Isaiah 58:8-10

New Living Translation

⁸“Then your salvation will come like the dawn,
    and your wounds will quickly heal.
Your godliness will lead you forward,
    and the glory of the Lord will protect you from behind.
⁹Then when you call, the Lord will answer.
    ‘Yes, I am here,’ he will quickly reply.

“Remove the heavy yoke of oppression.
    Stop pointing your finger and spreading vicious rumors!
¹⁰Feed the hungry,
    and help those in trouble.
Then your light will shine out from the darkness,
    and the darkness around you will be as bright as noon.

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Isaiah 58:8-10

New International Version

⁸Then 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)
⁹Then 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)
¹⁰and 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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Isaiah 58:8-10

King James Version

⁸Then 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 reward.

⁹Then 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 finger, and speaking vanity;

¹⁰And 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:

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