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 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 bread with the hungry, And that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out; When you see the naked, that you cover him, And not hide yourself from your own flesh? 8Then 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. 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, 10If you extend your soul to the hungry And satisfy the afflicted soul, Then your light shall dawn in the darkness, And your darkness shall be as the noonday. 11The 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.

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, I will hide My eyes from you; Even though you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood.
• Isaiah 30:19For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem; You shall weep no more. He will be very gracious to you at the sound of your cry; When He hears it, He will answer you.
• Isaiah 65:24“It shall come to pass That before they call, I will answer; And while they are still speaking, I will hear.
• Psalms 34:15The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their cry.
• Psalms 37:4Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
• Psalms 50:15Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.”
• Psalms 66:18If I regard iniquity in my heart, The Lord will not hear.
• Psalms 91:15He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him.
• Psalms 118:5I called on the Lord in distress; The Lord answered me and set me in a broad place.
• Jeremiah 29:12Then you will call upon Me and go 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 it will be opened to you.
• 1 John 3:21Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God.
• Genesis 27:18So he went to his father and said, “My father.” And he said, “Here I am. Who are you, my son?”
• 1 Samuel 3:4that the Lord called Samuel. And he answered, “Here I am!”
• Isaiah 58:6“Is this not the fast that I have chosen: To loose the bonds of wickedness, To undo the heavy burdens, To let the oppressed go free, And that you break every yoke?
• Isaiah 57:4Whom do you ridicule? Against whom do you make a wide mouth And stick out the tongue? Are you not children of transgression, Offspring of falsehood,

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