Isaiah 58:6
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Is not this rather the fast that I have chosen? loose the bands of wickedness, undo the bundles that oppress, let them that are broken go free, and break asunder every burden.

Acts 8:23
For I see thou art in the gall of bitterness and in the bonds of iniquity.

Nehemiah 5:10
Both I and my brethren, and my servants, have lent money and corn to many: let us all agree not to call for it again; let us forgive the debt that is owing to us.

Proverbs 24:11
Deliver them that are led to death: and those that are drawn to death, forbear not to deliver.

Isaiah 1:17
Learn to do well: seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge for the fatherless, defend the widow.

Isaiah 33:15
He that walketh in justices, and speaketh truth, that casteth away avarice by oppression, and shaketh his hands from all bribes, that stoppeth his ears lest he hear blood, and shutteth his eyes that he may see no evil.

Isaiah 55:7
Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unjust man his thoughts, and let him return to the Lord, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God: for he is bountiful to forgive.

Isaiah 58:9
Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall hear: thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou wilt take away the chain out of the midst of thee, and cease to stretch out the finger, and to speak that which profiteth not.

Jeremiah 22:3
Thus saith the Lord: Execute judgment and justice, and deliver him that is oppressed out of the hand of the oppressor: and afflict not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, nor oppress them unjustly: and shed not innocent blood in this place.

Jeremiah 34:8
The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, after that king Sedecias had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem making a proclamation:

Jeremiah 50:33
Thus saith the Lord of hosts: The children of Israel, and the children of Juda are oppressed together: all that have taken them captives, hold them fast, they will not let them go.

Daniel 4:27
And the king answered, and said: Is not this the great Babylon, which I have built, to be the seat of the kingdom, by the strength of my power, and in the glory of my excellence?

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Is not this rather the fast that I have chosen? loose the bands of wickedness, undo the bundles that oppress, let them that are broken go free, and break asunder every burden.

to loose

Nehemiah 5:10-12 Both I and my brethren, and my servants, have lent money and corn to many: let us all agree not to call for it again; let us forgive the debt that is owing to us. . . .

Jeremiah 34:8-11 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, after that king Sedecias had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem making a proclamation: . . .

Micah 3:2-4 And I said: Hear, O ye princes of Jacob, and ye chiefs of the house of Israel: Is it not your part to know judgment, . . .

heavy burdens.

1 Timothy 6:1 Whosoever are servants under the yoke, let them count their masters worthy of all honour; lest the name of the Lord and his doctrine be blasphemed.

Context
True Fasts and Sabbaths
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? 6Is not this rather the fast that I have chosen? loose the bands of wickedness, undo the bundles that oppress, let them that are broken go free, and break asunder every burden.7Deal thy bread to the hungry, and bring the needy and the harbourless into thy house: when thou shalt see one naked, cover him, and despise not thy own flesh.…
Lexicon
Is not
הֲל֣וֹא (hă·lō·w)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

the
זֶה֮ (zeh)
Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that

fast
צ֣וֹם (ṣō·wm)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6685: Fasting, a fast

I have chosen
אֶבְחָרֵהוּ֒ (’eḇ·ḥā·rê·hū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 977: To try, select

to break
פַּתֵּ֙חַ֙ (pat·tê·aḥ)
Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute
Strong's Hebrew 6605: To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve

the chains
חַרְצֻבּ֣וֹת (ḥar·ṣub·bō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 2784: Bond, fetter, pang

of wickedness,
רֶ֔שַׁע (re·ša‘)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7562: Wickedness

to untie
הַתֵּ֖ר (hat·têr)
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute
Strong's Hebrew 5425: To jump, be violently agitated, to terrify, shake off, untie

the cords
אֲגֻדּ֣וֹת (’ă·ḡud·dō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 92: A band, bundle, knot, arch

of the yoke,
מוֹטָ֑ה (mō·w·ṭāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4133: A pole, an ox-bow, a yoke

to set
וְשַׁלַּ֤ח (wə·šal·laḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute
Strong's Hebrew 7971: To send away, for, out

the oppressed
רְצוּצִים֙ (rə·ṣū·ṣîm)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7533: To crack in pieces

free,
חָפְשִׁ֔ים (ḥā·p̄ə·šîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2670: Exempt

and tear off
תְּנַתֵּֽקוּ׃ (tə·nat·tê·qū)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5423: To pull, draw, or tear away, apart, or off

every
וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

yoke?
מוֹטָ֖ה (mō·w·ṭāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4133: A pole, an ox-bow, a yoke


Additional Translations
Is not the fast I have chosen to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free, and tear off every yoke?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 you break every yoke?

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?

I have not chosen such a fast, saith the Lord; but do thou loose every burden of iniquity, do thou untie the knots of hard bargains, set the bruised free, and cancel every unjust account.

Is not this the fast which I have chosen: to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the thongs of the yoke, and to send forth free the crushed, and that ye break every yoke?

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?

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?

"Isn't this the fast that I have chosen: to release the bonds of wickedness, to undo the bands of the yoke, and to let the oppressed go free, and that you break every yoke?

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?
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