Isaiah 58:2

The Scriptures 1998

“Yet they seek Me day by day, and delight to know My ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and did not forsake the right-ruling of their Elohim. They ask of Me rulings of righteousness, they delight in drawing near to Elohim.

Cross References

Psalm 119:15

I meditate on Your orders, And regard Your ways.

Psalm 119:151

You are near, O יהוה, And all Your commands are truth.

Psalm 119:87

They almost made an end of me on earth, But I, I did not forsake Your orders.

Proverbs 15:8

The slaughtering of the wrong ones Is an abomination to יהוה, But the prayer of the straight is His delight.

Isaiah 1:28

And the destruction of transgressors and of sinners is together, and those who forsake יהוה  shall be consumed.

Isaiah 1:4

Alas, sinning nation, a people loaded with crookedness, a seed of evil-doers, sons acting corruptly! They have forsaken יהוה, they have provoked the Set-apart One of Yisra’ĕ

Isaiah 29:13

And יהוה  says, “Because this people has drawn near with its mouth, and with its lips they have esteemed Me, and it has kept its heart far from Me, and their fear of Me has become a command of men that is taught!

Isaiah 42:20

“You see much, but do not observe; ears are open, but do not hear.”

Isaiah 57:12

“Let Me declare your righteousness and your works, for they do not profit you.

Isaiah 57:3

“But come here, you sons of the sorceress, you offspring of the adulterer and the whore!

Isaiah 59:13

transgressing, and being untrue to יהוה, and turning away from our Elohim, speaking oppression and apostasy, conceiving and pondering words of falsehood from the heart.

Jeremiah 42:2

and said to Yirmeyahu the prophet, “We beg you, let our petition be acceptable to you, and pray for us to יהוה  your Elohim, for all this remnant, for we are few left of many, as your eyes see us.

Jeremiah 42:20

“For you deceived yourselves when you sent me to יהוה  your Elohim, saying, ‘Pray for us to יהוה  our Elohim, and according to all that יהוה  your Elohim says, so declare to us and we shall do it.’

Jeremiah 7:10

“And you came and stood before Me in this house which is called by My Name, and said, ‘We have been delivered’ – in order to do all these abominations!

Jeremiah 7:9

stealing, murdering, and committing adultery, and swearing falsely, and burning incense to Baʽ

Ezekiel 20:3

“Son of man, speak to the elders of Yisra’ĕ

Amos 5:18

Woe to you who are longing for the day of יהוה! What does the day of יהוה  mean to you? It is darkness, and not light,

Mark 12:14

And when they came, they said to Him, “Teacher, we know that You are true, and it does not concern You about anyone, for You are not partial to any, but teach the way of Elohim in truth. Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?

Mark 6:20

for Herodes feared Yoḥ

John 5:35

“He was the burning and shining lamp, and for a while you wished to rejoice in his light.

Titus 1:16

They profess to know Elohim, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unfit for any good work.

James 4:8

Draw near to Elohim and He shall draw near to you. Cleanse hands, sinners. And cleanse the hearts, you double-minded!