Isaiah 58:6-12

English Standard Version

⁶ “Is not this the fast that I choose:
    ^(A)to loose the bonds of wickedness,
    to undo the straps ^(B)of the yoke,
to let the oppressed^[a] go free,
    and to break every yoke?
⁷ Is it not ^(C)to share your bread with the hungry
    and bring the homeless poor into your house;
when you see the naked, to cover him,
    ^(D)and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?
^8 (E)Then shall your light break forth like the dawn,
    ^(F)and your healing shall spring up speedily;
^(G)your righteousness shall go before you;
    ^(H)the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.
⁹ Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer;
    you shall cry, and he will say, ‘Here I am.’
If you take away ^(I)the yoke from your midst,
    ^(J)the pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness,
^10 (K)if you pour yourself out for the hungry
    and satisfy the desire of the afflicted,
^(L)then shall your light rise in the darkness
    and your gloom be as the noonday.
¹¹ And the Lord will guide you continually
    and satisfy your desire in scorched places
    and make your bones strong;
and you shall be ^(M)like a watered garden,
    like a spring of water,
    whose waters do not fail.
^12 (N)And your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt;
    you shall raise up the foundations of many generations;
you shall be called the repairer of the breach,
    the restorer of streets to dwell in.