Isaiah 58:6-14

English Standard Version

⁶ “Is not this the fast that I choose:
    ^(A)to loose the bonds of wickedness,
    to undo the straps ^(B)of the yoke,
to let the oppressed^[a] go free,
    and to break every yoke?
⁷ Is it not ^(C)to share your bread with the hungry
    and bring the homeless poor into your house;
when you see the naked, to cover him,
    ^(D)and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?
^8 (E)Then shall your light break forth like the dawn,
    ^(F)and your healing shall spring up speedily;
^(G)your righteousness shall go before you;
    ^(H)the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.
⁹ Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer;
    you shall cry, and he will say, ‘Here I am.’
If you take away ^(I)the yoke from your midst,
    ^(J)the pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness,
^10 (K)if you pour yourself out for the hungry
    and satisfy the desire of the afflicted,
^(L)then shall your light rise in the darkness
    and your gloom be as the noonday.
¹¹ And the Lord will guide you continually
    and satisfy your desire in scorched places
    and make your bones strong;
and you shall be ^(M)like a watered garden,
    like a spring of water,
    whose waters do not fail.
^12 (N)And your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt;
    you shall raise up the foundations of many generations;
you shall be called the repairer of the breach,
    the restorer of streets to dwell in.

^13 (O)“If you turn back your foot from the Sabbath,
    from doing your pleasure^[b] on my holy day,
and call the Sabbath a delight
    and the holy day of the Lord honorable;
if you honor it, not going your own ways,
    or seeking ^(P)your own pleasure,^[c] or talking idly;^[d]
14 then you shall take delight in the Lord,
    ^(Q)and I will make you ride on the heights of the earth;^[e]
(R)I will feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father,
    ^(S)for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”