Isaiah

Isaiah 58:6

6Isn’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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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Isn’tהֲל֣וֹאhă·lō·wAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
thisזֶה֮zehPronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
the fastצ֣וֹםṣō·wmNoun - masculine singularH6685 fasting, fast
that I have chosenאֶבְחָרֵהוּ֒’eḇ·ḥā·rê·hūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singularH977 choose
to breakפַּתֵּ֙חַ֙pat·tê·aḥVerb - Piel - Infinitive absoluteH6605 open
the chainsחַרְצֻבּ֣וֹתḥar·ṣub·bō·wṯNoun - feminine plural constructH2784 bond, fetter, pang
of wickednessרֶ֔שַׁעre·ša‘Noun - masculine singularH7562 wickedness
to untieהַתֵּ֖רhat·têrVerb - Hifil - Infinitive absoluteH5425 spring or start up
the cordsאֲגֻדּ֣וֹת’ă·ḡud·dō·wṯNoun - feminine plural constructH92 band
of the yokeמוֹטָ֑הmō·w·ṭāhNoun - feminine singularH4133 pole, bar (of yoke)
to setוְשַׁלַּ֤חwə·šal·laḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Infinitive absoluteH7971 send
the oppressedרְצוּצִים֙rə·ṣū·ṣîmVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine pluralH7533 crush
freeחָפְשִׁ֔יםḥā·p̄ə·šîmAdjective - masculine pluralH2670 free
and tear offתְּנַתֵּֽקוּ׃tə·nat·tê·qūVerb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH5423 pull, draw, tear away, apart, off
everyוְכָל־wə·ḵālConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
yokeמוֹטָ֖הmō·w·ṭāhNoun - feminine singularH4133 pole, bar (of yoke)

Cross-references

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Nehemiah 5:10–12 · Isaiah 58:9 · 1 Timothy 6:1 · Jeremiah 34:8–11 · Micah 3:2–4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.