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Isaiah 58:6

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?

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ASV

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?

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?

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16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
הֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'¿ notH3808 →
זֶה֮zeh[is] thisH2088 →
צ֣וֹםTzom[the] fastH6685 →
אֶבְחָרֵהוּ֒'ev.cha.re.Hu[which] I choose itH977 →
פַּתֵּ֙חַ֙pa.Te.achto loosenH6605 →
חַרְצֻבּ֣וֹתchar.tzu.Bot[the] bonds ofH2784 →
רֶ֔שַׁעRe.sha'wickednessH7562 →
הַתֵּ֖רha.Terto unfastenH5425 →
אֲגֻדּ֣וֹת'a.gu.Dot[the] bindings ofH92 →
מוֹטָ֑הmo.Tah[the] yoke-barH4133 →
וְשַׁלַּ֤חve.sha.Lachand to let goH7971 →
רְצוּצִים֙re.tzu.Tzimcrushed [people]H7533 →
חָפְשִׁ֔יםcha.fe.Shimfree [people]H2670 →
וְכָל־ve.kholand everyH3605 →
מוֹטָ֖הmo.Tahyoke-barH4133 →
תְּנַתֵּֽקוּ׃te.na.Te.kuyou will tear apartH5423 →

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Nehemiah 5:10–12I, as well as my brothers and my servants, have been lending the people money and grain. Please, let us stop this usury.Isaiah 58:9Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry out, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you remove the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger and malicious talk,Galatians 6:2Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.Jeremiah 34:8–11After King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem to proclaim liberty, the word came to Jeremiah from the LORD1 Timothy 6:1All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their masters as fully worthy of honor, so that God’s name and our teaching will not be discredited.Jeremiah 50:33This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “The sons of Israel are oppressed, and the sons of Judah as well. All their captors hold them fast, refusing to release them.Acts 8:23For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and captive to iniquity.”Hosea 6:6For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.Nehemiah 5:11Please restore to them immediately their fields, vineyards, olive groves, and houses, along with the percentage of the money, grain, new wine, and oil that you have been assessing them.”Luke 11:46“Woe to you as well, experts in the law!” He replied. “You weigh men down with heavy burdens, but you yourselves will not lift a finger to lighten their load.Micah 3:2–4You hate good and love evil. You tear the skin from my people and strip the flesh from their bones.Exodus 1:14and made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar, and with all kinds of work in the fields. Every service they imposed was harsh.Exodus 2:11One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to his own people and observed their hard labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people.Hosea 12:6But you must return to your God, maintaining love and justice, and always waiting on your God.Leviticus 25:14If you make a sale to your neighbor or a purchase from him, you must not take advantage of each other.Amos 4:1Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy, who say to your husbands, “Bring us more to drink.”2 Chronicles 10:11Whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.’”Nehemiah 10:31When the people of the land bring merchandise or any kind of grain to sell on the Sabbath day, we will not buy from them on a Sabbath or holy day. Every seventh year we will let the fields lie fallow, and will cancel every debt.

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The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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