Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? New Living Translation “No, this is the kind of fasting I want: Free those who are wrongly imprisoned; lighten the burden of those who work for you. Let the oppressed go free, and remove the chains that bind people. English Standard Version “Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? Berean Standard Bible Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and tear off every yoke? King James Bible Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? New King James Version “Is this not the fast that I have chosen: To loose the bonds of wickedness, To undo the heavy burdens, To let the oppressed go free, And that you break every yoke? New American Standard Bible “Is this not the fast that I choose: To release the bonds of wickedness, To undo the ropes of the yoke, And to let the oppressed go free, And break every yoke? NASB 1995 “Is this not the fast which I choose, To loosen the bonds of wickedness, To undo the bands of the yoke, And to let the oppressed go free And break every yoke? NASB 1977 “Is this not the fast which I choose, To loosen the bonds of wickedness, To undo the bands of the yoke, And to let the oppressed go free, And break every yoke? Legacy Standard Bible Is this not the fast which I choose, To loosen the bonds of wickedness, To release the bands of the yoke, And to let the oppressed go free And break every yoke? Amplified Bible “[Rather] is this not the fast which I choose, To undo the bonds of wickedness, To tear to pieces the ropes of the yoke, To let the oppressed go free And break apart every [enslaving] yoke? Christian Standard Bible Isn’t this the fast I choose: To break the chains of wickedness, to untie the ropes of the yoke, to set the oppressed free, and to tear off every yoke? Holman Christian Standard Bible Isn’t the fast I choose: To break the chains of wickedness, to untie the ropes of the yoke, to set the oppressed free, and to tear off every yoke? American Standard Version Is not this the fast that I have chosen: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the bands of the yoke, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? Contemporary English Version I'll tell you what it really means to worship the LORD. Remove the chains of prisoners who are bound unjustly. Free those who are abused! English Revised Version Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the bands of the yoke, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? GOD'S WORD® Translation This is the kind of fasting I have chosen: Loosen the chains of wickedness, untie the straps of the yoke, let the oppressed go free, and break every yoke. Good News Translation "The kind of fasting I want is this: Remove the chains of oppression and the yoke of injustice, and let the oppressed go free. International Standard Version Isn't this the fast that I have been choosing: to loose the bonds of injustice, and to untie the cords of the yoke, and to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? Majority Standard Bible Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and tear off every yoke? NET Bible No, this is the kind of fast I want. I want you to remove the sinful chains, to tear away the ropes of the burdensome yoke, to set free the oppressed, and to break every burdensome yoke. New Heart English Bible "Isn't this the fast that I have chosen: to release the bonds of wickedness, to undo the bands of the yoke, and to let the oppressed go free, and that you break every yoke? Webster's Bible Translation Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? World English Bible “Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to release the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and that you break every yoke? Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionIs this not the fast that I chose—To loose the bands of wickedness, "" To shake off the burdens of the yoke, "" And to send out the oppressed free, "" And draw off every yoke? Young's Literal Translation Is not this the fast that I chose -- To loose the bands of wickedness, To shake off the burdens of the yoke, And to send out the oppressed free, And every yoke ye draw off? Smith's Literal Translation Is not this the fast I shall choose? to loose the bands of injustice, to shake off the bundles of the yoke, and to send away the broken free, and ye shall break every yoke? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleIs not this rather the fast that I have chosen? loose the bands of wickedness, undo the bundles that oppress, let them that are broken go free, and break asunder every burden. Catholic Public Domain Version Is not this, instead, the kind of fast that I have chosen? Release the constraints of impiety; relieve the burdens that oppress; freely forgive those who are broken; and break apart every burden. New American Bible Is this not, rather, the fast that I choose: releasing those bound unjustly, untying the thongs of the yoke; Setting free the oppressed, breaking off every yoke? New Revised Standard Version Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of injustice, to undo the thongs of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThis is the fast that I have chosen: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to cut off the bands of treachery, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated This is the fasting that I have chosen: you will release the bonds of evil and you shall cut off the burdens of deceit, and you shall release the oppressed to liberty, and you shall cut off all burdens OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Is not this the fast that I have chosen? To loose the fetters of wickedness, To undo the bands of the yoke, And to let the oppressed go free, And that ye break every yoke? Brenton Septuagint Translation I have not chosen such a fast, saith the Lord; but do thou loose every burden of iniquity, do thou untie the knots of hard bargains, set the bruised free, and cancel every unjust account. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context True Fasts and Sabbaths…5Is 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? 6Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and tear off every yoke? 7Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?