Results for biesie translation from Afrikaans to English

daarom sny die here van israel af kop en stert, palmtak en biesie, op een dag.
for the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the lord of hosts.

so is daar dan vir egipte geen werk wat gedoen word deur kop of stert, palmtak of biesie nie.
neither shall there be any work for egypt, which the head or tail, branch or rush, may do.

is dít die vas wat ek verkies, die dag as die mens sy siel gaan kwel: dat hy sy hoof buig soos 'n biesie en sak en as uitsprei om sy bed te wees? noem jy dit vas en 'n dag wat die here welgevallig is?
is it such a fast that i have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the lord?