Isaiah 58:6
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 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? | 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? | 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? |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ¿ not | הֲל֣וֹא | ha-LO' | H3808 | notלֹא (lo) 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809) |
| [is] this | זֶה֮ | zeh | H2088 | thatדִּי (di) part of relation 1) who, which, that mark of genitive 2) that of, which belongs to, that conj 3) that, because |
| [the] fast | צ֣וֹם | Tzom | H6685 | fastצוֹם (tsom) fast, fasting |
| [which] I choose it | אֶבְחָרֵהוּ֒ | 'ev-cha-re-HU | H0977 | to chooseבָּחַר (ba.char) 1) to choose, elect, decide for 1a) (Qal) to choose 1b) (Niphal) to be chosen 1c) (Pual) to be chosen, selected |
| to loosen | פַּתֵּ֙חַ֙ | pa-TE-ach | H6605A | to openפָּתַח (pa.tach) 1) to open 1a) (Qal) to open 1b) (Niphal) to be opened, be let loose, be thrown open 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to free 1c2) to loosen 1c3) to open, open oneself 1d) (Hithpael) to loose oneself Aramaic equivalent: pe.tach (פְּתַח "to open" H6606) |
| [the] bonds of | חַרְצֻבּ֣וֹת | char-tzu-BOT | H2784 | bondחַרְצֻבָּה (char.tsub.bah) 1) bond, fetter, pang, hands 1a) bonds 1b) pangs |
| wickedness | רֶ֔שַׁע | RE-sha' | H7562 | wickednessרֶ֫שַׁע (re.sah) 1) wrong, wickedness, guilt 1a) wickedness (as violence and crime against civil law) 1b) wickedness (of enemies) 1c) wickedness (in ethical relations) |
| to unfasten | הַתֵּ֖ר | ha-TER | H5425B | to freeנָתַר (na.tar) 1) to loose, let loose, undo, be free, be loose 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to unfasten, loosen 1a2) to set free, unbind Aramaic equivalent: ne.tar (נְתַר "to strip" H5426) |
| [the] bindings of | אֲגֻדּ֣וֹת | 'a-gu-DOT | H0092 | bandאֲגֻדָּה (a.gud.dah) 1) band, binding 1a) cords, bands, thongs (metaphorical of slavery) 1b) bunch of hyssop 1c) band of men, troops 1d) vault (of the heavens), firmament (binding earth to the heavens) |
| [the] yoke-bar | מוֹטָ֑ה | mo-TAH | H4133 | yokeמוֹטָה (mo.tah) 1) pole, bar of yoke 1a) pole 1b) bar of yoke 1b1) of oppression (fig.) |
| and to let go | וְשַׁלַּ֤ח | ve-sha-LACH | H7971H | to send: departשָׁלַח (sha.lach) : depart/send 1) to send, send away, let go, stretch out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to send 1a2) to stretch out, extend, direct 1a3) to send away 1a4) to let loose 1b) (Niphal) to be sent 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to send off or away or out or forth, dismiss, give over, cast out 1c2) to let go, set free 1c3) to shoot forth (of branches) 1c4) to let down 1c5) to shoot 1d) (Pual) to be sent off, be put away, be divorced, be impelled 1e) (Hiphil) to send |
| crushed [people] | רְצוּצִים֙ | re-tzu-TZIM | H7533 | to crushרָצַץ (ra.tsats) 1) to crush, oppress 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to crush, get crushed, be crushed 1a2) to crush, oppress (fig) 1a3) crushed (participle passive) 1b) (Niphal) to be crushed, be broken 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to crush in pieces 1c2) to grievously oppress (fig) 1d) (Poel) to oppress (fig) 1e) (Hiphil) to crush 1f) (Hithpoel) to crush each other |
| free [people] | חָפְשִׁ֔ים | cha-fe-SHIM | H2670 | freeחׇפְשִׁי (choph.shi) 1) free 1a) free (from slavery) 1b) free (from taxes or obligations) |
| and every | וְכָל־ | ve-khol | H3605 | allכֹּל (kol) 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606) |
| yoke-bar | מוֹטָ֖ה | mo-TAH | H4133 | yokeמוֹטָה (mo.tah) 1) pole, bar of yoke 1a) pole 1b) bar of yoke 1b1) of oppression (fig.) |
| you will tear apart | תְּנַתֵּֽקוּ׃ | te-na-TE-ku | H5423 | to tearנָתַק (na.taq) 1) to pull or tear or draw off or away or apart, draw out, pluck up, break, lift, root out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to draw away 1a2) to draw or pull off 1a3) to pull or tear away 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be drawn away, be drawn out 1b2) to be torn apart or in two, be snapped 1b3) to be separated 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to tear apart, snap 1c2) to tear out, tear up, tear away 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to draw away 1d2) to drag away 1e) (Hophal) to be drawn away |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.