Fasting that Pleases God
1 “Cry aloud,1 spare not;
Lift up your voice like a trumpet;
aTell My people their transgression,
And the house of Jacob their sins.
Lift up your voice like a trumpet;
aTell My people their transgression,
And the house of Jacob their sins.
2 Yet they seek Me daily,
And delight to know My ways,
As a nation that did righteousness,
And did not forsake the ordinance of their God.
They ask of Me the ordinances of justice;
They take delight in approaching God.
And delight to know My ways,
As a nation that did righteousness,
And did not forsake the ordinance of their God.
They ask of Me the ordinances of justice;
They take delight in approaching God.
3 ‘Whya have we fasted,’ they say, ‘and1 You have not seen?
Why have we bafflicted our souls, and You take no notice?’
“In fact, in the day of your fast you find pleasure,
And exploit all your laborers.
Why have we bafflicted our souls, and You take no notice?’
“In fact, in the day of your fast you find pleasure,
And exploit all your laborers.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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Definitions of words in Isaiah 58:1:
House {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
House {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
People {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Voice {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Jacob {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Jacob {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Other definition entries containing Isaiah 58:1:
Guilt {I.S.B.E.}
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