Isaiah 58:10

if you dedicate yourselves to helping the hungry and give the poor what they need, then your light will shine out in the darkness, and your night will be like the sun at noon.

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In The King James Version

And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:

In Context

9Then when you call, the Lord will answer; when you cry out for help, the Lord will say, “I'm here.” If you get rid of oppression among you, if you stop pointing the finger and slandering others,

11The Lord will always lead you; he will give you all you need in you in a desolate land; he will make you strong again. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring that never runs dry.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 15:4However, you shouldn't have poor people among you, for the Lord will really bless you in the country that the Lord your God is giving you to own.

Job 11:17Your life will shine brighter than the noonday sun; even darkness will be like the morning.

Psalms 37:6He will make your vindication shine like a light, the rightness of your cause like the noonday sun.

Psalms 112:4Light shines in the darkness for those who live right, for those who are gracious, compassionate, and good.

Proverbs 11:24If you give generously you receive more, but if you keep back what you should give, you end up poor.

Proverbs 14:31Anyone who oppresses the poor insults their Maker, but anyone who is kind to the needy honors him.

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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