Isaiah 58:10

Isaiah 58:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:
• New International Version (NIV)and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday.
• English Standard Version (ESV)if you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday.
• New King James Version (NKJV)If you extend your soul to the hungry And satisfy the afflicted soul, Then your light shall dawn in the darkness, And your darkness shall be as the noonday.

Context of Isaiah 58:10

8Then your light will appear like the dawn, and your recovery will come quickly. Your righteousness will go before you, and the Lord’s glory will be your rear guard. 9At that time, when you call, the Lord will answer; when you cry out, he will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you get rid of the yoke among you, the finger-pointing and malicious speaking, and if you offer yourself to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted one, then your light will shine in the darkness, and your night will be like noonday. 11The Lord will always lead you, satisfy you in a parched land, and strengthen your bones. You will be like a watered garden and like a spring whose water never runs dry. 12Some of you will rebuild the ancient ruins; you will restore the foundations laid long ago; you will be called the repairer of broken walls, the restorer of streets where people live.

Isaiah 58:10 word by word

וְתָפֵ֤ק לָֽרָעֵב֙ נַפְשֶׁ֔ךָ וְנֶ֥פֶשׁ נַעֲנָ֖ה תַּשְׂבִּ֑יעַ וְזָרַ֤ח בַּחֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙ אוֹרֶ֔ךָ וַאֲפֵלָתְךָ֖ כַּֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• thou draw outפּוּקpûq · to promoteH6329
• thy soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: myselfH5315
• to the hungryרָעֵבrâ‛êb · hungryH7457
• and satisfyשָׂבֵעַώâba‛ ώâbêa‛ · to satisfyH7646
• the afflictedעָנָה‛ânâh · to afflictH6031
• soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: appetiteH5315
• then shall thy lightאוֹר'ôr · lightH216
• riseזָרַחzârach · to riseH2224
• in obscurityחֹ֫שֶׁךְchôshek · darknessH2822
• and thy darknessאֲפֵלָה'ăphêlâh · darknessH653
• as the noondayצֹ֫הַרtsôhar · middayH6672

Cross-references for Isaiah 58:10

• Isaiah 58:7Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your house, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to ignore your own flesh and blood?
• Deuteronomy 15:7“If there is a poor person among you, one of your brothers within any of your city gates in the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward your poor brother.
• Psalms 41:1Happy is one who is considerate of the poor; the Lord will save him in a day of adversity.
• Psalms 112:5Good will come to the one who lends generously and conducts his business fairly.
• Proverbs 11:24One person gives freely, yet gains more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
• Proverbs 14:31The one who oppresses the poor person insults his Maker, but one who is kind to the needy honors him.
• Proverbs 28:27The one who gives to the poor will not be in need, but one who turns his eyes away will receive many curses.
• Luke 18:22When Jesus heard this, he told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell all you have and distribute it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
• Isaiah 58:8Then your light will appear like the dawn, and your recovery will come quickly. Your righteousness will go before you, and the Lord’s glory will be your rear guard.
• Isaiah 29:18On that day the deaf will hear the words of a document, and out of a deep darkness the eyes of the blind will see.
• Job 11:17Your life will be brighter than noonday; its darkness will be like the morning.
• Psalms 37:6making your righteousness shine like the dawn, your justice like the noonday.

Commentaries on Isaiah 58:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry "If thou bring forth thy bread to the hungry" - "To draw out thy soul to the hungry," as our translators rightly enough express the present Hebrew text, is an obscure phrase, and without example in any other place. But instead of נפשך naphshecha, thy soul, eight MSS. (three ancient) of Kennicott's and three of De Rossi's read לחמך lachmecha, thy bread; and so the Syriac renders it. The Septuagint express both…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry - Lowth, on the authority of eight manuscripts, renders this, If thou bring forth thy bread to the hungry.‘ So the Syriac and Noyes. But the authority is not sufficient to justify the change in the text, nor is it necessary. The word soul‘ here is synonymous with heart, or benevolent affection; and the idea is, if they expressed benevolent affection or kindness toward those in want. Then shall thy light rise in…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3-12Verses 3-12 A fast is a day to afflict the soul; if it does not express true sorrow for sin, and does not promote the putting away of sin, it is not a fast. These professors had shown sorrow on stated or occasioned fasts. But they indulged pride, covetousness, and malignant passions. To be liberal and merciful is more acceptable to God than mere fasting, which, without them, is vain and hypocritical. Many who seem humble in God's house, are hard at home…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10your light … will be like noonday: God would soon rescue and defend his people (see Job 11:17; Psalm 37:6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. draw out thy soul--"impart of thine own subsistence," or "sustenance" [Horsley]. "Soul" is figurative for "that wherewith thou sustainest thy soul," or "life." light ... in obscurity--Calamities shall be suddenly succeeded by prosperity (Psa 112:4).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 58:10

• Afflicted
• Afflictions and Adversities
• Beneficence
• Blessing
• Neighbor
• Philanthropy
• Poor
• Righteous
• Righteousness

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Commentaries on Isaiah 58

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings