Isaiah 58:7

Isaiah 58:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
• New International Version (NIV)Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter— when you see the naked, to clothe them, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, And that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out; When you see the naked, that you cover him, And not hide yourself from your own flesh?

Context of Isaiah 58:7

5Will 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? 6Isn’t this the fast I choose: To break the chains of wickedness, to untie the ropes of the yoke, to set the oppressed free, and to tear off every yoke? Is 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? 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,

Isaiah 58:7 word by word

הֲל֨וֹא פָרֹ֤ס לָֽרָעֵב֙ לַחְמֶ֔ךָ וַעֲנִיִּ֥ים מְרוּדִ֖ים תָּ֣בִיא בָ֑יִת כִּֽי־תִרְאֶ֤ה עָרֹם֙ וְכִסִּית֔וֹ וּמִבְּשָׂרְךָ֖ לֹ֥א תִתְעַלָּֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• not to dealפָּרַסpâras · to divideH6536
• thy breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
• to the hungryרָעֵבrâ‛êb · hungryH7457
• and that thou bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• the poorעָנִי‛ânîy · afflictedH6041
• that are cast outמָרוֹדmârûd · wanderingH4788
• to thy houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• when thou seestרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• the nakedעָרוֹם‛ârôm ‛ârôm · nakedH6174
• that thou coverכָּסָהkâsâh · to coverH3680
• him; and that thou hideעָלַם‛âlam · to concealH5956
• not thyself from thine own fleshבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320

Cross-references for Isaiah 58:7

• Isaiah 58:10and 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.
• Job 22:7You gave no water to the thirsty and withheld food from the famished,
• Job 31:18for from my youth, I raised him as his father, and since the day I was born I guided the widow —
• Psalms 112:9He distributes freely to the poor; his righteousness endures forever. His horn will be exalted in honor.
• Proverbs 22:9A generous person will be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.
• Proverbs 25:21If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,
• 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.
• Ecclesiastes 11:1Send your bread on the surface of the water, for after many days you may find it.
• Ezekiel 18:7He doesn’t oppress anyone but returns his collateral to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.
• Daniel 4:27Therefore, may my advice seem good to you my king. Separate yourself from your sins by doing what is right, and from your injustices by showing mercy to the needy. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”
• Matthew 25:35“‘For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat; I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink; I was a stranger and you took me in;
• Luke 11:41But give from what is within to the poor, and then everything is clean for you.
• Luke 19:8But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Look, I’ll give half of my possessions to the poor, Lord. And if I have extorted anything from anyone, I’ll pay back four times as much.”
• Romans 12:20But If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him something to drink. For in so doing you will be heaping fiery coals on his head.
• 2 Corinthians 9:6The point is this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously.
• 1 Timothy 5:10and is well known for good works — that is, if she has brought up children, shown hospitality, washed the saints’ feet, helped the afflicted, and devoted herself to every good work.

Commentaries on Isaiah 58:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Deal thy bread to the hungry - But this thou canst not do, if thou eat it thyself. When a man fasts, suppose he do it through a religious motive, he should give the food of that day, from which he abstains, to the poor and hungry, who, in the course of providence, are called to sustain many involuntary fasts, besides suffering general privations. Wo to him who saves a day's victuals by his religious fast! He should either give them or their value in money…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry? - The word renderd deal‘ (פרס pâras ), means to divide, to distribute. The idea is, that we are to apportion among the poor that which will be needful for their support, as a father does to his children. This is everywhere enjoined in the Bible, and was especially regarded among the Orientals as an indispensable duty of religion. Thus Job Job 31:16-22 beautifully speaks of his own practice: If I have witheld the…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. 6-7True fasting makes people aware of injustice and oppression. It encourages them to help those in need (see Isaiah 42:7; Matthew 25:35–36; James 1:27).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. deal--distribute (Job 31:16-21). cast out--rather, reduced [Horsley]. naked ... cover him--(Mt 25:36). hide ... thyself--means to be strange towards them, and not to relieve them in their poverty (Mt 15:5). flesh--kindred (Ge 29:14). Also brethren in common descent from Adam, and brethren in Christ (Jas 2:15).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 58:7

• Afflicted
• Alms
• Beneficence
• Duty
• Fasting
• Hospitality
• Neighbor
• Philanthropy
• Poor
• 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