Isaiah 58:6-11

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“Is this not the fast which I choose,
To ^(A)loosen the bonds of wickedness,
To undo the bands of the yoke,
And to ^(B)let the oppressed go free
And ^(C)break every yoke?

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“Is it not to ^(D)divide 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?

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“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 the ^(K)Lord will be your rear guard.

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“Then you will ^(L)call, and the Lord will answer;
You will cry, 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,

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And if you ^(c)^(P)give yourself to the hungry
And satisfy the ^(d)desire of the afflicted,
Then your ^(Q)light will rise in darkness
And your gloom will become like midday.

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“And the ^(R)Lord will continually guide you,
And ^(S)satisfy your ^(e)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 ^(f)fail.

Footnotes:

a. Isaiah 58:7: ['Lit ', for]

b. Isaiah 58:9: ['Lit ', sending out]

c. Isaiah 58:10: ['Lit ', furnish]

d. Isaiah 58:10: ['Or ', soul]

e. Isaiah 58:11: ['Or ', soul]

f. Isaiah 58:11: ['Or ', deceive]

Cross references:

A. Isaiah 58:6: Nehemiah 5:10-12; Jeremiah 34:8

B. Isaiah 58:6: Isaiah 1:17

C. Isaiah 58:6: Isaiah 58:9

D. Isaiah 58:7: Job 31:19; Job 31:20; Isaiah 58:10; Ezekiel 18:7; Ezekiel 18:16

E. Isaiah 58:7: Isaiah 16:3; Isaiah 16:4; Hebrews 13:2

F. Isaiah 58:7: Matthew 25:35; Matthew 25:36; Luke 3:11

G. Isaiah 58:7: Deuteronomy 22:1-4; Luke 10:31; Luke 10:32

H. Isaiah 58:8: Isaiah 58:10

I. Isaiah 58:8: Isaiah 30:26; Isaiah 33:24; Jeremiah 30:17; Jeremiah 33:6

J. Isaiah 58:8: Psalm 85:13; Isaiah 62:1

K. Isaiah 58:8: Exodus 14:19; Isaiah 52:12

L. Isaiah 58:9: Psalm 50:15; Isaiah 55:6; Isaiah 65:24

M. Isaiah 58:9: Isaiah 58:6

N. Isaiah 58:9: Proverbs 6:13

O. Isaiah 58:9: Psalm 12:2; Isaiah 59:13

P. Isaiah 58:10: Deuteronomy 15:7; Isaiah 58:7

Q. Isaiah 58:10: Job 11:17; Psalm 37:6; Isaiah 42:16; Isaiah 58:8

R. Isaiah 58:11: Isaiah 49:10; Isaiah 57:18

S. Isaiah 58:11: Psalm 107:9; Isaiah 41:17

T. Isaiah 58:11: Isaiah 66:14

U. Isaiah 58:11: Song of Solomon 4:15; Isaiah 27:3; Jeremiah 31:12

V. Isaiah 58:11: John 4:14; John 7:38