6Is not this rather the fast that I have chosen? loose the bands of wickedness, undo the bundles that oppress, let them that are broken go free, and break asunder every burden.c
7Deal thy bread to the hungry, and bring the needy and the harbourless into thy house: when thou shalt see one naked, cover him, and despise not thy own flesh.d
Isaiah 58 is a prophetic indictment of religious hypocrisy and a summons to authentic worship. The people complain that God ignores their fasting, but the prophet exposes the disconnect: their fasting coexists with exploitation and strife. True fasting, God declares, is not ritua
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