Isaiah 58:6-12

New American Standard Bible

⁶ Is this not the fast that I choose:
To ^(A)release the bonds of wickedness,
To undo the ropes of the yoke,
And to ^(B)let the oppressed go free,
And ^(C)break every yoke?
⁷ Is it not to ^(D)break 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?
⁸ Then your ^(H)light will break out like the dawn,
And your ^(I)recovery will spring up quickly;
And your ^(J)righteousness will go before you;
The glory of the ^(K)Lord will be your rear guard.
⁹ Then you will ^(L)call, and the Lord will answer;
You will cry for help, 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 ^(P)offer yourself to the hungry
And satisfy the ^[c]need 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 ^[d]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 ^[e]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 ^[f]streets in which to dwell.