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If you do these things, your light will shine like the dawn.
    Then your wounds will quickly heal.
Your God will walk before you,
    and the glory of the Lord will protect you from behind.
Then you will call to the Lord, and the Lord will answer you.
    You will cry out to the Lord, and he will say, ‘Here I am.’

“You should stop making trouble for others.
    You should stop using cruel words and pointing your finger at others.
10 You should feed those who are hungry.
    You should take care of the needs of those who are troubled.
Then your light will shine in the darkness.
    And you will be bright like sunshine at noon.

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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)
10 and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry
    and satisfy the needs of the oppressed,(I)
then your light(J) will rise in the darkness,
    and your night will become like the noonday.(K)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 58:8 Or your righteous One