Isaiah 58.6 |
ouci toiauthn nhsteian exelexamhn,
legei kurioV: alla lue tauta sundesmon adikiaV, dialue straggaliaV
biaiwn sunallagmattwn,
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pneuma kuriou ep eme ou eineken
ecrisen me euaggelisasqai ptwcoiV, apestalken me,
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I have not chosen such a fast, saith the Lord; but do thou loose every burden of iniquity, do thou untie the knots of hard bargains, set the bruised free, and cancel every unjust account. |
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor; He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, To set at liberty them that are bruised |
Is not this the fast that I have chosen: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the bands of the yoke, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? |
Comments: The NT and the LXX agree.
The MT has “oppressed” instead of “bruised.”
This quotation from Isaiah 58.6 has been inserted into a lengthy quotation from Isaiah 61.1. |