Isaiah 58:5
“Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the Lord?”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Isaiah 58:5 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the Lord?
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Is such the fast that I have chosen? the day for a man to afflict his soul? Is it to bow down his head as a rush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to Jehovah?
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Ist dergleichen ein Fasten, an dem ich Gefallen habe, ein Tag, an welchem der Mensch seine Seele kasteit? Seinen Kopf zu beugen wie ein Schilf, und Sacktuch und Asche unter sich zu betten, nennst du das ein Fasten und einen dem Jehova wohlgefälligen Tag?
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
¿Es tal el ayuno que yo escogí, que de día aflija el hombre su alma, que encorve su cabeza como junco, y haga cama de saco y de ceniza? ¿Llamaréis esto ayuno, y día agradable á Jehová?
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Seria este o jejum que eu escolheria, que o homem um dia aflija sua alma, incline sua cabeça como o junco, e estenda debaixo de si saco e cinza? Chamarias tu a isto jejum e dia agradável ao SENHOR?
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
É este o jejum que, de fato, Eu escolhi? Um dia para o homem humilhar a si mesmo, para curvar sua cabeça como um junco e deitar em panos de saco e cinzas? Vós, realmente, chamais isso de jejum, de um dia que agrada a Yahweh?
📖 Isaiah 58:5 in Context
3Wherefore 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.
4Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.
5Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the Lord?
6Is 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?
7Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
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