Isaiah 5:27

5:27 None tire or stumble,

they don’t stop to nap or sleep.

They don’t loosen their belts,

or unstrap their sandals to rest. ¹ 

Isaiah 58:6

58:6 No, this is the kind of fast I want. ² 

I want you ³  to remove the sinful chains,

to tear away the ropes of the burdensome yoke,

to set free the oppressed, ⁴ 

and to break every burdensome yoke.

[5:27]  ¹ tn Heb “and the belt on his waist is not opened, and the thong of his sandals is not torn in two.”

[58:6]  ² tn Heb “Is this not a fast I choose?” “No” is supplied in the translation for clarification.

[58:6]  ³ tn The words “I want you” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[58:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “crushed.”