6 Isn’t this the fast I choose:
To break the chains of wickedness, 58:6 Jb 36:8; Ps 107:10; Ec 7:26
to untie the ropes of the yoke,
to set the oppressed free,
and to tear off every yoke? 58:6 Neh 5:10–12; Is 58:9; Jr 34:8
7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, 58:7 Jb 31:19–20; Is 58:10; Ezk 18:7,16
to bring the poor and homeless into your house,
to clothe the naked when you see him, 58:7 Mt 25:35–36; Lk 3:11
and not to ignore your own flesh and blood? 58:7 Lit not hide yourself from your flesh, 58:7 Dt 22:1–4; Lk 10:31–32
8 Then your light will appear like the dawn,
and your recovery will come quickly. 58:8 Is 30:26; 33:24; Jr 30:17; 33:6
Your righteousness will go before you, 58:8 Ps 85:13; Is 62:1
and the Lord’s glory will be your rear guard. 58:8 Ex 14:19; Is 52:12
9 At that time, when you call, the Lord will answer; 58:9 Ps 50:15; Is 55:6; 65:24
when you cry out, he will say, ‘Here I am.’
If you get rid of the yoke among you,
the finger-pointing and malicious speaking, 58:9 Pr 6:13