Isaiah 58:3

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

‘Why have we fasted, but you have not seen? We have denied ourselves, but you haven’t noticed! ’ ‘Look, you do as you please on the day of your fast, and oppress all your workers.

Cross References

Malachi 3:14

You have said, ‘It is useless to serve God. What have we gained by keeping his requirements  and walking mournfully  before the Lord of Armies?

Leviticus 16:29

‘This is to be a permanent statute  for you: in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month you are to practise self-denial  and do no work,  both the native and the foreigner  who resides among you.

Proverbs 28:9

Anyone who turns his ear away from hearing the law – even his prayer is detestable.

Nehemiah 5:7

After seriously considering the matter, I accused the nobles and officials, saying to them, ‘Each of you is charging his countrymen interest.’  So I called a large assembly against them

Luke 15:29

But he replied to his father, “Look, I have been slaving many years for you, and I have never disobeyed your orders, yet you never gave me a goat so that I could celebrate with my friends.

Isaiah 47:6

I was angry with my people; I profaned my possession, and I handed them over to you. You showed them no mercy; you made your yoke very heavy on the elderly.

Isaiah 22:13

But look: joy and gladness, butchering of cattle, slaughtering of sheep and goats, eating of meat, and drinking of wine – ‘Let’s eat and drink, for tomorrow we die! ’

Numbers 23:4

God met with him and Balaam said to him, ‘I have arranged seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.’

Leviticus 23:27

‘The tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement.  You are to hold a sacred assembly and practise self-denial;  you are to present a food offering to the Lord.

Leviticus 16:31

It is a Sabbath  of complete rest for you,  and you must practise self-denial; it is a permanent statute.

Ezra 8:21

I proclaimed a fast  by the River Ahava,  so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask him for a safe journey for us, our dependents, and all our possessions.

Isaiah 22:12

On that day the Lord God of Armies called for weeping,  for wailing, for shaven heads, and for the wearing of sackcloth.

Job 34:9

For he has said, ‘A man gains nothing when he becomes God’s friend.’