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12 Some of you will rebuild the ancient ruins;(A)
you will restore the foundations laid long ago;(B)
you will be called the repairer of broken walls,
the restorer of streets where people live.

13 ‘If you avoid desecrating the Sabbath,(C)
from doing whatever you want on my holy day;
if you call the Sabbath a delight,
and the holy day of the Lord honourable;
if you honour it, not going your own ways,(D)
seeking your own pleasure, or talking business;[a][b]
14 then you will delight in the Lord,(E)
and I will make you ride over the heights of the land,(F)
and let you enjoy the heritage of your father Jacob.’
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. 58:13 Or idly
  2. 58:13 Lit or speak a word