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[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?
Isaiah 58:6 — KJV
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Isaiah 58:6
King James Version (KJV)
“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody
Isaiah 58:6
Verse 6 of 14
Commentary
Commentary on Isaiah 58:6
Theological / DevotionalTo loose the bands. True fasting was designed to purify the motives and reform the life. But with the Jews the practices of religion had become a cloak for oppression of the weak, robbery of widows and orphans, and all forms of bribery, deceit, and injustice (Isa. 1:17, 23; Hosea 4:2; Amos 2:6; 3:10; 4:1; 5:11; 8:4-6; Micah 6:11, 12). The true purpose of religion is to release men from their burdens of sin, to eliminate intolerance and oppression, and to promote justice, liberty, and peace. God intended His people to be free, but the leaders of Israel were making slaves and paupers of them.
The heavy burdens. Literally, “the bonds of the yoke.”
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