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Is this not the fast which I choose,
To (A)loosen the bonds of wickedness,
To release the bands of [a]the yoke,
And to (B)let the oppressed go free
And (C)break every [b]yoke?
Is it not to (D)divide your bread [c]with the hungry
And (E)bring the afflicted homeless into the house;
When you see the (F)naked, you cover him;
And not to (G)hide yourself from your own flesh?
Then your (H)light will break out like the dawn,
And your (I)recovery will speedily spring forth;
And your (J)righteousness will go before you;
The glory of (K)Yahweh will be your rear guard.
Then you will (L)call, and Yahweh will answer;
You will cry, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’
If you (M)remove the [d]yoke from your midst,
The [e](N)pointing of the finger and (O)speaking wickedness,
10 And if you [f](P)offer your soul to the hungry
And satisfy the soul of the afflicted,
Then your (Q)light will rise in darkness
And your thick darkness will become like midday.
11 And (R)Yahweh will continually guide you,
And (S)satisfy your soul in scorched places,
And (T)fortify your bones;
And you will be like a (U)watered garden,
And like a (V)spring of water whose waters do not [g]fail.
12 Those from among you will (W)rebuild the ancient waste places;
You will (X)raise up the foundations of past generation upon generation;
And you will be called the repairer of the (Y)breach,
The restorer of the paths for one to inhabit.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 58:6 Lit the bar of the yoke
  2. Isaiah 58:6 Lit the bar of the yoke
  3. Isaiah 58:7 Lit for
  4. Isaiah 58:9 Lit bar of the yoke
  5. Isaiah 58:9 Lit sending out
  6. Isaiah 58:10 Lit furnish
  7. Isaiah 58:11 Or deceive

“Is this not the fast which I choose,
To (A)loosen the bonds of wickedness,
To undo the bands of the yoke,
And to (B)let the oppressed go free
And (C)break every yoke?
“Is it not to (D)divide your bread [a]with the hungry
And (E)bring the homeless poor into the house;
When you see the (F)naked, to cover him;
And not to (G)hide yourself from your own flesh?
“Then your (H)light will break out like the dawn,
And your (I)recovery will speedily spring forth;
And your (J)righteousness will go before you;
The glory of the (K)Lord will be your rear guard.
“Then you will (L)call, and the Lord will answer;
You will cry, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’
If you (M)remove the yoke from your midst,
The [b](N)pointing of the finger and (O)speaking wickedness,
10 And if you [c](P)give yourself to the hungry
And satisfy the [d]desire of the afflicted,
Then your (Q)light will rise in darkness
And your gloom will become like midday.
11 “And the (R)Lord will continually guide you,
And (S)satisfy your [e]desire in scorched places,
And (T)give strength to your bones;
And you will be like a (U)watered garden,
And like a (V)spring of water whose waters do not [f]fail.
12 “Those from among you will (W)rebuild the ancient ruins;
You will (X)raise up the age-old foundations;
And you will be called the repairer of the (Y)breach,
The restorer of the [g]streets in which to dwell.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 58:7 Lit for
  2. Isaiah 58:9 Lit sending out
  3. Isaiah 58:10 Lit furnish
  4. Isaiah 58:10 Or soul
  5. Isaiah 58:11 Or soul
  6. Isaiah 58:11 Or deceive
  7. Isaiah 58:12 Lit paths