(A)Then shall your light break forth like the dawn,
    (B)and your healing shall spring up speedily;
(C)your righteousness shall go before you;
    (D)the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.
Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer;
    you shall cry, and he will say, ‘Here I am.’
If you take away (E)the yoke from your midst,
    (F)the pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness,

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Then your light will break forth like the dawn,(A)
    and your healing(B) will quickly appear;
then your righteousness[a](C) will go before you,
    and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.(D)
Then you will call,(E) and the Lord will answer;(F)
    you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I.

“If you do away with the yoke of oppression,
    with the pointing finger(G) and malicious talk,(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 58:8 Or your righteous One