Isaiah 58:6 KJV
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?
Thou and Ye
- ye more than one
In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?
Matthew Henry
- A counterfeit and a true fast, with promises to real godliness, andA fast is a day to afflict the soul; if it does not express true sorrow for sin, and does not promote the putting away of sin, it is not a fast. These...
Thompson Chains
- RequirementsSee the chain from Deuteronomy 10:12 · 4 links
- MercifulnessSee the chain from 1 Samuel 11:13 · 6 links
- Oppression (1)See the chain from Exodus 23:9 · 7 links
- True ReligionSee the chain from Deuteronomy 10:12 · 6 links
Cross References
- 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. …
- Isaiah 58:9 Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
- 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; …
- 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.
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Topics
- Afflicted Duty to the
- Alms Commandments and practices concerning
- Beneficence General scriptures concerning
- Burden Of oppressions
- Duty Of man to man
- Fasting Unclassified scriptures relating to
- Hospitality General scriptures concerning
- Isaiah Foretells calamities to Judah
- Neighbor General scriptures concerning
- Oppression Unclassified scriptures relating to
- Philanthropy General scriptures concerning
- Righteousness Fruits of
- Rulers Duties of
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible808–698 BC · Isaiah, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah
Hebrew and Strong’s
- not this the fast הֲלוֹא hălôʾ Negative · with question זֶה zê Pronoun צוֹם ṣôm צוֹם Noun · masculine singular
- that I have chosen אֶבְחָרֵהוּ ʾebḥārēhû בָּחַר Verb · qal imperfect, first person common singular · with suffix: third person masculine singular
- to loose פַּתֵּחַ pattēaḥ פָּתַח Verb · piel infinitive absolute
- the bands חַרְצֻבּוֹת ḥarṣubbôt חַרְצֻבָּה Noun · feminine plural construct
- of wickedness רֶשַׁע rešaʿ רֶשַׁע Noun · masculine singular
- to undo הַתֵּר hattēr נָתַר Verb · hiphil infinitive absolute
- the heavy מוֹטָה môṭâ מוֹטָה Noun · feminine singular
- burdens אֲגֻדּוֹת ʾăguddôt אֲגֻדָּה Noun · feminine plural construct
- and to let the oppressed רְצוּצִים rĕṣûṣîm רָצַץ Verb · qal passive participle, masculine plural
- go וְשַׁלַּח wĕšallaḥ שָׁלַח Verb · piel infinitive absolute · with and
- free חָפְשִׁים ḥopšîm חׇפְשִׁי Adjective · masculine plural
- and that ye break תְּנַתֵּקוּ tĕnattēqû נָתַק Verb · piel imperfect, second person masculine plural
- every yoke וְכָל wĕkol Noun · masculine singular construct · with and מוֹטָה môṭâ מוֹטָה Noun · feminine singular
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