Isaiah 58:8

Isaiah 58:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy rereward.
• New International Version (NIV)Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then your light shall break forth like the morning, Your healing shall spring forth speedily, And your righteousness shall go before you; The glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Then your salvation will come like the dawn, and your wounds will quickly heal. Your godliness will lead you forward, and the glory of the Lord will protect you from behind.

Context of Isaiah 58:8

6"Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? 7Is 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? Then shall your light break forth like the dawn, and your healing shall spring up speedily; your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard. 9Then 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, 10if 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.

Isaiah 58:8 word by word

אָ֣ז יִבָּקַ֤ע כַּשַּׁ֙חַר֙ אוֹרֶ֔ךָ וַאֲרֻכָתְךָ֖ מְהֵרָ֣ה תִצְמָ֑ח וְהָלַ֤ךְ לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙ צִדְקֶ֔ךָ כְּב֥וֹד יְהוָ֖ה יַאַסְפֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then shall thy lightאוֹר'ôr · lightH216
• break forthבָּקַעbâqa‛ · to break up/openH1234
• as the morningשַׁ֫חַרshachar · dawnH7837
• and thine healthאֲרוּכָה'ărûkâh 'ărûkâh · healthH724
• shall spring forthצָמַחtsâmach · to springH6779
• speedilyמְהֵרָהmehêrâh · hasteH4120
• and thy righteousnessצֶ֫דֶקtsedeq · righteousnessH6664
• shall goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• thee; the gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• shall be thy rerewardאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622

Cross-references for Isaiah 58:8

• Isaiah 58:10if 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.
• Job 11:17And your life will be brighter than the noonday; its darkness will be like the morning.
• Psalms 37:6He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday.
• Psalms 97:11Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart.
• Psalms 112:4Light dawns in the darkness for the upright; he is gracious, merciful, and righteous.
• Proverbs 4:18But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.
• Hosea 6:3Let us know; let us press on to know the Lord; his going out is sure as the dawn; he will come to us as the showers, as the spring rains that water the earth."
• Malachi 4:2But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall.
• Isaiah 57:18I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will lead him and restore comfort to him and his mourners,
• Jeremiah 33:6Behold, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal them and reveal to them abundance of prosperity and security.
• Hosea 6:2After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will raise us up, that we may live before him.
• Hosea 14:4I will heal their apostasy; I will love them freely, for my anger has turned from them.
• Matthew 13:15For this people's heart has grown dull, and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.'
• Psalms 85:13Righteousness will go before him and make his footsteps a way.
• Acts 10:4And he stared at him in terror and said, "What is it, Lord?" And he said to him, "Your prayers and your alms have ascended as a memorial before God.
• Isaiah 52:12For you shall not go out in haste, and you shall not go in flight, for the Lord will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear guard.

Commentaries on Isaiah 58:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8And thine health shall spring forth speedily "And thy wounds shall speedily be healed over" - Et cicatrix vulneris tui cito obducetur "And the scar of thy wounds shall be speedily removed." Aquila's Version, as reported by Jerome, with which agrees that of the Chaldee. The glory "And the glory" - Sixteen MSS. (five ancient) of Dr. Kennicott's, and the Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate add the conjunction ו vau, וכבוד vechabod .Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Then shall thy light - (See the notes at Isaiah 44:7). The idea here is, that if they were faithful in the discharge of their duty to God, he would bless them with abundant prosperity (compare Job 11:17). The image is, that such prosperity would come on the people like the spreading light of the morning. And thine health - Lowth and Noyes render this, And thy wounds shall be speedily healed over.‘ The authority on which Lowth relies, is the version of…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. 8your light: The light of the age to come will shine on those who fully turn to the Lord (see Isaiah 42:6–7; 60:1–3). The time of divine judgment and oppression will end. your healing: The nation of Israel was wounded when they were conquered and sent into exile. your rear guard: See also Isaiah 52:12.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. light--emblem of prosperity (Is 58:10; Job 11:17). health--literally, a long bandage, applied by surgeons to heal a wound (compare Is 1:6). Hence restoration from all past calamities. go before thee--Thy conformity to the divine covenant acts as a leader, conducting thee to peace and prosperity. glory ... reward--like the pillar of cloud and fire, the symbol of God's "glory," which went behind Israel, separating them from their Egyptian pursuers (Is…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 58:8

• Blessing
• Light
• Neighbor
• Philanthropy
• Righteous
• Righteousness

In the dictionaries

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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