Isa 58:5 | HCSB | STEP | Will the fast I choose be like this : A day for a person to deny himself , to bow his head like a reed , and to spread out sackcloth and ashes ? Will you call this a fast and a day acceptable to the Lord ?

Isaiah 58:5

5 Will the fast I choose be like this:
A day for a person to deny himself,
to bow his head like a reed,
and to spread out ^{▼▼sackcloth: Garment made of poor quality material and worn as a sign of grief and mourning}sackcloth and ashes? ^b
Will you call this a fast
and a day acceptable to the Lord?