Isaiah 58:4

You fast with contention and strife to strike viciously with your fist. You cannot fast as you do today and have your voice be heard on high.
Isaiah 58:4
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Original language (Hebrew)

הֵ֣ן לְרִ֤יב וּמַצָּה֙ תָּצ֔וּמוּ וּלְהַכּ֖וֹת בְּאֶגְרֹ֣ף רֶ֑שַׁע לֹא־תָצ֣וּמוּ כַיּ֔וֹם לְהַשְׁמִ֥יעַ בַּמָּר֖וֹם קוֹלְכֶֽם׃

  1. הֵ֣ןhen“there!”
    Particle, interjection · from הֵן · “look!” · Strong's H2005
  2. לְרִ֤יבle.Riv“for strife”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רִיב · “strife” · Strong's H7379
  3. וּמַצָּה֙u.ma.Tzah“and contention”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מַצָּה · “strife” · Strong's H4683
  4. תָּצ֔וּמוּta.Tzu.mu“you fast”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from צוּם · “to fast” · Strong's H6684
  5. וּלְהַכּ֖וֹתu.le.ha.Kot“and to strike”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
  6. בְּאֶגְרֹ֣ףbe.'eg.Rof“with a fist of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אֶגְרֹף · “fist” · Strong's H0106
  7. רֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'“wickedness”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רֶ֫שַׁע · “wickedness” · Strong's H7562
  8. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  9. תָצ֣וּמוּta.Tzu.mu“you fast”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from צוּם · “to fast” · Strong's H6684
  10. כַיּ֔וֹםkhai.Yom“like <the> this day”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  11. לְהַשְׁמִ֥יעַle.hash.Mi.a'“to make heard”
    Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  12. בַּמָּר֖וֹםba.ma.Rom“in the height[s]”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מָרוֹם · “height” · Strong's H4791
  13. קוֹלְכֶֽם׃kol.Khem“voice your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from קוֹל · “voice” · Strong's H6963A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)