Isaiah 6:8

6:8 I heard the voice of the sovereign master say, “Whom will I send? Who will go on our behalf?” ¹  I answered, “Here I am, send me!”

Isaiah 40:3

40:3 A voice cries out,

“In the wilderness clear a way for the Lord;

construct in the desert a road for our God.

Isaiah 58:4

58:4 Look, your fasting is accompanied by ²  arguments, brawls,

and fistfights. ³ 

Do not fast as you do today,

trying to make your voice heard in heaven.

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¹ tn Heb “for us.” The plural pronoun refers to the Lord, the seraphs, and the rest of the heavenly assembly.

² tn Heb “you fast for” (so NASB); NRSV “you fast only to quarrel.”

³ tn Heb “and for striking with a sinful fist.”