Le sabbat, un plaisir — si tu considères le sabbat comme un plaisir
Notes and references
The ancient rabbis established strict limits for travel on the Sabbath, excepting unintentional violations and religious errands. This verse became a rabbinic proof text to rule on whether a person who had put one foot beyond the Sabbath limit for his city could reenter the city. But the Hebrew tex…