6 “I will tell you the kind of fast I want:Free the people you have put in prison unfairlyand undo their chains.Free those to whom you are unfairand stop their hard labor.
7 Share your food with the hungryand bring poor, homeless people into your own homes.When you see someone who has no clothes, give him yours,and don’t refuse to help your own relatives.
8 Then your light will shine like the dawn,and your wounds will quickly heal.Your God will walk before you,and the glory of the Lord will protect you from behind.
9 Then you will call out, and the Lord will answer.You will cry out, and he will say, ‘Here I am.’“If you stop making trouble for others,if you stop using cruel words and pointing your finger at others,
10 if you feed those who are hungryand take care of the needs of those who are troubled,then your light will shine in the darkness,and you will be bright like sunshine at noon.
11 The Lord will always lead you.He will satisfy your needs in dry landsand give strength to your bones.You will be like a garden that has much water,like a spring that never runs dry.
12 Your people will rebuild the old cities that are now in ruins;you will rebuild their foundations.You will be known for repairing the broken placesand for rebuilding the roads and houses.