Dual Panel1“Shout <07121> loudly <01627>! Don’t <0408> be quiet <02820>! Yell as loud as <06963> as <07311> a trumpet <07782>! Confront <05046> my people <05971> with their rebellious <06588> deeds; confront Jacob’s <03290> family <01004> with their sin <02403>!
2They seek <01875> me day <03117> after day <03117>; they want <02654> to know <01847> my requirements <01870>, like a nation <01471> that <0834> does what is right <06666> and does <06213> not <03808> reject <05800> the law <04941> of their God <0430>. They ask <07592> me for just <06664> decrees <04941>; they want <02654> to be near <07132> God <0430>.
3They lament, ‘Why <04100> don’t <03808> you notice <07200> when we fast <06684>? Why don’t <03808> you pay attention <03045> when we humble <06031> ourselves <05315>?’ Look <02005>, at the same time <03117> you fast <06685>, you satisfy <04672> your selfish desires <02656>, you oppress <05065> your workers <06092>.
4Look <02005>, your fasting <06684> is accompanied <07379> by arguments <04683>, brawls <05221>, and fistfights <07562> <0106>. Do not <03808> fast <06684> as you do today <03117>, trying to make your voice <06963> heard <08085> in heaven <04791>.
5Is <01961> this <02088> really the kind of fasting <06685> I want <0977>? Do I want a day <03117> when people <0120> merely humble <06031> themselves <05315>, bowing <03721> their heads <07218> like a reed <0100> and stretching out <03331> on sackcloth <08242> and ashes <0665>? Is this <02088> really what you call <07121> a fast <06685>, a day <03117> that is pleasing <07522> to the Lord <03068>?
6No <03808>, this <02088> is the kind of fast <06685> I want <0977>. I want you to remove <06605> the sinful <07562> chains <02784>, to tear away <05425> the ropes <092> of the burdensome yoke <04133>, to set <07971> free <02670> the oppressed <07533>, and to break <05423> every <03605> burdensome yoke <04133>.
7I want you to share <06536> your food <03899> with the hungry <07457> and to provide <0935> shelter <01004> for <03588> homeless <04788>, oppressed <06041> people. When you see <07200> someone naked <06174>, clothe <03680> him! Don’t <03808> turn <05956> your back <05956> on your own flesh and blood <01320>!
8Then <0227> your light <0216> will shine <01234> like the sunrise <07837>; your restoration <0724> will quickly <04120> arrive <06779>; your godly <06664> behavior will go <01980> before <06440> you, and the Lord’s <03068> splendor <03519> will be your rear guard <0622>.
9Then <0227> you will call out <07121>, and the Lord <03068> will respond <06030>; you will cry out <07768>, and he will reply <0559>, ‘Here <02005> I am.’ You must remove <05493> the burdensome yoke <04133> from among <08432> you and stop pointing <07971> fingers <0676> and speaking <01696> sinfully <0205>.
10You must actively help <06329> the hungry <07457> and feed <07646> the oppressed <06031>. Then your light <0216> will dispel <02224> the darkness <02822>, and your darkness <0653> will be transformed into noonday <06672>.
11The Lord <03069> will continually <08548> lead <05148> you; he will feed <07646> you even in parched regions <05315> <06710>. He will give <02502> you renewed strength <06106>, and you will be <01961> like a well-watered <07302> garden <01588>, like a spring <04161> that <0834> continually produces water <04325>.
12Your perpetual <05769> ruins <02723> will be rebuilt <01129>; you will reestablish <06965> the ancient <01755> <01755> foundations <04146>. You will be called <07121>, ‘The one who repairs <01443> broken walls <06556>, the one who makes <07725> the streets <05410> inhabitable <03427> again.’
13You must <0518> observe <07725> the Sabbath <07676> rather than doing <06213> anything you please <02656> on my holy <06944> day <03117>. You must look forward <07121> to the Sabbath <07676> and treat the Lord’s <03068> holy day <06918> with respect <03513>. You must treat it with respect <03513> by refraining <06213> from your normal activities <01870>, and by refraining <04672> from your selfish pursuits <02656> and from making <01696> business deals <01697>.
14Then <0227> you will find joy <06026> in <05921> your relationship to the Lord <03068>, and I will give <07392> you great prosperity <01116> <05921> <07392>, and cause crops to grow <0398> on the land <0776> I gave <05159> to your ancestor <01> Jacob <03290>.” Know for <03588> certain that the Lord <03068> has spoken <01696>.