Isaiah 58:6-12
Holman Christian Standard Bible
6 Isn’t the fast I choose:
To break the chains of wickedness,(A)
to untie the ropes of the yoke,
to set the oppressed free,
and to tear off every yoke?(B)
7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry,(C)
to bring the poor and homeless into your house,
to clothe the naked when you see him,(D)
and not to ignore[a] your own flesh and blood?(E)
8 Then your light will appear like the dawn,
and your recovery will come quickly.(F)
Your righteousness will go before you,(G)
and the Lord’s glory will be your rear guard.(H)
9 At that time, when you call, the Lord will answer;(I)
when you cry out, He will say, ‘Here I am.’
If you get rid of the yoke among you,[b]
the finger-pointing and malicious speaking,(J)
10 and if you offer yourself[c] to the hungry,
and satisfy the afflicted one,
then your light will shine in the darkness,(K)
and your night will be like noonday.
11 The Lord will always lead you,
satisfy you in a parched land,
and strengthen your bones.
You will be like a watered garden(L)
and like a spring whose waters never run dry.(M)
12 Some of you will rebuild the ancient ruins;(N)
you will restore the foundations laid long ago;[d](O)
you will be called the repairer of broken walls,
the restorer of streets where people live.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 58:7 Lit not hide yourself from
- Isaiah 58:9 Lit yoke from your midst
- Isaiah 58:10 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr read offer your bread
- Isaiah 58:12 Lit foundations generation and generation
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.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 58:6 Literally “you must tear”
- Isaiah 58:7 Literally “a house”
- Isaiah 58:7 Literally “flesh”
- Isaiah 58:9 Literally “stretching out of the finger”
- Isaiah 58:9 Literally “the speaking of evil”
- Isaiah 58:10 Or “and”
- Isaiah 58:10 Or “and”
- Isaiah 58:12 Literally “generation and generation”
- Isaiah 58:12 Literally “shall be called to you”
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