Study Desk

-"Is this not the fast that I choose: To ^(C1)release the bonds of wickedness, To undo the ropes of the yoke, And to ^(C2)let the oppressed go free, And ^(C3)break every yoke?

-"Is it not to ^(C1)break your bread ^(F1)with the hungry And ^(C2)bring the homeless poor into the house; When you see the ^(C3)naked, to cover him; And not to ^(C4)hide yourself from your own flesh?

-"Then your ^(C1)light will break out like the dawn, And your ^(C2)recovery will spring up quickly; And your ^(C3)righteousness will go before you; The glory of the ^(C4)LORD will be your rear guard.

-"Then you will ^(C1)call, and the LORD will answer; You will cry for help, and He will say, 'Here I am.' If you ^(C2)remove the yoke from your midst, The ^(F1)(C3)pointing of the finger and ^(C4)speaking wickedness,

And if you ^(C1)offer yourself to the hungry And satisfy the ^(F1)need of the afflicted, Then your ^(C2)light will rise in darkness, And your gloom will become like midday.

-"And the ^(C1)LORD will continually guide you, And ^(C2)satisfy your ^(F1)desire in scorched places, And ^(C3)give strength to your bones; And you will be like a ^(C4)watered garden, And like a ^(C5)spring of water whose waters do not ^(F2)fail.

-"Those from among you will ^(C1)rebuild the ancient ruins; You will ^(C2)raise up the age-old foundations; And you will be called the repairer of the ^(C3)breach, The restorer of the ^(F1)streets in which to dwell.