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Berean Standard Bible

“Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and tear off every yoke?”

Isaiah 58:6

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The people in Isaiah 58 are fasting and asking why God does not notice, but their religion coexists with quarreling and exploitation of workers. God responds by describing the kind of fast he actually desires.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and tear off every yoke?

World English Bible (WEB)

“Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to release the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and that you break every yoke?

King James Version (KJV)

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?

American Standard Version (ASV)

Is not this the fast that I have chosen: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the bands of the yoke, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Is not this the holy day for which I have given orders: to let loose those who have wrongly been made prisoners, to undo the bands of the yoke, and to let the crushed go free, and every yoke be broken?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

¿No es antes el ayuno que yo escogí, desatar las ligaduras de impiedad, deshacer los haces de opresión, y dejar ir libres á los quebrantados, y que rompáis todo yugo?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

¡Eso no es ayuno! El ayuno que a mí me agrada es que dejen de oprimir a quienes trabajan para ustedes y liberen a los que están esclavizados y que ¡acaben con toda injusticia!

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