Isaiah 58:6–11

⁶“Is this not the fast which I choose,

To ^aloosen the bonds of wickedness,

To release the bands of ¹the yoke,

And to ^blet the oppressed go free

And ^cbreak every ²yoke?

⁷“Is it not to ^adivide your bread ¹with the hungry

And ^bbring the afflicted homeless into the house;

When you see the ^cnaked, you cover him;

And not to ^dhide yourself from your own flesh?

⁸“Then your ^alight will break out like the dawn,

And your ^brecovery will speedily spring forth;

And your ^crighteousness will go before you;

The glory of ^dYahweh will be your rear guard.

⁹“Then you will ^acall, and Yahweh will answer;

You will cry, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’

If you ^bremove the ¹yoke from your midst,

The ^2cpointing of the finger and ^dspeaking wickedness,

¹⁰And if you ^1aoffer your soul to the hungry

And satisfy the soul of the afflicted,

Then your ^blight will rise in darkness

And your thick darkness will become like midday.

¹¹“And ^aYahweh will continually guide you,

And ^bsatisfy your soul in scorched places,

And ^cfortify your bones;

And you will be like a ^dwatered garden,

And like a ^espring of water whose waters do not ¹fail.