Isaiah

Isaiah 58:5

⁵Is this the fast I have chosen:

a day for a man to deny himself,

to bow his head like a reed,

and to spread out sackcloth and ashes?

Will you call this a fast

and a day acceptable to the LORD?

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Is	יִֽהְיֶה֙	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
this	הֲכָזֶ֗ה	hă·ḵā·zeh	Pg, Preposition-k; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
the fast	צ֣וֹם	ṣō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H6685 fasting, fast
I have chosen	אֶבְחָרֵ֔הוּ	’eḇ·ḥā·rê·hū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H977 choose
a day	י֛וֹם	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
for a man	אָדָ֖ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
to deny	עַנּ֥וֹת	‘an·nō·wṯ	Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H6031 be occupied, busied with
himself	נַפְשׁ֑וֹ	nap̄·šōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
to bow	הֲלָכֹ֨ף	hă·lā·ḵōp̄	Preposition; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3721 bend, bend down, be bent, bowed
his head	רֹאשׁ֗וֹ	rō·šōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7218 head
like a reed	כְּאַגְמֹ֜ן	kə·’aḡ·mōn	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H100 rush, bulrush
and to spread out	יַצִּ֔יעַ	yaṣ·ṣî·a‘	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3331 lay, spread
sackcloth	וְשַׂ֤ק	wə·śaq	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H8242 sack, sackcloth
and ashes	וָאֵ֙פֶר֙	wā·’ê·p̄er	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H665 ashes
Will you call	תִּקְרָא־	tiq·rā-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
this	הֲלָזֶה֙	hă·lā·zeh	Pg, Preposition-l; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
a fast	צ֔וֹם	ṣō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H6685 fasting, fast
and a day	וְי֥וֹם	wə·yō·wm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
acceptable	רָצ֖וֹן	rā·ṣō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H7522 goodwill, favour, acceptance, will
to the LORD	לַיהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Daniel 9:3–19 · Zechariah 7:5 · Isaiah 49:8 · Esther 4:16 · Romans 12:2 · Isaiah 61:2 · Psalm 69:13 · 2 Chronicles 20:3 · Luke 4:19 · Leviticus 16:29 · Ezra 10:6 · Job 2:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.