“‘If you refrain
From trampling the Sabbath,
Then you shall take delight in Yahweh.
If you refrain
From pursing your own interests
On my holy day,
Then you shall take delight in Yahweh.
If you call the Sabbath a delight
Then you shall take delight in Yahweh.
If you call the holy day of Yahweh honorable
Then you shall take delight in Yahweh.
If you honor it,
Not going your own ways,
Nor seeking your own interests,
Nor pursuing your own affairs,
Then you shall take delight in Yahweh.
I will make you ride
Upon the heights of the earth.
I will feed you
With the heritage of your ancestor Jacob.’
The mouth of Yahweh has spoken.”
This chapter of Third Isaiah ends with an oracle from Yahweh about the Sabbath. They had to refrain from trampling the Sabbath and pursuing their own interests on this holy day. If they delighted and honored the Sabbath, they would surely delight in Yahweh. As long as they were not pursuing their own affairs and interests on the Sabbath, Yahweh would make them ride to the heights of the earth. They would be part of the heritage of their ancestor Jacob.