Cross Reference ISAIAH 58:5 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} Is x1961 it such x2088 a fast 6685 that I have chosen? 977 z8799 a day 3117 for a man 120 to afflict 6031 z8763 his soul? 5315 [is it] to bow down 3721 z8800 his head 7218 as a bulrush, 100 and to spread 3331 z8686 sackcloth 8242 and ashes 665 [under him]? wilt thou call 7121 z8799 this 2088 a fast, 6685 and an acceptable 7522 day 3117 to the LORD? 3068

it such:
"And Jehoshaphatª feared,ª ° and setª °¹ himselfª to seekª ° the LORD,ª and proclaimedª ° a fastª throughoutª all¹ Judah.ª" {2Ch 20:3} + "Then Ezraª rose upª ° from beforeª ¹ the houseª of God,ª and went² °¹ into¹ the chamberª of Johananª the sonª of Eliashib:ª and [when] he came² °¹ thither,¹ he did eatª ° no¹ bread,ª nor¹ drinkª ° water:ª for¹ he mournedª ° because¹ of the transgressionª of them that had been carried away.ª" {Ezr 10:6} + "Now in the twentyª and fourthª dayª of this¹ monthª the childrenª of Israelª were assembledª ° with fasting,ª and with sackclothes,ª and earthª upon¹ them. ... And the seedª of Israelª separated² ° themselves¹ from all¹ ¹ strangers,ª ª and stoodª ° and confessedª °¹ their sins,ª and the iniquitiesª of their fathers.ª" {Neh 9:1-2} + "And in every¹ province,ª whithersoeverª ¹ the king'sª commandmentª and his decreeª came,ª ° [there was] greatª mourningª among the Jews,ª and fasting,ª and weeping,ª and wailing;ª and manyª layª ° in sackclothª and ashes.ª" {Est 4:3} + "Go,² °¹ gather togetherª °¹ all¹ the Jewsª that are presentª ° in Shushan,ª and fastª ° ye for¹ me, and neither¹ eatª ° nor¹ drinkª ° threeª days,ª nightª or day:ª I¹ also¹ and my maidensª will fastª ° likewise;¹ and soª will I go² ° in¹ unto¹ the king,ª which¹ [is] not¹ according to the law:ª and if¹ I perish,ª ° I perish.ª °" {Est 4:16} + "And I setª °¹ my faceª unto¹ the Lordª God,ª to seekª ° by prayerª and supplications,ª with fasting,ª and sackcloth,ª and ashes:ª ... O Lord,ª hear;ª ° O Lord,ª forgive;ª ° O Lord,ª hearkenª ° and do;ª ° deferª ° not,ª for thine own sake,¹ O my God:ª for¹ thy cityª and thy peopleª are calledª ° by thy name.ª" {Dan 9:3-19} + "Speakª ° unto¹ all¹ the peopleª of the land,ª and to¹ the priests,ª saying,ª ° When¹ ye fastedª ° and mournedª ° in the fifthª and seventhª [month], even those¹ seventyª years,ª did ye at all² ° fastª ° unto me, [even] to me?¹" {Zch 7:5}

a day for a man to afflict his soul:
or, to afflict his soul for a day, "Wherefore¹ have we fasted,ª ° [say they], and thou seestª ° not?¹ [wherefore] have we afflictedª ° our soul,ª and thou takest no knowledge?ª °¹ Behold,¹ in the dayª of your fastª ye findª ° pleasure,ª and exactª ° all¹ your labours.ª" {Isa 58:3} + "And [this] shall be¹ a statuteª for everª unto you: [that] in the seventhª month,ª on the tenthª [day] of the month,ª ye shall afflictª °¹ your souls,ª and doª ° no¹ workª at all,¹ [whether it be] one of your own country,ª or a strangerª that sojournethª ° amongª you:" {Lev 16:29}

to spread:
"And it came to pass,¹ when Ahabª heardª °¹ those¹ words,ª that he rentª ° his clothes,ª and putª ° sackclothª upon¹ his flesh,ª and fasted,ª ° and layª ° in sackcloth,ª and wentª ° softly.ª ... Seestª ° thou how¹ Ahabª humbleth² ° himself¹ beforeª ¹ me? becauseª ¹ he humbleth² ° himself¹ beforeª ¹ me, I will not¹ bringª ° the evilª in his days:ª [but] in his son'sª daysª will I bringª ° the evilª upon¹ his house.ª" {1Kg 21:27-29} + "And it came to pass,¹ when the kingª heardª °¹ the wordsª of the woman,ª that he rentª °¹ his clothes;ª and he¹ passed byª ° upon¹ the wall,ª and the peopleª looked,ª ° and, behold,¹ [he had] sackclothª withinª ¹ upon¹ his flesh.ª" {2Kg 6:30} + "And he tookª ° him a potsherdª to scrape² ° himself¹ withal; and he¹ sat downª ° amongª the ashes.ª" {Job 2:8} + "So the people² ¹ of Ninevehª believedª ° God,ª and proclaimedª ° a fast,ª and put² ° on¹ sackcloth,ª from the greatestª ¹ of them even to¹ the leastª of them. ... But let manª and beastª be coveredª ° with sackcloth,ª and cryª ° mightilyª unto¹ God:ª yea, let them turnª ° every oneª from his evilª way,ª ¹ and from¹ the violenceª that¹ [is] in their hands.ª" {Jna 3:5-8}

an acceptable:
"Thus¹ saithª ° the LORD,ª In an acceptableª timeª have I heardª ° thee, and in a dayª of salvationª have I helpedª ° thee: and I will preserveª ° thee, and giveª ° thee for a covenantª of the people,ª to establishª ° the earth,ª to cause to inheritª ° the desolateª ° heritages;ª" {Isa 49:8} + "To proclaimª ° the acceptableª yearª of the LORD,ª and the dayª of vengeanceª of our God;ª to comfortª ° all¹ that mourn;ª" {Isa 61:2} + "But as for me,¹ my prayerª [is] unto thee, O LORD,ª [in] an acceptableª time:ª O God,ª in the multitudeª of thy mercyª hearª ° me, in the truthª of thy salvation.ª" {Psa 69:13} + "To preachª ° the acceptableª yearª of the Lord.ª" {Lke 4:19} + "Andª be² ° notª conformedª ° to thisª world:ª butª be ye transformedª ° by the¹ renewingª of yourª mind,ª that² yeª may proveª ° whatª [is] that good,ª andª acceptable,ª andª perfect,ª willª of God.ª" {Rom 12:2} + "Yeª also,ª asª livelyª ° stones,ª are built upª ° a spiritualª house,ª an holyª priesthood,ª to offer upª ° spiritualª sacrifices,ª acceptableª to Godª byª Jesusª Christ.ª" {1Pe 2:5}

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