Isaiah 1:17
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
17 learn to do good.
Make justice your aim: redress the wronged,
hear the orphan’s plea, defend the widow.(A)
Isaiah 58:6
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Authentic Fasting That Leads to Blessing[a]
6 Is this not, rather, the fast that I choose:
releasing those bound unjustly,
untying the thongs of the yoke;
Setting free the oppressed,
breaking off every yoke?(A)
Footnotes
- 58:6–12 Fasting is not genuine without reforming one’s way of life. A true social morality will ensure prosperity.
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