Isaiah 58:3
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
“Why have we fasted, and You have not seen? Why have we humbled ourselves, and You have not noticed?” “Behold, on the day of your fast, you do as you please, and you oppress all your workers.

Young's Literal Translation
‘Why have we fasted, and Thou hast not seen? We have afflicted our soul, and Thou knowest not.’ Lo, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, And all your labours ye exact.

King James Bible
Wherefore have we fasted, [say they], and thou seest not? [wherefore] have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.

Hebrew
“Why
לָ֤מָּה (lām·māh)
Interrogative
Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

have we fasted,
צַּ֙מְנוּ֙ (ṣam·nū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural
Strong's 6684: To abstain from food, fast

and You have not
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

seen?
רָאִ֔יתָ (rā·’î·ṯā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 7200: To see

[Why] have we humbled
עִנִּ֥ינוּ (‘in·nî·nū)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common plural
Strong's 6031: To be bowed down or afflicted

ourselves,
נַפְשֵׁ֖נוּ (nap̄·šê·nū)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural
Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

and You have not
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

noticed?”
תֵדָ֑ע (ṯê·ḏā‘)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 3045: To know

“Behold,
הֵ֣ן (hên)
Interjection
Strong's 2005: Lo! behold!

on the day
בְּי֤וֹם (bə·yō·wm)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3117: A day

of your fast,
צֹֽמְכֶם֙ (ṣō·mə·ḵem)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 6685: Fasting, a fast

you do
תִּמְצְאוּ־ (tim·ṣə·’ū-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

as you please,
חֵ֔פֶץ (ḥê·p̄eṣ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2656: Pleasure, desire, a valuable thing, a matter

and you oppress
תִּנְגֹּֽשׂוּ׃ (tin·gō·śū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 5065: To drive, to tax, harass, tyrannize

all
וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

your workers.
עַצְּבֵיכֶ֖ם (‘aṣ·ṣə·ḇê·ḵem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 6092: A, workman

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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