New English Translation
Isaiah 58:11
11The Lord will continually lead you; he will feed you even in parched regions. He will give you renewed strength, and you will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring that continually produces water.
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 call out, and the Lord will respond; you will cry out, and he will reply, ‘Here I am.’ You must remove the burdensome yoke from among you and stop pointing fingers and speaking sinfully. 10You must actively help the hungry and feed the oppressed. Then your light will dispel the darkness, and your darkness will be transformed into noonday. The Lord will continually lead you; he will feed you even in parched regions. He will give you renewed strength, and you will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring that continually produces water. 12Your perpetual ruins will be rebuilt; you will reestablish the ancient foundations. You will be called, ‘The one who repairs broken walls, the one who makes the streets inhabitable again.’ 13You must observe the Sabbath rather than doing anything you please on my holy day. You must look forward to the Sabbath and treat the Lord’s holy day with respect. You must treat it with respect by refraining from your normal activities, and by refraining from your selfish pursuits and from making business deals.
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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 sun’s oppressive heat will not beat down on them, for one who has compassion on them will guide them; he will lead them to springs of water.
- Psalms 25:9May he show the humble what is right! May he teach the humble his way!
- Psalms 32:8I will instruct and teach you about how you should live. I will advise you as I look you in the eye.
- Psalms 48:14For God, our God, is our defender forever! He guides us!
- Psalms 73:24You guide me by your wise advice, and then you will lead me to a position of honor.
- John 16:13But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. For he will not speak on his own authority, but will speak whatever he hears, and will tell you what is to come.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:11Now may God our Father himself and our Lord Jesus direct our way to you.
- Isaiah 33:16This is the person who will live in a secure place; he will find safety in the rocky, mountain strongholds; he will have food and a constant supply of water.
- Job 5:20In time of famine he will redeem you from death, and in time of war from the power of the sword.
- Psalms 33:19by saving their lives from death and sustaining them during times of famine.
- Psalms 34:9Remain loyal to the Lord, you chosen people of his, for his loyal followers lack nothing!
- Psalms 37:19They will not be ashamed when hard times come; when famine comes they will have enough to eat.
- Jeremiah 17:8They will be like a tree planted near a stream whose roots spread out toward the water. It has nothing to fear when the heat comes. Its leaves are always green. It has no need to be concerned in a year of drought. It does not stop bearing fruit.
- Hosea 13:5I cared for you in the wilderness, in the dry desert where no water was.
- Psalms 92:14They bear fruit even when they are old; they are filled with vitality and have many leaves.
- Proverbs 3:8This will bring healing to your body, and refreshment to your inner self.
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
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