Isaiah 58:9

Then you will call, and the Lord will heed; you will cry out, and he will say, “Here I am,” if you take away the chains from your midst, and cease to point your finger and to speak what is not beneficial.

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In The King James Version

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;

In Context

8Then your light will break forth like the morning, and your health will improve quickly, and your justice will go before your face, and the glory of the Lord will gather you up.

10When you pour out your life for the hungry, and you satisfy the afflicted soul, then your light will rise up in darkness, and your darkness will be like the midday.

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Cross References

Genesis 27:18When he had carried these in, he said, “My father?” And he answered, “I’m listening. Who are you, my son?”

1 Samuel 3:4And the Lord called Samuel. And responding, he said, “Here I am.”

Psalms 12:2How long can I take counsel in my soul, sorrowing in my heart throughout the day?

Psalms 37:4There is no health in my flesh before the face of your wrath. There is no peace for my bones before the face of my sins.

Psalms 118:5I wish that my ways may be directed so as to keep your justifications.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 58:9-13

A Charge against the People; Encouragement to Israelites Indeed. ( b. c. 706.) 8 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. 9 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; 10 And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and… Read the whole commentary →

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