Isaiah 56:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.

Layeth

Isaiah 56:4

Proverbs 4:13

Ecclesiastes 7:18

Keepeth the

Keepeth his

Romans 12:9

General references

Leviticus 23:3

Deuteronomy 29:9

Bible References

Layeth

For thus, saith Yahweh - Of the eunuchs, Who shall keep my sabbaths, And choose what I delight in, - And lay firm hold on my covenant,

Take fast hold of correction, let her not go, - keep her, for, she, is thy life.

It is well that thou shouldst lay fast hold of this, but, even from the other, do not withdraw thy hand, - for, he that revereth God, shall come forth out of them all.

Keepeth the

If thou turn back. From the sabbath Shy foot, From doing thine own pleasure on my holy day, - And shall call - The sabbath, An exquisite delight, The holy day of Yahweh, A day to be honoured, And so shall honour it rather - Than do thine own ways, Than take thine own pleasure or Than speak thine own word,

Thou thyself, therefore, speak unto the sons of Israel, saying, Surely, my sabbaths, shall ye keep, for, a sign it is betwixt me and you to your generations, that ye may know that I Yahweh do hallow you.

My sabbaths, shall ye observe, And my sanctuary, shall ye revere, - I, am Yahweh.

so I contended with the nobles of Judah, - and said unto them, What is this wicked thing which, ye, are doing, and profaning the sabbath day?

Thus, saith Yahweh, lake heed unto your souls, - And do not bear any burden on the sabbath day, Nor bring it in through the gates of Jerusalem, -

Moreover also my sabbaths, gave I unto them, to become a sign betwixt me and them, - that it might be known that, I, Yahweh, was hallowing them.

Keepeth his

Depart from wickedness and do good, Aim at well-being, and pursue it.

Turn from evil, and do good, and so settle down, unto times age-abiding.

From every way of wickedness, have I withheld my feet, that I might keep thy word.

Decline not, to the right hand or to the left, - Turn away thy foot from wickedness.

A wise man, feareth, and avoideth evil, but, a dullard, is haughty and confident.

By lovingkindness and fidelity, shall iniquity be covered, and, in the revering of Yahweh, is a turning away from wrong.

Your love, be without hypocrisy, - loathing that which is wicked, cleaving to that which is good;

General references

Six days, shall work be done, but, on the seventh day, shall there be a sabbath of sacred rest a holy convocation, no work, shall ye do, - a sabbath, shall it be unto Yahweh, in all your dwellings.

Ye must, therefore, keep the words of this covenant, and do them, - that ye may prosper in all that ye do.