Isaiah 58:4
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
You fast with contention and strife to strike viciously with your fist. You cannot fast as you do today and have your voice be heard on high.

Young's Literal Translation
Lo, for strife and debate ye fast, And to smite with the fist of wickedness, Ye fast not as [to] - day, To sound in the high place your voice.

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
You fast
תָּצ֔וּמוּ (tā·ṣū·mū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 6684: To abstain from food, fast

with contention
לְרִ֤יב (lə·rîḇ)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7379: Strife, dispute

and strife
וּמַצָּה֙ (ū·maṣ·ṣāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4683: Strife, contention

to strike
וּלְהַכּ֖וֹת (ū·lə·hak·kō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's 5221: To strike

viciously
רֶ֑שַׁע (re·ša‘)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7562: Wickedness

with your fist.
בְּאֶגְרֹ֣ף (bə·’eḡ·rōp̄)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 106: The clenched hand

You cannot
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

fast
תָצ֣וּמוּ (ṯā·ṣū·mū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 6684: To abstain from food, fast

as you do today
כַיּ֔וֹם (ḵay·yō·wm)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

and have your voice
קוֹלְכֶֽם׃ (qō·wl·ḵem)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 6963: A voice, sound

be heard
לְהַשְׁמִ֥יעַ (lə·haš·mî·a‘)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

on high.
בַּמָּר֖וֹם (bam·mā·rō·wm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4791: Altitude

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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