Isaiah 58:6-8

EasyEnglish Bible

⁶ This is the way that I want you to fast:
You must remove the chains
    from prisoners who should not be in prison.
You must stop being cruel
    to the people who work for you.
You must let people who are in pain go free.
You must break the yoke
    of work that is too hard for weak people.^[a]
7 Instead, share your food with hungry people.
Give a place in your home
    to poor people who have no home.
Give clothes to people who have nothing to wear.
If people in your own family need help,
    do not refuse to help them.
⁸ Then God's light will shine on you,
    like the sun's light at dawn.
Very soon, your troubles will go away.
The good things that you do to help others
    will be clear for everyone to see.
And the Lord will use his great power
    to keep you safe.