Isaiah 58:6-12

Lexham English Bible

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^[a] every yoke to pieces?
⁷ Is it not to break your bread for the hungry?
    You must bring home^[b] the poor, the homeless.
When you see the naked, you must cover him,
    and you must not hide yourself from your relatives.^[c]
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^[d] and evil speech,^[e]
10 if^[f] you offer your soul to the hungry,
    and you satisfy the appetite of the afflicted,
then^[g] 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,^[h]
and you shall be called^[i] the bricklayer of the breach,
    the restorer of paths to live in.