nkjv Isaiah:58:1-7 SEEK
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Cry aloud ,
spare not ;
Lift up your voice like a trumpet ;
Tell My people their transgression ,
And the house of Jacob their sins .
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Yet they seek Me daily ,
And delight to know My ways ,
As a nation that did righteousness ,
And did not forsake the ordinance of their God .
They ask of Me the ordinances of justice ;
They take delight in approaching God .
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Why have we fasted ,'
they say , "
and You have not seen ?
Why have we afflicted our souls ,
and You take no notice ?' "
In fact ,
in the day of your fast you find pleasure ,
And exploit all your laborers .
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Indeed you fast for strife and debate ,
And to strike with the fist of wickedness .
You will not fast as you do this day ,
To make your voice heard on high .
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Is it a fast that I have chosen ,
A day for a man to afflict his soul ?
Is it to bow down his head like a bulrush ,
And to spread out sackcloth and ashes ?
Would you call this a fast ,
And an acceptable day to the LORD ?
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Is this not the fast that I have chosen :
To loose the bonds of wickedness ,
To undo the heavy burdens ,
To let the oppressed go free ,
And that you break every yoke ?
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Is it not to share your bread with the hungry ,
And that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out ;
When you see the naked ,
that you cover him ,
And not hide yourself from your own flesh ?