Isaiah 58:2 in Other Translations
King James Version (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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Though they make prayer to me every day, and take pleasure in the knowledge of my ways: like a nation which has done righteousness, and has not given up the rules of their God, they make requests to me for the right orders, it is their delight to come near to God.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that doeth righteousness, and hath not forsaken the ordinance of their God; they ask of me the ordinances of righteousness, they take delight in approaching to God:
World English Bible (WEB)
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.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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:
| daily, me | וְאוֹתִ֗י | wĕʾôtî | veh-oh-TEE |
| Yet seek | י֥וֹם | yôm | yome |
| they | יוֹם֙ | yôm | yome |
| to know | יִדְרֹשׁ֔וּן | yidrōšûn | yeed-roh-SHOON |
| ways, my | וְדַ֥עַת | wĕdaʿat | veh-DA-at |
| delight and | דְּרָכַ֖י | dĕrākay | deh-ra-HAI |
| as a nation | יֶחְפָּצ֑וּן | yeḥpāṣûn | yek-pa-TSOON |
| that | כְּג֞וֹי | kĕgôy | keh-ɡOY |
| righteousness, | אֲשֶׁר | ʾăšer | uh-SHER |
| did | צְדָקָ֣ה | ṣĕdāqâ | tseh-da-KA |
| ordinance the | עָשָׂ֗ה | ʿāśâ | ah-SA |
| their | וּמִשְׁפַּ֤ט | ûmišpaṭ | oo-meesh-PAHT |
| of God: | אֱלֹהָיו֙ | ʾĕlōhāyw | ay-loh-hav |
| not forsook and | לֹ֣א | lōʾ | loh |
| they ask | עָזָ֔ב | ʿāzāb | ah-ZAHV |
| ordinances the me of | יִשְׁאָל֙וּנִי֙ | yišʾālûniy | yeesh-ah-LOO-NEE |
| of justice; | מִשְׁפְּטֵי | mišpĕṭê | meesh-peh-TAY |
| approaching in to | צֶ֔דֶק | ṣedeq | TSEH-dek |
| God. delight | קִרְבַ֥ת | qirbat | keer-VAHT |
| they take | אֱלֹהִ֖ים | ʾĕlōhîm | ay-loh-HEEM |
| יֶחְפָּצֽוּן׃ | yeḥpāṣûn | yek-pa-TSOON |