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God’s Reward

“Then your light will break forth like the dawn,
    and your healing will spring up quickly;
and your vindication will go before you,
    and[a] the glory of the Lord will guard your back.
Then you’ll call,
    and the Lord will answer;
you’ll cry for help,
    and he’ll respond, ‘Here I am.’

“If you do away with the yoke among you,
    and[b] pointing fingers and malicious talk;
10 if you pour yourself out for the hungry
    and satisfy the needs of afflicted souls,
then your light will rise in darkness,
    and your night will be like noonday.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 58:8 So 1QIsaa 1QIsab LXX; MT lacks and
  2. Isaiah 58:9 So 1QIsaa LXX; 1QIsab MT lack and

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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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 58:8 Or your righteous One