Then shall thy [a]light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall grow speedily: thy [b]righteousness shall go before thee, and the glory of the Lord shall embrace thee.

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 [c]finger, and wicked speaking:

10 If thou [d]pour out thy soul to the hungry, and refresh the troubled soul: then shall thy light spring out in the [e]darkness, and thy darkness shall be as the noon day.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 58:8 That is, the prosperous estate wherewith God will bless thee.
  2. Isaiah 58:8 The Testimony of thy goodness shall appear before God and man.
  3. Isaiah 58:9 Whereby is meant all manner of injury.
  4. Isaiah 58:10 That is, have compassion on their miseries.
  5. Isaiah 58:10 Thine adversity shall be turned into prosperity.

Then your light will break forth like the dawn,(A)
    and your healing(B) will quickly appear;
then your righteousness[a](C) will go before you,
    and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.(D)
Then you will call,(E) and the Lord will answer;(F)
    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(G) and malicious talk,(H)
10 and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry
    and satisfy the needs of the oppressed,(I)
then your light(J) will rise in the darkness,
    and your night will become like the noonday.(K)

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  1. Isaiah 58:8 Or your righteous One