New English Translation
Isaiah 58:9
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.
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
7I want you to share your food with the hungry and to provide shelter for homeless, oppressed people. When you see someone naked, clothe him! Don’t turn your back on your own flesh and blood! 8Then your light will shine like the sunrise; your restoration will quickly arrive; your godly behavior will go before you, and the Lord’s splendor will be your rear guard. Then 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. 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.
Read all of Isaiah 58Isaiah 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 spread out your hands in prayer, I look the other way; when you offer your many prayers, I do not listen, because your hands are covered with blood.
- Isaiah 30:19For people will live in Zion; in Jerusalem you will weep no more. When he hears your cry of despair, he will indeed show you mercy; when he hears it, he will respond to you.
- Isaiah 65:24Before they even call out, I will respond; while they are still speaking, I will hear.
- Psalms 34:15The Lord pays attention to the godly and hears their cry for help.
- Psalms 37:4Then you will take delight in the Lord, and he will answer your prayers.
- Psalms 50:15Pray to me when you are in trouble! I will deliver you, and you will honor me!”
- Psalms 66:18If I had harbored sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
- Psalms 91:15When he calls out to me, I will answer him. I will be with him when he is in trouble; I will rescue him and bring him honor.
- Psalms 118:5In my distress I cried out to the Lord. The Lord answered me and put me in a wide open place.
- Jeremiah 29:12When you call out to me and come to me in prayer, I will hear your prayers.
- Matthew 7:7“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you.
- 1 John 3:21Dear friends, if our conscience does not condemn us, we have confidence in the presence of God,
- Genesis 27:18He went to his father and said, “My father!” Isaac replied, “Here I am. Which are you, my son?”
- 1 Samuel 3:4The Lord called to Samuel, and he replied, “Here I am!”
- Isaiah 58:6No, this is the kind of fast I want. I want you to remove the sinful chains, to tear away the ropes of the burdensome yoke, to set free the oppressed, and to break every burdensome yoke.
- Isaiah 57:4At whom are you laughing? At whom are you opening your mouth and sticking out your tongue? You are the children of rebels, the offspring of liars,
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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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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