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Isaiah 58:6 — King James Version← Study notes

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?


Isaiah 58:6Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Isaiah 58:616 words
HebrewMeaning
הֲ/ל֣וֹאhălwōʾ
¿ notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
זֶה֮zeh
is thisprepH2088
hence · here · it · now ···
צ֣וֹםṣwōm
the fastnounH6685
אֶבְחָרֵ/הוּ֒ʾebəḥārēhw
which I choose itverbH977
appoint · choose · excellent · join ···
פַּתֵּ֨חַ֙patēḥa
to loosenverbH6605
break forth · draw · let go free · grave ···
חַרְצֻבּ֣וֹתḥarəṣubwōt
the bonds ofnounH2784
רֶ֔שַׁעrešaʿ
wickednessnounH7562
wicked
הַתֵּ֖רhatēr
to unfastenverbH5425
leap · loose · make · move ···
אֲגֻדּ֣וֹתʾăgudwōt
the bindings ofnounH92
burden · troop
מוֹטָ֑הmwōṭāh
the yoke-barnounH4133
heavy · staves · yoke
וְ/שַׁלַּ֤חwəšalaḥ
and to let goconjH7971
any wise · bring · cast (away · out) ···
רְצוּצִים֙rəṣwṣiym
crushed peopleverbH7533
bruise · crush · discourage · oppress ···
חָפְשִׁ֔יםḥāpəšiym
free peopleadjH2670
liberty
וְ/כָלwəkāl
and everyconjH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
מוֹטָ֖הmwōṭāh
yoke-barnounH4133
heavy · staves · yoke
תְּנַתֵּֽקוּtənatēqw
you will tear apartverbH5423
burst · draw · lift up · pluck (away ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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Yuki TanakaNote2mo ago
The Fast God Chooses
God says the fast He chooses is this: loose the chains of injustice, untie the cords of the yoke, set the oppressed free. This is Isaiah redefining religious devotion away from spiritual performance t...
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