Isaiah 58:9

Isaiah 58:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
• New International Version (NIV)Then you will call, and the Lord will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I. “If you do away with the yoke of oppression, with the pointing finger and malicious talk,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer; you shall cry, and he will say, 'Here I am.' If you take away the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer; You shall cry, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ “If you take away the yoke from your midst, The pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness,

Context of Isaiah 58:9

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. 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. Then 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. 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.

Isaiah 58:9 word by word

אָ֤ז תִּקְרָא֙ וַיהוָ֣ה יַעֲנֶ֔ה תְּשַׁוַּ֖ע וְיֹאמַ֣ר הִנֵּ֑נִי אִם־תָּסִ֤יר מִתּֽוֹכְךָ֙ מוֹטָ֔ה שְׁלַ֥ח אֶצְבַּ֖ע וְדַבֶּר־אָֽוֶן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then shalt thou callקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• and the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• shall answerעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• thou shalt cryשָׁוַעshâva‛ · to cryH7768
• and he shall sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• If thou take awayסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: turn asideH5493
• from the midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• of thee the yokeמוֹטָהmôţâh · yokeH4133
• the putting forthשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• of the fingerאֶצְבַּע'etsba‛ · fingerH676
• and speakingדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• vanityאָ֫וֶן'âven · evil: wickednessH205

Cross-references for Isaiah 58:9

• Isaiah 1:15When you lift up your hands to pray to me, I have to look away. Even if you pray very many times to me, I do not listen to you, because your hands are full of blood.
• Isaiah 30:19People will live in Zion again. You people who live in Jerusalem will not weep any longer. When you call to the Lord for help, he will be kind to you. When he hears you, he will answer you.
• Isaiah 65:24Before they call to me for help, I will answer them. While they are still praying, I will hear them.
• Psalms 34:15The Lord watches over righteous people. He hears them when they call to him for help.
• Psalms 37:4Be happy that the Lord is your friend. He will give you what you most want.
• Psalms 50:15Pray to me when you are in trouble. Then I will rescue you, and you will praise me.’
• Psalms 66:18If I had kept wicked things in my mind, the Lord would not have listened to me.
• Psalms 91:15When he calls to me for help, I will answer him. When he has trouble, I will be with him. I will rescue him, and people will respect him.
• Psalms 118:5I was in trouble, so I called to the Lord to help me. The Lord answered me and he made me free.
• Jeremiah 29:12At that time, when you call out to me for help, I will hear your prayers.
• Matthew 7:7Jesus said, ‘Go on asking God for what you need. Then God will give it to you. Go on looking for what you need. Then you will find it. Go on knocking at the door, and God will open it for you.
• 1 John 3:21My friends, if our thoughts do not tell us that we are guilty, we will not be afraid to come to God.
• Genesis 27:18Jacob went to his father. He said, ‘My father.’ Isaac replied ‘Yes, my son. Who are you, Esau or Jacob?’
• 1 Samuel 3:4Then the Lord called out to Samuel. Samuel answered, ‘Here I am.’
• Isaiah 58:6This is the way that I want you to fast: You must remove the chains from prisoners who should not be in prison. You must stop being cruel to the people who work for you. You must let people who are in pain go free. You must break the yoke of work that is too hard for weak people.
• Isaiah 57:4Who do you think you are laughing at? Who are you insulting? Who are you pointing at with your tongue? You are people who have turned against God. You love to tell lies.

Commentaries on Isaiah 58:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Then shalt thou call - The sense is, that if we go before God renouncing all our sins, and desirous of doing our duty, then we have a right to expect that he will hear us. But if we go indulging still in sin; if we are false and hollow and hypocritical in our worship; or if, while we keep up the regular forms of devotion, we are nevertheless guilty of oppression, cruelty, and dishonesty, we have no right to expect that he will hear us (see the notes at…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. 9the LORD will answer: Compare Isaiah 1:15; see also 19:22. remove … the pointing of the finger and malicious talk: God asks us to stop actions and words that harm relationships (see Proverbs 6:12–14).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. Then ... call ... answer--when sin is renounced (Is 65:24). When the Lord's call is not hearkened to, He will not hear our "call" (Psa 66:18; Pr 1:24, 28; 15:29; 28:9). putting forth of ... finger--the finger of scorn pointed at simple-minded godly men. The middle finger was so used by the Romans. speaking vanity--every injurious speech [Lowth].Read the comment

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• Neighbor
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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