Isaiah 58:3
“Why have we fasted, and You have not seen? Why have we humbled ourselves, and You have not noticed?” “Behold, on the day of your fast, you do as you please, and you oppress all your workers.
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ASV
Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find your own pleasure, and exact all your labors.
KJV
Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.
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16 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| לָ֤מָּה | La.mah | <to> why? | H4100 → |
| צַּ֙מְנוּ֙ | tzam.nu | have we fasted | H6684 → |
| וְלֹ֣א | ve.Lo' | and not | H3808 → |
| רָאִ֔יתָ | ra.'I.ta | you have seen | H7200 → |
| עִנִּ֥ינוּ | 'i.Ni.nu | have we humbled? | H6031 → |
| נַפְשֵׁ֖נוּ | naf.She.nu | self our | H5315 → |
| וְלֹ֣א | ve.Lo' | and not | H3808 → |
| תֵדָ֑ע | te.Da' | you know | H3045 → |
| הֵ֣ן | hen | there! | H2005 → |
| בְּי֤וֹם | be.Yom | on [the] day of | H3117 → |
| צֹֽמְכֶם֙ | tzo.me.Khem | fasting your | H6685 → |
| תִּמְצְאוּ־ | tim.tze.'u- | you find | H4672 → |
| חֵ֔פֶץ | Che.fetz | pleasure | H2656 → |
| וְכָל־ | ve.khol | and all | H3605 → |
| עַצְּבֵיכֶ֖ם | 'a.tze.vei.Khem | laborers your | H6092 → |
| תִּנְגֹּֽשׂוּ׃ | tin.Go.su | you drive hard | H5065 → |
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