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Isaiah 58:6-9 Justice and True Fasting

6 “Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen:
to loose the chains of injustice
and untie the cords of the yoke,
to set the oppressed free
and break every yoke?

7 Is it not to share your food with the hungry
and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter—
when you see the naked, to clothe him,
and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?

8 Then your light will break forth like the dawn,
and your healing will quickly appear;
then your righteousness will go before you,
and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.

9 Then you will call, and the Lord will answer;
you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I.
“If you do away with the yoke of oppression,
with the pointing finger and malicious talk,

Cross References for Isaiah 58:6-9

Exodus 1:14 - They made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar and with all kinds of work in ... Click to read the verse Exodus 1:14 Click to read the verse Exodus 1:14

Isaiah 58:9 - Then you will call, and the Lord will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I... Click to read the verse Isaiah 58:9 Click to read the verse Isaiah 58:9

Exodus 2:11 - Moses Flees to Midian One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to where his own people we... Click to read the verse Exodus 2:11 Click to read the verse Exodus 2:11

1 Timothy 6:1 - All who are under the yoke of slavery should consider their masters worthy of full respect, so ... Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 6:1 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 6:1

Amos 4:1 - Israel Has Not Returned to God Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women w... Click to read the verse Amos 4:1 Click to read the verse Amos 4:1

Jeremiah 50:33 - This is what the Lord Almighty says: “The people of Israel are oppressed, and the people of Jud... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 50:33 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 50:33

Lamentations 5:13 - Young men toil at the millstones; boys stagger under loads of wood. Click to read the verse Lamentations 5:13 Click to read the verse Lamentations 5:13

Nehemiah 10:31 - “When the neighboring peoples bring merchandise or grain to sell on the Sabbath, we will not bu... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 10:31 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 10:31

Leviticus 6:5 - or whatever it was he swore falsely about. He must make restitution in full, add a fifth of the... Click to read the verse Leviticus 6:5 Click to read the verse Leviticus 6:5

Leviticus 25:14 - “‘If you sell land to one of your countrymen or buy any from him, do not take advantage of each... Click to read the verse Leviticus 25:14 Click to read the verse Leviticus 25:14

Jeremiah 34:14 - ‘Every seventh year each of you must free any fellow Hebrew who has sold himself to you. After ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 34:14 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 34:14

Galatians 6:2 - Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. Click to read the verse Galatians 6:2 Click to read the verse Galatians 6:2

Hosea 6:6 - For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings. Click to read the verse Hosea 6:6 Click to read the verse Hosea 6:6

Acts 8:23 - For I see that you are full of bitterness and captive to sin.” Click to read the verse Acts 8:23 Click to read the verse Acts 8:23

1 Kings 12:11 - My father laid on you a heavy yoke; I will make it even heavier. My father scourged you with wh... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 12:11 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 12:11

Acts 16:30 - He then brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” Click to read the verse Acts 16:30 Click to read the verse Acts 16:30

Jonah 3:8 - But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth. Let everyone call urgently on God. Let them gi... Click to read the verse Jonah 3:8 Click to read the verse Jonah 3:8

2 Chronicles 10:11 - My father laid on you a heavy yoke; I will make it even heavier. My father scourged you with wh... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 10:11 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 10:11

2 Chronicles 28:11 - Now listen to me! Send back your fellow countrymen you have taken as prisoners, for the Lord’s ... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 28:11 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 28:11

Nehemiah 5:11 - Give back to them immediately their fields, vineyards, olive groves and houses, and also the us... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 5:11 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 5:11

Isaiah 14:17 - the man who made the world a desert, who overthrew its cities and would not let his captives go... Click to read the verse Isaiah 14:17 Click to read the verse Isaiah 14:17

Micah 3:2-4 - you who hate good and love evil; who tear the skin from my people and the flesh from their bones; Click to read the verse Micah 3:2-4 Click to read the verse Micah 3:2-4

Hosea 12:6 - But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and wait for your God always. Click to read the verse Hosea 12:6 Click to read the verse Hosea 12:6

Nehemiah 5:10-12 - I and my brothers and my men are also lending the people money and grain. But let the exacting ... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 5:10-12 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 5:10-12

Jeremiah 34:8-11 - Freedom for Slaves The word came to Jeremiah from the Lord after King Zedekiah had made a coven... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 34:8-11 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 34:8-11

Luke 11:46 - Jesus replied, “And you experts in the law, woe to you, because you load people down with burde... Click to read the verse Luke 11:46 Click to read the verse Luke 11:46