Isaiah 58:4

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Isaiah 58:4

You fast with contention and strife
to strike viciously with your fist.
You cannot fast as you do today,
hoping to make your voice heard on high.

1 Kings 21:9-13

In the letters, she wrote:

Proclaim a fast and seat Naboth at the head of the people.

Joel 2:13-14

Tear your hearts,
not just your clothes,
and return to the Lord your God.
For He is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger, rich in faithful love,
and He relents from sending disaster.

Proverbs 21:27

The sacrifice of a wicked person is detestable—
how much more so
when he brings it with ulterior motives!

Isaiah 59:2

But your iniquities have built barriers
between you and your God,
and your sins have made Him hide His face from you
so that He does not listen.

Isaiah 59:6

Their webs cannot become clothing,
and they cannot cover themselves with their works.
Their works are sinful works,
and violent acts are in their hands.

Jonah 3:7

Then he issued a decree in Nineveh:

By order of the king and his nobles: No man or beast, herd or flock, is to taste anything at all. They must not eat or drink water.

Matthew 6:16-18

“Whenever you fast, don’t be sad-faced like the hypocrites. For they make their faces unattractive so their fasting is obvious to people. I assure you: They’ve got their reward!

Matthew 23:13

“But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You lock up the kingdom of heaven from people. For you don’t go in, and you don’t allow those entering to go in.

Luke 20:47

They devour widows’ houses and say long prayers just for show. These will receive greater punishment.”

Then they took Jesus from Caiaphas to the governor’s headquarters. It was early morning. They did not enter the headquarters themselves; otherwise they would be defiled and unable to eat the Passover.

Acts 23:1-2

Paul looked intently at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have lived my life before God in all good conscience until this day.”

Philippians 1:14-15

Most of the brothers in the Lord have gained confidence from my imprisonment and dare even more to speak the message fearlessly.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Isaiah 58:4

Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.

Ye fast

And to smite

Acts 23:1

Philippians 1:14

Shall not fast as ye do this day

Joel 2:13

Jonah 3:7

Matthew 6:16

General references

1 Kings 21:12

Isaiah 57:12

James 1:7

Bible References

Ye fast

In the letters, she wrote:

Proclaim a fast and seat Naboth at the head of the people.

The sacrifice of a wicked person is detestable—
how much more so
when he brings it with ulterior motives!

“Whenever you fast, don’t be sad-faced like the hypocrites. For they make their faces unattractive

so their fasting is obvious to people. I assure you: They’ve got their reward!

[“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You devour widows’ houses and make long prayers just for show. This is why you will receive a harsher punishment.]

They devour widows’ houses and say long prayers just for show. These will receive greater punishment.”

And to smite

Paul looked intently at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have lived my life before God in all good conscience until this day.”

Most of the brothers in the Lord have gained confidence from my imprisonment and dare even more to speak the message

fearlessly.

Shall not fast as ye do this day

Tear your hearts,
not just your clothes,
and return to the Lord your God.
For He is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger, rich in faithful love,
and He relents from sending disaster.

Then he issued a decree in Nineveh:

By order of the king and his nobles: No man or beast, herd or flock, is to taste anything at all. They must not eat or drink water.

“Whenever you fast, don’t be sad-faced like the hypocrites. For they make their faces unattractive

so their fasting is obvious to people. I assure you: They’ve got their reward!

General references

They proclaimed a fast and seated Naboth at the head of the people.

I will expose your righteousness,
and your works—they will not profit you.

That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.