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 God's light will shine on you, like the sun's light at dawn. Very soon, your troubles will go away. The good things that you do to help others will be clear for everyone to see. And the Lord will use his great power to keep you safe. 9Then you will ask the Lord for help and he will answer you. When you call out to him, he will say, “Here I am.” But you must stop being cruel to other people. Do not accuse people, and do not say bad things about them. If people are hungry, share your own food with them. Help those people who are in pain. Then your help to them will be like a light that shines in a dark place. You will no longer live in darkness, but you will have light as bright as the sun at noon. 11The Lord will always be your guide. He will give you plenty to eat, even when the ground is dry. He will make your bodies strong. You will be like a garden that has plenty of water. You will be like a spring of water that never becomes dry. 12You will build again the cities which became heaps of stones a long time ago. You will build your houses on the old foundations. People will call you, “Builders who mend the walls and the streets with their houses.”

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 58:7Instead, share your food with hungry people. Give a place in your home to poor people who have no home. Give clothes to people who have nothing to wear. If people in your own family need help, do not refuse to help them.
• Deuteronomy 15:7The Lord your God will bless you in the land that he is giving to you. But perhaps there will be a poor person among the Israelites in one of your towns. Then do not refuse to help him. Do not think only about yourself.
• Psalms 41:1If someone is kind to poor people, God blesses him. When he is in trouble, the Lord rescues him.
• Psalms 112:5People who are kind and lend money to others, and who work in an honest way, will enjoy a good life.
• Proverbs 11:24Somebody may share his things with other people, but he still becomes richer. Somebody else may keep the things that he should give to others, but he still becomes poor.
• Proverbs 14:31If you are cruel to poor people, you are insulting God who created them. But if you are kind to helpless people, it shows that you respect God.
• Proverbs 28:27If you give things to poor people, you will still have enough for yourself. But everyone will curse you if you refuse to help poor people.
• Luke 18:22Jesus heard what he said and he replied, ‘There is still just one thing that you must do. You must sell everything that you have. Then give the money to poor people. If you do that, you will have many valuable things in heaven. Then come back and be my disciple.’
• Isaiah 58:8Then God's light will shine on you, like the sun's light at dawn. Very soon, your troubles will go away. The good things that you do to help others will be clear for everyone to see. And the Lord will use his great power to keep you safe.
• Isaiah 29:18At that time, deaf people will be able to hear when someone is reading words from a book. Blind people who have been living in a dark place will be able see what is happening.
• Job 11:17You will have a happy life that is brighter than the sun at noon. Even if trouble makes it dark, it will still seem like a bright morning.
• Psalms 37:6He will show everyone that you are righteous. People will know that you are a good person, as clearly as the sun shines at noon.

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