Isaiah 58:6–14

⁶Isn’t this the fast I choose:

To break the chains of wickedness,^b

to untie the ropes of the yoke,

to set the oppressed free,

and to tear off every yoke?^c

⁷Is it not to share your bread with the hungry,^d

to bring the poor and homeless into your house,

to clothe the naked when you see him,^e

and not to ignore your own flesh and blood?^Bf

⁸Then your light will appear like the dawn,

and your recovery will come quickly.^g

Your righteousness will go before you,^h

and the Lord’s glory will be your rear guard.ⁱ

⁹At that time, when you call, the Lord will answer;^j

when you cry out, he will say, ‘Here I am.’

If you get rid of the yoke among you,

the finger-pointing and malicious speaking,^k

¹⁰and if you offer yourself^C to the hungry,

and satisfy the afflicted one,

then your light will shine in the darkness,^l

and your night will be like noonday.

¹¹The Lord will always lead you,

satisfy you in a parched land,

and strengthen your bones.

You will be like a watered garden^m

and like a spring whose water never runs dry.ⁿ

¹²Some of you will rebuild the ancient ruins;^o

you will restore the foundations laid long ago;^p

you will be called the repairer of broken walls,

the restorer of streets where people live.

¹³“If you keep from desecrating the Sabbath,^q

from doing whatever you want on my holy day;

if you call the Sabbath a delight,

and the holy day of the Lord honorable;

if you honor it, not going your own ways,^r

seeking your own pleasure, or talking business;^AB

¹⁴then you will delight in the Lord,^s

and I will make you ride over the heights of the land,^t

and let you enjoy the heritage of your father Jacob.”

For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.^u