Cross References Behold you fast for debates and strife, and strike with the fist wickedly. Do not fast as you have done until this day, to make your cry to be heard on high. 1 Kings 21:12 They proclaimed a fast, and made Naboth sit among the chief of the people. Isaiah 1:15 And when you stretch forth your hands, I will turn away my eyes from you: and when you multiply prayer, I will not hear: for your hands are full of blood. Isaiah 3:14 The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and its princes: for you have devoured the vineyard, and the spoil of the poor is in your house. Isaiah 3:15 Why do you consume my people, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord the God of hosts. Isaiah 59:2 But your iniquities have divided between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you that he should not hear. Isaiah 59:6 Their webs shall not be for clothing, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are unprofitable works, and the work of iniquity is in their hands. Joel 2:12 Now, therefore, saith the Lord. Be converted to me with all your heart, in fasting, and in weeping, and mourning. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Behold you fast for debates and strife, and strike with the fist wickedly. Do not fast as you have done until this day, to make your cry to be heard on high. ye fast 1 Kings 21:9-13 And this was the tenor of the letters: Proclaim a fast, and make Naboth sit among the chief of the people; . . . Proverbs 21:27 The sacrifices of the wicked are abominable, because they are offered of wickedness. Matthew 6:16 And when you fast, be not as the hypocrites, sad. For they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Amen I say to you, they have received their reward. Matthew 23:14 Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you devour the houses of widows, praying long prayers. For this you shall receive the greater judgment. Luke 20:47 Who devour the houses of widows, feigning long prayer. These shall receive greater damnation. John 18:28 Then they led Jesus from Caiphas to the governor's hall. And it was morning: and they went not into the hall, that they might not be defiled, but that they might eat the pasch. and to smite Acts 23:1,2 And Paul, looking upon the council, said: Men, brethren, I have conversed with all good conscience before God until this present day. . . . Philippians 1:14,15 And many of the brethren in the Lord, growing confident by my bands, are much more bold to speak the word of God without fear. . . . shall not fast as ye do this day. Joel 2:13,14 And rend your hearts, and not your garments and turn to the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, patient and rich in mercy, and ready to repent of the evil. . . . Jonah 3:7 And the word came to the king of Ninive: and he rose up out of his throne, and cast away his robe from him, and was clothed in sackcloth, and sat in ashes. Matthew 6:16-18 And when you fast, be not as the hypocrites, sad. For they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Amen I say to you, they have received their reward. . . . Context True Fasts and Sabbaths…3Why have we fasted, and thou hast not regarded: have we humbled our souls, and thou hast not taken notice? Behold in the day of your fast your own will is found, and you exact of all your debtors. 4Behold you fast for debates and strife, and strike with the fist wickedly. Do not fast as you have done until this day, to make your cry to be heard on high.5Is this such a fast as I have chosen: for a man to afflict his soul for a day? is this it, to wind his head about like a circle, and to spread sackcloth and ashes? wilt thou call this a fast, and a day acceptable to the Lord?… Lexicon You fastתָּצ֔וּמוּ (tā·ṣū·mū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 6684: To abstain from food, fast with contention לְרִ֤יב (lə·rîḇ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7379: Strife, dispute and strife וּמַצָּה֙ (ū·maṣ·ṣāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4683: Strife, contention to strike וּלְהַכּ֖וֹת (ū·lə·hak·kō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 5221: To strike viciously רֶ֑שַׁע (re·ša‘) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7562: Wickedness with your fist. בְּאֶגְרֹ֣ף (bə·’eḡ·rōp̄) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 106: The clenched hand You cannot לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no fast תָצ֣וּמוּ (ṯā·ṣū·mū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 6684: To abstain from food, fast as you do today כַיּ֔וֹם (ḵay·yō·wm) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day and have your voice קוֹלְכֶֽם׃ (qō·wl·ḵem) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 6963: A voice, sound be heard לְהַשְׁמִ֥יעַ (lə·haš·mî·a‘) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 8085: To hear intelligently on high. בַּמָּר֖וֹם (bam·mā·rō·wm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4791: Altitude Additional Translations You fast with contention and strife to strike viciously with your fist. You cannot fast as you do today and have your voice be heard on high.Behold, you fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: you shall not fast as you do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high. Behold, ye fast for strife and contention, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye fast not this day so as to make your voice to be heard on high. If ye fast for quarrels and strifes, and smite the lowly with your fists, wherefore do ye fast to me as ye do this day, so that your voice may be heard in crying? Behold, ye have fasted for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness; ye do not at present fast, to cause your voice to be heard on high. Behold, ye fast for strife and contention, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye fast not this day so as to make your voice to be heard on high. Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high. Behold, you fast for strife and contention, and to strike with the fist of wickedness: you don't fast this day so as to make your voice to be heard on high. Lo, for strife and debate ye fast, And to smite with the fist of wickedness, Ye fast not as to -day, To sound in the high place your voice. 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