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10 if[a] you offer your soul to the hungry,
    and you satisfy the appetite of the afflicted,
then[b] your light shall rise in the darkness,
    and your darkness will be like noon.
11 And Yahweh will lead you continually, and satisfy your soul in a barren land,
    and he will strengthen your bones,
and you shall be like a well-watered garden,
    and like a spring of water whose water does not fail.
12 And they shall rebuild ancient ruins from you;
    you shall erect the foundations of many generations,[c]
and you shall be called[d] the bricklayer of the breach,
    the restorer of paths to live in.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 58:10 Or “and”
  2. Isaiah 58:10 Or “and”
  3. Isaiah 58:12 Literally “generation and generation”
  4. Isaiah 58:12 Literally “shall be called to you”

10 and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry
    and satisfy the needs of the oppressed,(A)
then your light(B) will rise in the darkness,
    and your night will become like the noonday.(C)
11 The Lord will guide(D) you always;
    he will satisfy your needs(E) in a sun-scorched land(F)
    and will strengthen(G) your frame.
You will be like a well-watered garden,(H)
    like a spring(I) whose waters never fail.
12 Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins(J)
    and will raise up the age-old foundations;(K)
you will be called Repairer of Broken Walls,(L)
    Restorer of Streets with Dwellings.

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