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We are Hard on Ourselves(?)

August 6th, 2016 · No Comments

Isaiah 58:3 (New Living Translation) ‘We have fasted before you!’ they say. ‘Why aren’t you impressed? We have been very hard on ourselves, and you don’t even notice it!’ In this verse, the people are crying to Jehovah for justification (we are good, don’t punish us). They cry that they have been very hard on […]

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Tags: Isaiah · Old Testament