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;
• 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,
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then when you call, the Lord will answer. ‘Yes, I am here,’ he will quickly reply. “Remove the heavy yoke of oppression. Stop pointing your finger and spreading vicious rumors!

Context of Isaiah 58:9

7Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter— when you see the naked, to clothe them, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? 8Then 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. 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, 10and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday. 11The 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.

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 spread out your hands in prayer, I hide my eyes from you; even when you offer many prayers, I am not listening. Your hands are full of blood!
• Isaiah 30:19People of Zion, who live in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. How gracious he will be when you cry for help! As soon as he hears, he will answer you.
• Isaiah 65:24Before they call I will answer; while they are still speaking I will hear.
• Psalms 34:15The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their cry;
• Psalms 37:4Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
• Psalms 50:15and call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”
• Psalms 66:18If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened;
• Psalms 91:15He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.
• Psalms 118:5When hard pressed, I cried to the Lord; he brought me into a spacious place.
• Jeremiah 29:12Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.
• Matthew 7:7“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
• 1 John 3:21Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God
• Genesis 27:18He went to his father and said, “My father.” “Yes, my son,” he answered. “Who is it?”
• 1 Samuel 3:4Then the Lord called Samuel. Samuel answered, “Here I am.”
• Isaiah 58:6“Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke?
• Isaiah 57:4Who are you mocking? At whom do you sneer and stick out your tongue? Are you not a brood 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