Isaiah 58:6-7

True and False Fasting

⁶ "Is not this the fast that I choose:
_j to loose the bonds of wickedness,
to undo the straps _k of the yoke,
to let the oppressed ₁ go free,
and to break every yoke?
⁷ Is it not _l to share your bread with the hungry
and bring the homeless poor into your house;
when you see the naked, to cover him,
_m and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?

1. Cross References
   Nehemiah 5:10 - 12
   Moreover, I and my brothers and my servants are lending them money and grain. Let us abandon this exacting of interest.
   
2. Cross References
   Isaiah 58:9
   Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer; you shall cry, and he will say, 'Here I am.' If you take away the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness.
   
3. Cross References
   Isaiah 58:10
   If you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday.
   Ezekiel 18:7
   Does not oppress anyone, but restores to the debtor his pledge, commits no robbery, gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with a garment.
   Matthew 25:35
   For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.
   
4. Cross References
   Nehemiah 5:5
   Now our flesh is as the flesh of our brothers, our children are as their children. Yet we are forcing our sons and our daughters to be slaves, and some of our daughters have already been enslaved, but it is not in our power to help it, for other men have our fields and our vineyards.