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Isaiah 58:2-3
International Standard Version
Isaiah 58:2-3
International Standard Version
2 They[a] seek me day after day,[b]
and are eager to know my ways,
as if they were a nation that practices righteousness
and has not forsaken the justice of their God.
“They ask me to reveal just decisions;
they are eager to draw near to God.
3 ‘Why have we fasted,’ they ask,[c]
‘but you do not see?
‘Why have we humbled ourselves,’[d] they ask,[e]
‘but you take no notice?’”
Fasting that God Approves
“Look! On your fast day you serve your own interest
and oppress all your workers.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 58:2 So 1QIsaa 1QIsab 4QIsad LXX; MT reads And they
- Isaiah 58:2 Lit. me day and day; so 1QIsaa; 1QIsab 4QIsad MT read me day, day
- Isaiah 58:3 1QIsaa 1QIsab 4QIsad LXX MT lack they ask
- Isaiah 58:3 So 1QIsaa 1QIsab LXX; MT reads ourself
- Isaiah 58:3 1QIsaa 1QIsab 4QIsad LXX MT lack they ask
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