Isa 58:6-7 | NET2full | STEP | No , this is the kind of fast I want : I want you to remove the sinful chains , to tear away the ropes of the burdensome yoke , to set free the oppressed , and to break every burdensome yoke .

‏ Isaiah 58:6-7

6 No, this is the kind of fast I want: ^{▼▼tn Heb “Is this not a fast I choose?” “No” is supplied in the translation for clarification.}
I want you ^{▼▼tn The words “I want you” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.} to remove the sinful chains,
to tear away the ropes of the burdensome yoke,
to set free the oppressed, ^{▼▼tn Heb “crushed.”}
and to break every burdensome yoke.
7 I want you ^{▼▼tn Heb “Is it not?” The rhetorical question here expects a positive answer, “It is!”} to share your food with the hungry
and to provide shelter for homeless, oppressed people. ^{▼▼tn Heb “and afflicted [ones], homeless [ones] you should bring [into] a house.” On the meaning of מְרוּדִים (merudim, “homeless”) see HALOT 633 s.v. *מָרוּד.}
When you see someone naked, clothe them!
Don’t turn your back on your own flesh and blood. ^{▼▼tn Heb “and from your flesh do not hide yourself.”}