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Isaiah 58:5

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Bible Versions

Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? [is it] to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes [under him]? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD?
Is it such a fast {H6685} that I have chosen {H977}? a day {H3117} for a man {H120} to afflict {H6031} his soul {H5315}? is it to bow down {H3721} his head {H7218} as a bulrush {H100}, and to spread {H3331} sackcloth {H8242} and ashes {H665} under him? wilt thou call {H7121} this {H2088} a fast {H6685}, and an acceptable {H7522} day {H3117} to the LORD {H3068}?
"Is this the sort of fast I want, a day when a person mortifies himself? Is the object to hang your head like a reed and spread sackcloth and ashes under yourself? Is this what you call a fast, a day that pleases ADONAI?
Is this the fast I have chosen: a day for a man to deny himself, to bow his head like a reed, and to spread out sackcloth and ashes? Will you call this a fast and a day acceptable to the LORD?
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?
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