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Isaiah 58:5-7
New American Standard Bible
Isaiah 58:5-7
New American Standard Bible
5 Is it a fast like this that I choose, a day for a person to humble himself?
Is it for bowing [a]one’s head like a reed
And for spreading out (A)sackcloth and ashes as a bed?
Will you call this a fast, even an (B)acceptable day to the Lord?
6 Is this not the fast that I choose:
To (C)release the bonds of wickedness,
To undo the ropes of the yoke,
And to (D)let the oppressed go free,
And (E)break every yoke?
7 Is it not to (F)break your bread [b]with the hungry
And (G)bring the homeless poor into the house;
When you see the (H)naked, to cover him;
And not to (I)hide yourself from your own flesh?
Footnotes
- Isaiah 58:5 Lit his
- Isaiah 58:7 Lit for
Isaiah 58:5-7
New International Version
Isaiah 58:5-7
New International Version
5 Is this the kind of fast(A) I have chosen,
only a day for people to humble(B) themselves?
Is it only for bowing one’s head like a reed(C)
and for lying in sackcloth and ashes?(D)
Is that what you call a fast,
a day acceptable to the Lord?
6 “Is not this the kind of fasting(E) I have chosen:
to loose the chains of injustice(F)
and untie the cords of the yoke,
to set the oppressed(G) free
and break every yoke?(H)
7 Is it not to share your food with the hungry(I)
and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter(J)—
when you see the naked, to clothe(K) them,
and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?(L)
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