• Isaiah 58:5
    The Bible in Living English

    • 5 Is the fast that I choose like this, a day for men to deny themselves the gratification of appetites? is it to bend one’s head over like a rush and make a bed of a sackcloth and ashes? will you call this a fast, and a day acceptable to Jehovah?

  • Isaiah 58:5
    American Standard Version

    • 5 Is such the fast that I have chosen? the day for a man to afflict his soul? Is it to bow down his head as a rush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to Jehovah?

  • Isaiah 58:5
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 5 Like this shall the fast be that I choose, A day for the son of earth to humble his soul? Is it to bow down as a rush his head, And sackcloth and ashes to spread out? Is it this thou wilt call a fast, Or a day of acceptance with Yahweh?

  • Isaiah 58:5
    King James Version

    • 5 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?