Isaiah 58:6
Old Testament • 14 words with Strong's data
"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?"
Word-by-Word Analysis
בָּחַר
bâchar
properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select
פָּתַח
pâthach
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
מוֹסֵר
môwçêr
properly, chastisement, i.e. (by implication) a halter; figuratively, restraint
רַע
raʻ
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
כָּבֵד
kâbêd
heavy; figuratively in a good sense (numerous) or in a bad sense (severe, difficult, stupid)
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
עָשַׁק
ʻâshaq
to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflow
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
חׇפְשִׁי
chophshîy
exempt (from bondage, tax or care)
שָׁבַר
shâbar
to burst (literally or figuratively)
עֹל
ʻôl
a yoke (as imposed on the neck), literally or figuratively
Key Terms in This Verse
פָּתַח pâthach
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
Study H6605 →כָּבֵד kâbêd
heavy; figuratively in a good sense (numerous) or in a bad sense (severe, difficult, stupid)
Study H3515 →מוֹסֵר môwçêr
properly, chastisement, i.e. (by implication) a halter; figuratively, restraint
Study H4147 →Cross References
Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed.
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