Isaiah 58:6
King James Version
6 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?
Now, we go to the meat of this verse, showing how GOD wanted His people to fast that day.
It's good for all of us to know about this.
For now, we will know the true meaning of a "fast", in service to GOD.
So, let's check how other Bible versions translated "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
Common English Bible
6 Isn’t this the fast I choose:
releasing wicked restraints, untying the ropes of a yoke,
setting free the mistreated,
and breaking every yoke?
Isaiah 58:6
Contemporary English Version
6 I'll tell you
what it really means
to worship the Lord.
Remove the chains of prisoners
who are bound unjustly.
Free those who are abused!
Isaiah 58:6
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
6 Is not this rather the fast that I have chosen? loose the bands of wickedness, undo the bundles that oppress, let them that are broken go free, and break asunder every burden.
Isaiah 58:6
Easy-to-Read Version
6 “I will tell you the kind of day I want—a day to set people free. I want a day that you take the burdens off others. I want a day when you set troubled people free and you take the burdens from their shoulders.
Isaiah 58:6
Good News Translation
6 “The kind of fasting I want is this: Remove the chains of oppression and the yoke of injustice, and let the oppressed go free.
Isaiah 58:6
International Children’s Bible
6 “I will tell you the kind of special day I want.
I want you to free the people you have put in prison unfairly.
Undo their chains.
Free those to whom you are unfair.
Free them from their hard labor.
Isaiah 58:6
Living Bible
6 No, the kind of fast I want is that you stop oppressing those who work for you and treat them fairly and give them what they earn.
Isaiah 58:6
The Message
6 “This is the kind of fast day I’m after:
to break the chains of injustice,
get rid of exploitation in the workplace,
free the oppressed,
cancel debts.
Isaiah 58:6
New Century Version
6 “I will tell you the kind of fast I want:
Free the people you have put in prison unfairly
and undo their chains.
Free those to whom you are unfair
and stop their hard labor.
Isaiah 58:6
New English Translation
6 No, this is the kind of fast I want:[a]
I want you[b] to remove the sinful chains,
to tear away the ropes of the burdensome yoke,
to set free the oppressed,[c]
and to break every burdensome yoke.
Isaiah 58:6
New International Reader's Version
6 “Here is the way I want you to fast.
“Set free those who are held by chains without any reason.
Untie the ropes that hold people as slaves.
Set free those who are crushed.
Break every evil chain.
Isaiah 58:6
New Life Version
6 Is not the time without eating which I choose, a time to take off the chains of sin, and to take the heavy load of sin off the neck? Is it not a time to let those who suffer under a sinful power go free, and to break every load from their neck?
Isaiah 58:6
New Living Translation
6 “No, this is the kind of fasting I want:
Free those who are wrongly imprisoned;
lighten the burden of those who work for you.
Let the oppressed go free,
and remove the chains that bind people.
Yeshayah 58:6
Orthodox Jewish Bible
6 Is not this the tzom that I have chosen? To loose the chartzubbot resha (chains of wickedness, injustice), to undo the aguddot motah (bindings of the yoke bar), and to let the retzutzim (oppressed ones) go as chafeshim (free ones), and that ye break kol motah (every yoke of oppression)?
Isaiah 58:6
The Voice
6 No, what I want in a fast is this:
to liberate those tied down and held back by injustice,
to lighten the load of those heavily burdened,
to free the oppressed and shatter every type of oppression.
Isaiah 58:6
Wycliffe Bible
6 Whether not this is more the fasting, which I choose? Unbind thou the bindings together of unpity, either of cruelty, release thou [the] burdens pressing down; deliver thou them free, that be broken, and break thou each burden. (Rather, is not this the fast, which I would choose? To unbind the bindings up of pitilessness, or of cruelty, to release the burdens of oppression, to set free those who be broken, and to break each burden.)
In SUMMARY, "to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke" means:
releasing wicked restraints, untying the ropes of a yoke, setting free the mistreated, and breaking every yoke
Remove the chains of prisoners who are bound unjustly. free those who are abused
loose the bands of wickedness, undo the bundles that oppress, let them that are broken go free, and break asunder every burden
I want a day that you take the burdens off others. I want a day when you set troubled people free and you take the burdens from their shoulders.
Remove the chains of oppression and the yoke of injustice, and let the oppressed go free.
I want you to free the people you have put in prison unfairly. Undo their chains. Free those to whom you are unfair. Free them from their hard labor.
stop oppressing those who work for you and treat them fairly and give them what they earn
break the chains of injustice, get rid of exploitation in the workplace, free the oppressed, cancel debts
Free the people you have put in prison unfairly and undo their chains. Free those to whom you are unfair and stop their hard labor.
remove the sinful chains, to tear away the ropes of the burdensome yoke, to set free the oppressed, and to break every burdensome yoke
Set free those who are held by chains without any reason. Untie the ropes that hold people as slaves. Set free those who are crushed. Break every evil chain.
a time to take off the chains of sin, and to take the heavy load of sin off the neck? Is it not a time to let those who suffer under a sinful power go free, and to break every load from their neck
Free those who are wrongly imprisoned; lighten the burden of those who work for you. Let the oppressed go free, and remove the chains that bind people.
To loose the chartzubbot resha (chains of wickedness, injustice), to undo the aguddot motah (bindings of the yoke bar), and to let the retzutzim (oppressed ones) go as chafeshim (free ones), and that ye break kol motah (every yoke of oppression)
to liberate those tied down and held back by injustice, to lighten the load of those heavily burdened, to free the oppressed and shatter every type of oppression
Unbind thou the bindings together of unpity, either of cruelty, release thou [the] burdens pressing down; deliver thou them free, that be broken, and break thou each burden. (Rather, is not this the fast, which I would choose? To unbind the bindings up of pitilessness, or of cruelty, to release the burdens of oppression, to set free those who be broken, and to break each burden.)
We now see, as born again, how much we need to help our brothers and sisters in need.
SPIRIT wouldn't have led me to this defining verse, unless, and until I was born again.
This is a thing of the SPIRIT, and only born agains, believers, and children of GOD, can understand, and be led to.
JESUS was clear about what being born again means:
John 3:5-7
King James Version
5 Jesus answered,
Verily, verily, I say unto thee,
Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit,
he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh;
and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 Marvel not that I said unto thee,
Ye must be born again.
That's the only way we can be instructed by GOD's SPIRIT.
Only THROUGH JESUS, can we have the peace, joy, strength, focus, and clarity to do the will of the FATHER.
This is the day of fast GOD wanted.
That all may be free of oppression.
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