6 Is this not, rather, the fast that I choose:releasing those bound unjustly,untying the thongs of the yoke;Setting free the oppressed,breaking off every yoke?
7 Is it not sharing your bread with the hungry,bringing the afflicted and the homeless into your house;Clothing the naked when you see them,and not turning your back on your own flesh?
8 Then your light shall break forth like the dawn,and your wound shall quickly be healed;Your vindication shall go before you,and the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.
9 Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer,you shall cry for help, and he will say: “Here I am!”If you remove the yoke from among you,the accusing finger, and malicious speech;
10 If you lavish your food on the hungryand satisfy the afflicted;Then your light shall rise in the darkness,and your gloom shall become like midday;
11 Then the Lord will guide you alwaysand satisfy your thirst in parched places,will give strength to your bonesAnd you shall be like a watered garden,like a flowing spring whose waters never fail.
12 Your people shall rebuild the ancient ruins;the foundations from ages past you shall raise up;“Repairer of the breach,” they shall call you,“Restorer of ruined dwellings.”