Then your (A)light will break out like the dawn,
And your (B)recovery will spring up quickly;
And your (C)righteousness will go before you;
The glory of the (D)Lord will be your rear guard.
Then you will (E)call, and the Lord will answer;
You will cry for help, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’
If you (F)remove the yoke from your midst,
The [a](G)pointing of the finger and (H)speaking wickedness,
10 And if you (I)offer yourself to the hungry
And satisfy the [b]need of the afflicted,
Then your (J)light will rise in darkness,
And your gloom will become like midday.

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  1. Isaiah 58:9 I.e., an abusive gesture
  2. Isaiah 58:10 Or soul

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