New International Version (© 2011) "Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke?King James Bible 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?American Standard Version 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?Young's Literal Translation Is not this the fast that I chose -- To loose the bands of wickedness, To shake off the burdens of the yoke, And to send out the oppressed free, And every yoke ye draw off?Isaiah 58:6 Additional Translations
Clarke's Commentary on the BibleLet the oppressed go free - How can any nation pretend to fast or worship God at all, or dare to profess that they believe in the existence of such a Being, while they carry on the slave trade, and traffic in the souls, blood, and bodies, of men! O ye most flagitious of knaves, and worst of hypocrites, cast off at once the mask of religion; and deepen not your endless perdition by professing the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, while ye continue in this traffic! Treasury of Scripture Knowledge to loose Nehemiah 5:10-12 I likewise, and my brothers, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury... Jeremiah 34:8-11 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD... Micah 3:2-4 Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones... heavy burdens. Heb. bundles of the yoke. oppressed. Heb. broken. ye break 1 Timothy 6:1 Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor... Isaiah 58:6 Parallel Commentaries
Bands Bonds Break Broken Burdens Chains Choose Chose Chosen Cords Crushed Fast Fasting Fetters Free Heavy Holy Injustice Kind Loose Oppressed Orders Prisoners Shake Thongs Undo Untie Wickedness Wrongly YokeBands Bonds Break Broken Burdens Chains Choose Chose Chosen Cords Crushed Fast Fasting Fetters Free Heavy Holy Injustice Kind Loose Oppressed Orders Prisoners Shake Thongs Undo Untie Wickedness Wrongly YokeTHE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®.Isaiah 58:6 Mobile Bible Isaiah 58:6 Bible Suite Isaiah 58:6 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 58:6 Chinese Bible
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Acts 8:23 For I see that you are full of bitterness and captive to sin." Nehemiah 5:10 I and my brothers and my men are also lending the people money and grain. But let us stop charging interest! Proverbs 24:11 Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter. Isaiah 1:17 Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow. Isaiah 33:15 Those who walk righteously and speak what is right, who reject gain from extortion and keep their hands from accepting bribes, who stop their ears against plots of murder and shut their eyes against contemplating evil-- Isaiah 55:7 Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. Isaiah 58:9 Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I. "If you do away with the yoke of oppression, with the pointing finger and malicious talk,
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