Verse 5

Isaiah 58:5

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5 Is such the fast that I have chosen? the day for a man to afflict his soul? Is it to bow down his head as a rush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to Jehovah?

Original Language Text

hebrew

הֲ/כָ/זֶ֗ה יִֽהְיֶה֙ צ֣וֹם אֶבְחָרֵ֔/הוּ י֛וֹם עַנּ֥וֹת אָדָ֖ם נַפְשׁ֑/וֹ הֲ/לָ/כֹ֨ף כְּ/אַגְמֹ֜ן רֹאשׁ֗/וֹ וְ/שַׂ֤ק וָ/אֵ֨פֶר֙ יַצִּ֔יעַ הֲ/לָ/זֶה֙ תִּקְרָא צ֔וֹם וְ/י֥וֹם רָצ֖וֹן לַ/יהוָֽה

English Translation

Is this the fast I have chosen, a day for a man to afflict his soul? Is it to bow down his head like a bulrush and to spread sackcloth and ashes? Will you call this a fast, and a day of favor to the Lord?

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Chapter 58 Context

1 Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and declare unto my people their transgressi... Focus ↗

2 Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways: as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook... Focus ↗

3 Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and th... Focus ↗

4 Behold, ye fast for strife and contention, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye fast not thi... Focus ↗

5 Is such the fast that I have chosen? the day for a man to afflict his soul? Is it to bow down his he...

6 Is not this the fast that I have chosen: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the bands of the... Focus ↗

7 Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy hou... Focus ↗

8 Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thy healing shall spring forth speedily; and th... Focus ↗

9 Then shalt thou call, and Jehovah will answer; thou shalt cry, and he will say, Here I am. If thou t... Focus ↗

10 and if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul: then shall thy light ri... Focus ↗

11 and Jehovah will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in dry places, and make strong thy bon... Focus ↗

12 And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places; thou shalt raise up the foundations... Focus ↗

13 If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sa... Focus ↗

14 then shalt thou delight thyself in Jehovah; and I will make thee to ride upon the high places of the... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: Isaiah
Chapter: Chapter 58 (14 verses)
Version: American Standard Version Byzantine Text

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