Summary: The people are seeking God and fasting as if they are doing what is righteous, but it is not a fast that is acceptable to Yahweh. While they fast, they still seek pleasure and oppress the less fortunate. Yahweh explains that a fast should not be about how sad they can look, but about feeding the hungry and letting the oppressed go free. Then their righteousness will go before them and Yahweh’s glory will be their rear guard. They will be like a well watered garden, called Repairer of the Breach. Read from the World English Bible.
Why I read from the World English Bible
I read from the 2016 edition, linked to by the image below:
There is also a 2019 edition:
