Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleIs 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 Isיִֽהְיֶה֙ (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 |