in order to hear the painful cries of the prisoners, and to set free those condemned to die,

Listen to the painful cries of the prisoners! Use your great strength to set free those condemned to die!

“Because of the violence done to the oppressed, because of the painful cries of the needy, I will spring into action,” says the Lord. “I will provide the safety they so desperately desire.”

You also do this: You cover the altar of the Lord with tears as you weep and groan, because he no longer pays any attention to the offering nor accepts it favorably from you.