Isaiah 58:5
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Berean Study Bible
Is this the fast I have chosen: a day for a man to deny himself, to bow his head like a reed, and to spread out sackcloth and ashes? Will you call this a fast and a day acceptable to the LORD?

Young's Literal Translation
Like this is the fast that I choose? The day of a man’s afflicting his soul? To bow as a reed his head, And sackcloth and ashes spread out? This dost thou call a fast, And a desirable day—to Jehovah?

King James Bible
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?

Hebrew
Is
יִֽהְיֶה֙ (yih·yeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

this
הֲכָזֶ֗ה (hă·ḵā·zeh)
Pg, Preposition-k | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

the fast
צ֣וֹם (ṣō·wm)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6685: Fasting, a fast

I have chosen,
אֶבְחָרֵ֔הוּ (’eḇ·ḥā·rê·hū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's 977: To try, select

a day
י֛וֹם (yō·wm)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

for a man
אָדָ֖ם (’ā·ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being

to deny
עַנּ֥וֹת (‘an·nō·wṯ)
Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's 6031: To be bowed down or afflicted

himself,
נַפְשׁ֑וֹ (nap̄·šōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

to bow
הֲלָכֹ֨ף (hă·lā·ḵōp̄)
Preposition | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 3721: To bend, bend down, be bent or bowed

his head
רֹאשׁ֗וֹ (rō·šōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 7218: The head

like a reed,
כְּאַגְמֹ֜ן (kə·’aḡ·mōn)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 100: A bulrush, a rope of bulrushes

and to spread out
יַצִּ֔יעַ (yaṣ·ṣî·a‘)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3331: To strew as a, surface

sackcloth
וְשַׂ֤ק (wə·śaq)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8242: A mesh, coarse loose cloth, sacking, a bag

and ashes?
וָאֵ֙פֶר֙ (wā·’ê·p̄er)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 665: Ashes

Will you call
תִּקְרָא־ (tiq·rā-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read

this
הֲלָזֶה֙ (hă·lā·zeh)
Pg, Preposition-l | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

a fast
צ֔וֹם (ṣō·wm)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6685: Fasting, a fast

and a day
וְי֥וֹם (wə·yō·wm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3117: A day

acceptable
רָצ֖וֹן (rā·ṣō·wn)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7522: Goodwill, favor, acceptance, will

to the LORD?
לַיהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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