chosen. See note on Isaiah 1:29.
a man. Hebrew. adam. App-14.
soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.
bulrush. See note on Isaiah 9:14.
the Lord. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.
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Isaiah 58:5
5 Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a dayc 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?