Yesaya 58:2-3

58:2 They seek me day after day;

they want to know my requirements, ¹ 

like a nation that does what is right

and does not reject the law of their God.

They ask me for just decrees;

they want to be near God.

58:3 They lament, ²  ‘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, ³ 

you oppress your workers. ⁴ 

Yesaya 65:5

65:5 They say, ‘Keep to yourself!

Don’t get near me, for I am holier than you!’

These people are like smoke in my nostrils,

like a fire that keeps burning all day long.

[58:2]  ¹ tn Heb “ways” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV, TEV); NLT “my laws.”

[58:3]  ² tn The words “they lament” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

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

[58:3]  ⁴ tn Or perhaps, “debtors.” See HALOT 865 s.v. * עָצֵב.