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Isaiah 58:5

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58:5 Is this really the kind of fasting I want? 1 

Do I want a day when people merely humble themselves, 2 

bowing their heads like a reed

and stretching out 3  on sackcloth and ashes?

Is this really what you call a fast,

a day that is pleasing to the Lord?

1 tn Heb “choose” (so NASB, NRSV); NAB “wish.”

2 tn Heb “a day when man humbles himself.” The words “Do I want” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

3 tn Or “making [their] bed.”



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