… Cross References Matthew 25:35-36 For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in, / I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’ Luke 4:18-19 “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, / to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” James 1:27 Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. Galatians 5:13-14 For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love. / The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Matthew 23:23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. Micah 6:8 He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God? Zechariah 7:9-10 “This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another. / Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’ Proverbs 21:3 To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice. Jeremiah 34:8-17 After King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem to proclaim liberty, the word came to Jeremiah from the LORD / that each man should free his Hebrew slaves, both male and female, and no one should hold his fellow Jew in bondage. / So all the officials and all the people who entered into this covenant agreed that they would free their menservants and maidservants and no longer hold them in bondage. They obeyed and released them, ... Matthew 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. 1 John 3:17-18 If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him? / Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth. Acts 10:38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him. Romans 12:13 Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality. Hebrews 13:16 And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. Deuteronomy 15:7-11 If there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, then you are not to harden your heart or shut your hand from your poor brother. / Instead, you are to open your hand to him and freely loan him whatever he needs. / Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: “The seventh year, the year of release, is near,” so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin. ... Treasury of Scripture Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that you break every yoke? to loose Nehemiah 5:10-12 I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury… Jeremiah 34:8-11 This is the word that came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, after that the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people which were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty unto them; … Micah 3:2-4 Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones; … heavy burdens. 1 Timothy 6:1 Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed. Jump to Previous Bands Bonds Break Broken Burdens Chains Choose Chose Chosen Cords Crushed Fast Fasting Fetters Free Heavy Holy Injustice Kind Loose Oppressed Orders Prisoners Shake Thongs Undo Untie Wickedness Wrongly YokeJump to Next Bands Bonds Break Broken Burdens Chains Choose Chose Chosen Cords Crushed Fast Fasting Fetters Free Heavy Holy Injustice Kind Loose Oppressed Orders Prisoners Shake Thongs Undo Untie Wickedness Wrongly YokeIsaiah 58 1. The prophet, being sent to reprove hypocrisy, 3. shows the difference between a counterfeit fast and a true 8. He declares what promises are due unto godliness 13. And to the keeping of the Sabbath Is not this the fast that I have chosen This phrase sets the stage for a divine declaration, contrasting human expectations of fasting with God's true desire. The Hebrew word for "fast" (צוֹם, tsom) traditionally refers to abstaining from food, but here it is redefined by God. The emphasis is on a fast chosen by God, not man, indicating a divine preference for actions that reflect His justice and mercy over mere ritualistic observance. Historically, fasting was a common practice in Israel for repentance and seeking God's favor, but God is redirecting the focus from external acts to internal transformation and social justice. to break the chains of wickedness to untie the cords of the yoke to set the oppressed free and break every yoke To undo the heavy burdens.--Literally, the thongs of the yoke, the leather straps which fastened the yoke on the head of the oxen as they ploughed. Again we trace an echo of the thought and almost of the phraseology in our Lord's teaching (Matthew 11:29-30; Matthew 23:4). The Pharisees who fasted laid heavy burdens on men's shoulders. He, who was thought not to fast, relieved them of their two-fold yoke of evil selfishness and ceremonial formalism. . . . Verse 6. - Is not this the fast that I have chosen? This passage, as Dr. Kay observes, "stands like a homily for the Day of Atonement." Such homilies are found in the uninspired Jewish writings ('Taanith,' 2:1; 'Nedarim babli,' p. 10, a, etc.), and are conceived very much in the same spirit. The Jews call the true fast "the fasting of the heart." To loose the bands of wickedness. To set free those whom wicked persons have wrongfully imprisoned or entangled. To undo the heavy burdens; literally, to untie the thongs of the yoke. The liberation of a man's slaves, or of Jews captive among the heathen (Nehemiah 5:8), is probably intended. To let the oppressed (literally, the bruised) go free. Remission of debts and restoration of pledges (Nehemiah 10:31; Ezekiel 18:7) are, perhaps, the acts pointed at.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Is notהֲל֣וֹא (hă·lō·w) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no the זֶה֮ (zeh) Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that fast צ֣וֹם (ṣō·wm) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6685: Fasting, a fast I have chosen אֶבְחָרֵהוּ֒ (’eḇ·ḥā·rê·hū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 977: To try, select to break פַּתֵּ֙חַ֙ (pat·tê·aḥ) Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute Strong's 6605: To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve the chains חַרְצֻבּ֣וֹת (ḥar·ṣub·bō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 2784: Bond, fetter, pang of wickedness, רֶ֔שַׁע (re·ša‘) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7562: Wickedness to untie הַתֵּ֖ר (hat·têr) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute Strong's 5425: To jump, be violently agitated, to terrify, shake off, untie the cords אֲגֻדּ֣וֹת (’ă·ḡud·dō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 92: A band, bundle, knot, arch of the yoke, מוֹטָ֑ה (mō·w·ṭāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4133: A pole, an ox-bow, a yoke to set וְשַׁלַּ֤ח (wə·šal·laḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out the oppressed רְצוּצִים֙ (rə·ṣū·ṣîm) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural Strong's 7533: To crack in pieces free, חָפְשִׁ֔ים (ḥā·p̄ə·šîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 2670: Exempt and tear off תְּנַתֵּֽקוּ׃ (tə·nat·tê·qū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 5423: To pull, draw, or tear away, apart, or off every וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every yoke? מוֹטָ֖ה (mō·w·ṭāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4133: A pole, an ox-bow, a yoke Links Isaiah 58:6 NIVIsaiah 58:6 NLT Isaiah 58:6 ESV Isaiah 58:6 NASB Isaiah 58:6 KJV Isaiah 58:6 BibleApps.com Isaiah 58:6 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 58:6 Chinese Bible Isaiah 58:6 French Bible Isaiah 58:6 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 58:6 Isn't this the fast that I have (Isa Isi Is) |
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