Isaiah 58:6-12

Legacy Standard Bible

⁶ 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?
⁷ 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?
⁸ 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.
⁹ 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.