Isaiah 58:6–12

6 Is this not the fast I choose: to release the bonds of injustice,

to untie the ropes of the yoke,

and to let the oppressed go free,

and ⌊tear⌋j every yoke to pieces?

7 Is it not to break your bread for the hungry?

You must bring ⌊home⌋k the poor, the homeless.

When you see the naked, you must cover him,

and you must not hide yourself from your ⌊relatives⌋.l

8 Then your light shall break forth like the dawn,

and your healing shall grow quickly.

And your salvation shall go before you;

the glory of Yahweh will be your rear guard.

9 Then you shall call, and Yahweh himself will answer.

You shall cry for help, and he will say, ‘Here I am!’

If you remove from among you the yoke,

the ⌊finger-pointing⌋m and ⌊evil speech⌋,n

10 ifo you offer your soul to the hungry,

and you satisfy the appetite of the afflicted,

thenp your light shall rise in the darkness,

and your darkness will be like noon.

11 And Yahweh will lead you continually, and satisfy your soul in a barren land,

and he will strengthen your bones,

and you shall be like a well-watered garden,

and like a spring of water whose water does not fail.

12 And they shall rebuild ancient ruins from you;

you shall erect the foundations of ⌊many generations,⌋q

and ⌊you shall be called⌋r the bricklayer of the breach,

the restorer of paths to live in.