Isaiah 58:9

Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry out, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you remove the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger and malicious talk,

Majority Standard Bible

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 dawn, and your healing will come quickly. Your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.

10and if you give yourself to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul, then your light will go forth in the darkness, and your night will be like noonday.

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Cross References

Genesis 27:18So Jacob went to his father and said, “My father.” “Here I am!” he answered. “Which one are you, my son?”

1 Samuel 3:4Then the LORD called to Samuel, and he answered, “Here I am.”

Psalms 12:2They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.

Psalms 37:4Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.

Psalms 66:18If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.

Psalms 118:5In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free.

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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