Isaiah 58:3–8

^3gWherefore have we fasted, ^hsay they, and thou seest not?

Wherefore have we ⁱafflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge?

Behold, ^kin the day of your fast you find pleasure,

And ^lexact all your ^mlabours.

⁴Behold, ⁿye fast for strife and debate,

And to smite with the fist of wickedness:

Ye shall not fast as ye do this day,

^oTo make your voice to be heard on high.

^5pIs it such a fast that I have chosen?

A day for a man to ⁱafflict his soul?

Is it to bow down his head as ^qa bulrush,

And ^rto spread ^ssackcloth and ashes under him?

Wilt thou call this a fast,

And an acceptable day to the Lord?

⁶Is not this the fast that I have chosen?

To loose ^tthe bands of wickedness,

^uTo undo the heavy burdens,

And ^xto let the oppressed go free,

And that ye break every yoke?

⁷Is it not ^yzto deal thy bread to the hungry,

And ^ythat thou bring the poor that are cast out ^ato thy house?

^zbWhen thou seest the naked, that thou cover him;

And that thou hide not thyself from ^cthine own flesh?

^8dThen shall thy light break forth as the morning,

And thine ^ehealth shall spring forth speedily:

And thy righteousness shall go before thee;

The glory of the Lord shall be thy rereward.