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Isaiah 58:4-6
Names of God Bible
Isaiah 58:4-6
Names of God Bible
4 Don’t you see that when you fast,
you quarrel and fight and beat your workers?
The way you fast today keeps you from being heard in heaven.
5 Is this the kind of fasting I have chosen?
Should people humble themselves for only a day?
Is fasting just bowing your head like a cattail
and making your bed from sackcloth and ashes?
Is this what you call fasting?
Is this an acceptable day to Yahweh?
6 This is the kind of fasting I have chosen:
Loosen the chains of wickedness,
untie the straps of the yoke,[a]
let the oppressed go free,
and break every yoke.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 58:6 A yoke is a wooden bar placed over the necks of work animals so that they can pull plows or carts.
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