Isaiah

Isaiah 58:4

⁴You fast with contention and strife

to strike viciously with your fist.

You cannot fast as you do today

and have your voice be heard on high.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You fast	תָּצ֔וּמוּ	tā·ṣū·mū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H6684 abstain from food, fast
with contention	לְרִ֤יב	lə·rîḇ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H7379 strife, dispute
and strife	וּמַצָּה֙	ū·maṣ·ṣāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H4683 strife, contention
to strike	וּלְהַכּ֖וֹת	ū·lə·hak·kō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H5221 smite
viciously	רֶ֑שַׁע	re·ša‘	Noun - masculine singular	H7562 wickedness
with your fist	בְּאֶגְרֹ֣ף	bə·’eḡ·rōp̄	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H106 fist
You cannot	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
fast	תָצ֣וּמוּ	ṯā·ṣū·mū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H6684 abstain from food, fast
as you do today	כַיּ֔וֹם	ḵay·yō·wm	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
and have your voice	קוֹלְכֶֽם׃	qō·wl·ḵem	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H6963 sound, voice
be heard	לְהַשְׁמִ֥יעַ	lə·haš·mî·a‘	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H8085 hear
on high	בַּמָּר֖וֹם	bam·mā·rō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4791 height

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.