Lectionary · Ordinary IV

Isaiah 58:5

Amplified Bible (AMP)

Is such a fast as yours what I have chosen, a day for a man to humble himself with sorrow in his soul? [Is true fasting merely mechanical?] Is it only to bow down his head like a bulrush and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him [to indicate a condition of heart that he does not have]? Will you call this a fast and an acceptable day to the Lord?
— Isaiah 58:5 (AMP)

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