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Isaiah 58:5

King James Version (KJV)

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Isaiah 58:5

Verse 5 of 14

Scripture focus

Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? [is it] to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes [under him]? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD?

Isaiah 58:5 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 58:5

Theological / Devotional

Such a fast. Their fasting was not of God’s appointment, and therefore entirely unacceptable to Him. They fasted merely to gain favor with God and to secure His approval of their evil deeds, as if abstention from food was of more importance in God’s sight than abstention from iniquity! See on Matt. 6:16.

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