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Isaiah 58:10

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 noon day:

KJV

cum effuderis esurienti animam tuam, et animam afflictam repleveris, orietur in tenebris lux tua, et tenebræ tuæ erunt sicut meridies.

Vulgate

καὶ δῷς πεινῶντι τὸν ἄρτον ἐκ ψυχῆς σου, καὶ ψυχὴν τεταπεινωμένην ἐμπλήσῃς, τότε ἀνατελεῖ ἐν τῷ σκότει τὸ φῶς σου, καὶ τὸ σκότος σου ὡς μεσημβρία,

LXX

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

ASV

וְ/תָפֵ֤ק לָֽ/רָעֵב֙ נַפְשֶׁ֔/ךָ וְ/נֶ֥פֶשׁ נַעֲנָ֖ה תַּשְׂבִּ֑יעַ וְ/זָרַ֤ח בַּ/חֹ֨שֶׁךְ֙ אוֹרֶ֔/ךָ וַ/אֲפֵלָתְ/ךָ֖ כַּֽ/צָּהֳרָֽיִם

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

א֣וֹר
'vr
noun · 120×
אֲפֵלָ֔ה
'plh
noun · 10×
וֹ
v
verb · 83×
זָרַ֤ח
zrch
verb · 17×
חֹ֔שֶׁךְ
chshk
noun · 80×
י
y
noun · 752×
יִֽשְׂבַּֽע
yshb'
verb · 96×
יָּ֥פֶק
ypq
verb · 7×
צָּהֳרָ֑יִם
tshrym
noun · 24×
רָעֵ֣ב
r'b
adjective · 20×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

He says to them again, concerning these things, "Why do ye fast for Me, as on this day, saith the Lord, that your voice should be heard with a cry? I have not chosen this fast, saith the Lord, that a man should humble his soul."
Having manifested what he was and what he is, he shows the great fruit of his confession; and being about to examine by what method God and the happy life may be found, he enlarges on the nature and power of memory. Then he examines his own acts, thoughts and affections, viewed under the threefold division of temptation; and commemorates the Lord, the one mediator of God and me…
Q. What does God require of you in this commandment? A. That I do whatever I can for my neighbor's good, that I treat others as I would like them to treat me, and that I work faithfully so that I may share with those in need.

Cross-references

  • Dan 4:27 — Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.
  • Deut 15:4 — Save when there shall be no poor among you; for the LORD shall greatly bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it:
  • Deut 15:7 — If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor bro
  • Deut 15:10 — Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest
  • Isa 29:18 — And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.
  • Isa 42:16 — And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do
  • Isa 58:7 — Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own fl
  • Isa 58:7 — Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own fl
  • Isa 58:8 — 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.
  • Jas 2:15 — If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
  • Job 11:17 — And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday: thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.
  • Lev 23:22 — And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave the
  • Luke 14:13 — But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
  • Luke 18:22 — Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
  • Prov 11:24 — There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
  • Prov 14:31 — He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
  • Prov 19:23 — The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
  • Prov 28:27 — He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
  • Ps 37:6 — And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
  • Ps 37:6 — And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
  • Ps 112:4 — Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
  • Ps 112:5 — A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.
  • Ps 112:9 — He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.
  • Ps 125:4 — Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.
  • Ps 132:18 — His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish.
  • Zech 6:15 — And they that are far off shall come and build in the temple of the LORD, and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you. And this shall come to pass, if ye will diligently obey the vo