Isaiah 58:5-10
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?
8 Then your (J)light will break out like the dawn,
And your (K)recovery will spring up quickly;
And your (L)righteousness will go before you;
The glory of the (M)Lord will be your rear guard.
9 Then you will (N)call, and the Lord will answer;
You will cry for help, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’
If you (O)remove the yoke from your midst,
The [c](P)pointing of the finger and (Q)speaking wickedness,
10 And if you (R)offer yourself to the hungry
And satisfy the [d]need of the afflicted,
Then your (S)light will rise in darkness,
And your gloom will become like midday.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 58:5 Lit his
- Isaiah 58:7 Lit for
- Isaiah 58:9 I.e., an abusive gesture
- Isaiah 58:10 Or soul
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