Isaiah 58:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 58:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 58:2 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance o..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 58:2 — 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.”
— Isaiah 58:2 (KJV)
Isaiah 58:2 in Context — About the Book of Isaiah
Isaiah is the prince of prophets — soaring visions of God's holiness, searing warnings, and the Old Testament's clearest portraits of the coming Messiah: born of a virgin, wounded for our transgressions, a man of sorrows. Comfort and strength for the weary run through every chapter.
Cross-References for Isaiah 58:2
“And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 58:2: seek, know, nation
“And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king:”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 58:2: yet, know, god
“Know ye not what I and my fathers have done unto all the people of other lands? were the gods of the nations of those lands any ways able to deliver their lands out of mine hand?”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 58:2: know, ways, nation
“Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 58:2: yet, seek, know
“And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth. residue: or, excellency godly...: Heb. seed of God treacherously: or, unfaithfully”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 58:2: yet, seek, god
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