Isaiah 58:11

Isaiah 58:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the Lord will guide you continually and satisfy your desire in scorched places and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord will guide you continually, And satisfy your soul in drought, And strengthen your bones; You shall be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.

Context of Isaiah 58:11

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. 10If 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. The 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.” 13So remember to obey the rules for the Sabbath day. That is my holy day, so do not just try to please yourselves. Enjoy the Sabbath day, and respect it as the Lord's holy day. Do not do your usual work on that day. Do not do things or speak about things, only to make yourself happy.

Isaiah 58:11 word by word

וְנָחֲךָ֣ יְהוָה֮ תָּמִיד֒ וְהִשְׂבִּ֤יעַ בְּצַחְצָחוֹת֙ נַפְשֶׁ֔ךָ וְעַצְמֹתֶ֖יךָ יַחֲלִ֑יץ וְהָיִ֙יתָ֙ כְּגַ֣ן רָוֶ֔ה וּכְמוֹצָ֣א מַ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־יְכַזְּב֖וּ מֵימָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• shall guideנָחָהnâchâh · to leadH5148
• thee continuallyתָּמִידtâmîyd · continuallyH8548
• and satisfyשָׂבֵעַώâba‛ ώâbêa‛ · to satisfyH7646
• thy soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: appetiteH5315
• in droughtצַחְצָחָהtsachtsâchâh · scorchedH6710
• and make fatחָלַץchâlats · to armH2502
• thy bonesעֶ֫צֶם‛etsem · boneH6106
• and thou shalt be like a wateredרָוֶהrâveh · wateredH7302
• gardenגַּןgan · gardenH1588
• and like a springמוֹצָאmôtsâ' môtsâ' · exitH4161
• of waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
• failכָּזַבkâzab · to lieH3576

Cross-references for Isaiah 58:11

• Isaiah 49:10They will not be hungry or thirsty. The strong heat of the sun will not hurt them. The one who loves them will be their guide. He will lead them to drink from springs of water.
• Psalms 25:9He is a guide for humble people, so that they know what is right. He teaches them to follow his way.
• Psalms 32:8I will teach you the right way to live. I will be your guide and I will take care of you.
• Psalms 48:14Yes, this is our God, who is with us for ever! He will always be our guide.
• Psalms 73:24You teach me the right way to go, and you will lead me to glory.
• John 16:13But the Spirit will come. He is the one who shows people true things about God. When he comes, he will be a guide to you. He will help you to understand everything that is true. He will not speak on his own authority. He will tell you only what he hears from the Father. He will tell you about things that will happen after this time.
• 1 Thessalonians 3:11We pray that our Father God himself and our Lord Jesus will prepare the way for us. Then we will come to visit you.
• Isaiah 33:16People who are like that will live in a safe place. Danger will not reach them among the high rocks. They will always have food to eat, and plenty of water to drink.
• Job 5:20If there is a time of famine, he will keep you alive. He will protect you from death in a time of war.
• Psalms 33:19They trust him to keep them safe from death, and to keep them alive during a time of famine.
• Psalms 34:9All you people who belong to the Lord, continue to obey him. People who respect the Lord will have the things that they need.
• Psalms 37:19When times of trouble come, they will still be safe. In a time of famine, they will have enough to eat.
• Jeremiah 17:8They will be like trees that grow beside a river. Their roots reach into the water. When the sun is hot, they are not afraid. Their leaves continue to be green. They give fruit each year, even when there is no rain.
• Hosea 13:5I took care of you in the wilderness, where it was very hot and dry.
• Psalms 92:14When they are old, they will still give fruit! They will always be strong, with fresh, green leaves.
• Proverbs 3:8If you do that, it will make you healthy and strong.

Commentaries on Isaiah 58:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11And make fat thy bones "And he shall renew thy strength" - Chaldaeus forte legit עצמתך יחכיף yachaliph otsmathecha ; confer cap. Isaiah 40:29, Isaiah 40:31, et Isaiah 41:1. - Secker. "The Chaldee perhaps read עצמתך יחליף yachaliph otsmathecha . "The Chaldee has עלמא בחיי יחיי וגופך veguphach vechaiyey bechaiyey alma, "and he will vivify thy body in life eternal." The rest of the ancients seem not to know what to make of יחליץ yachalits ; and the rendering…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11And the Lord shall guide thee continually - Yahweh will go before you and will lead you always. And satisfy thy soul in drought - (See the notes at Isaiah 41:17-18). The word rendered drought‘ (Margin, droughts;‘ Hebrew, צחצחות tsachetsâchôth ) means “dry places” - places exposed to the intense heat of a burning sun and parched up for the want of moisture. The idea is, that God would provide for them as if in such places copious rains were to fall, or…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
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. satisfy ... in drought--(Is 41:17, 18). Literally, "drought," that is, parched places [Maurer]. make fat--rather, "strengthen" [Noyes]. "Give thee the free use of thy bones" [Jerome], or, "of thy strength" [Horsley]. watered garden--an Oriental picture of happiness. fail not--Hebrew, "deceive not"; as streams that disappoint the caravan which had expected to find water, as formerly, but find it dried up (Job 6:15-17).Read the comment

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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