Isaiah 58:5–10

⁵Is ^eit a fast that I have chosen,

^fA day for a man to afflict his soul?

Is it to bow down his head like a bulrush,

And ^gto spread out sackcloth and ashes?

Would you call this a fast,

And an acceptable day to the Lord?

⁶“Is this not the fast that I have chosen:

To ^hloose the bonds of wickedness,

ⁱTo undo the ³heavy burdens,

^jTo let the oppressed go free,

And that you break every yoke?

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

And that you bring to your house the poor who are ⁴cast out;

^lWhen you see the naked, that you cover him,

And not hide yourself from ^myour own flesh?

⁸ⁿThen your light shall break forth like the morning,

Your healing shall spring forth speedily,

And your righteousness shall go before you;

^oThe glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.

⁹Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer;

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

“If you take away the yoke from your midst,

The ⁵pointing of the finger, and ^pspeaking wickedness,

¹⁰If you extend your soul to the hungry

And satisfy the afflicted soul,

Then your light shall dawn in the darkness,

And your ⁶darkness shall be as the noonday.