The Hebrew Prophets: Selections Annotated & Explained by Rabbi Rami Shapiro

Author:Rabbi Rami Shapiro
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: SkyLight Paths Publishing
Published: 2011-03-17T16:00:00+00:00

53

The One Who Is says:

If you refrain from trampling the Sabbath,

if you set aside My holy day and free yourself from chasing profit;

if you call the Sabbath a “delight” and an “honor”;

if you cherish it by setting aside your own affairs

by not pursuing money,

by not discussing business,

then you can delight in Me.1

—Isaiah 58:13–14

From Despair…

…to Joy

54

The One Who Is says:

Listen to Me, you devourers of the needy, murderers of the poor!…

You withhold produce from market to force the prices to rise;

you hoard crops during the Sabbatical year;1

you rig your scales and doctor your measures;

you sell chaff as wheat and gouge the poor with unfair prices;

you impoverish the needy for the price of sandals.

I will never forget your actions….

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