Isaiah 58:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 58:3 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
לָ֤מָּה
mâh
H4100
what
צַּ֨מְנוּ֙
tsûwm
H6684
to fast
וְלֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
רָאִ֔יתָ
râʼâh
H7200
to see
עִנִּ֥ינוּ
ʻânâh
H6031
to afflict
נַפְשֵׁ֖נוּ
nephesh
H5315
soul
וְלֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תֵדָ֑ע
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
הֵ֣ן
hên
H2005
behold
בְּי֤וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
צֹֽמְכֶם֙
tsôwm
H6685
fast
תִּמְצְאוּ
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
חֵ֔פֶץ
chêphets
H2656
delight
וְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
עַצְּבֵיכֶ֖ם
ʻâtsêb
H6092
labourer
תִּנְגֹּֽשׂוּ
nâgas
H5065
to oppress
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World English Bible Public Domain
Why have we fasted, [say they], and you don't see? [why] have we afflicted our soul, and you take no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast you find [your own] pleasure, and exact all your labors.
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King James Version Public Domain
Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
‘Why have we fasted, but you have not seen, have we humbled our soul, but you have not known?’ Behold, on the day of your fast, you find pleasure, and you oppress all of your laborers.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).