Isaiah 58:9

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry out, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you remove the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger and malicious talk,”

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BSBPD

“Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry out, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you remove the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger and malicious talk,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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 finger, and speaking vanity;”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“Then shalt thou call, and Jehovah will answer; thou shalt cry, and he will say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking wickedly;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Then thou callest, and Jehovah answereth, Thou criest, and He saith, `Behold Me.' If thou turn aside from thy midst the yoke, The sending forth of the finger, And the speaking of vanity,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Isaiah 58:9 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 27:18So Jacob went to his father and said, “My father.” “Here I am!” he answered. “Which one are you, my son?”
  2. Leviticus 6:5or anything else about which he has sworn falsely. He must make restitution in full, add a fifth of the value, and pay it to the owner on the day he acknowledges his guilt.
  3. 1 Samuel 3:4Then the LORD called to Samuel, and he answered, “Here I am.”
  4. Job 22:27You will pray to Him, and He will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows.
  5. Psalms 12:2They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
  6. Psalms 34:15The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.
  7. Psalms 37:4Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
  8. Psalms 50:15Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
  9. Psalms 66:18If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
  10. Psalms 91:15When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
  11. Psalms 118:5In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free.
  12. Psalms 145:18The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.
  13. Proverbs 6:13winking his eyes, speaking with his feet, and pointing with his fingers.
  14. Isaiah 1:15When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.
  15. Isaiah 30:19O people in Zion who dwell in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. He will surely be gracious when you cry for help; when He hears, He will answer you.
  16. Isaiah 57:4Whom are you mocking? At whom do you snarl and stick out your tongue? Are you not children of transgression, offspring of deceit,
  17. Isaiah 58:6Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and tear off every yoke?
  18. Isaiah 59:3For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice.
  19. Isaiah 59:13rebelling and denying the LORD, turning away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lies from the heart.
  20. Isaiah 65:24Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
  21. Jeremiah 29:12Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
  22. Lamentations 3:57You drew near when I called on You; You said, “Do not be afraid.”
  23. Ezekiel 13:8Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you have uttered vain words and seen false visions, I am against you, declares the Lord GOD.
  24. Zechariah 10:2For idols speak deceitand diviners see illusions;they tell false dreamsand offer empty comfort.Therefore the people wander like sheep,oppressed for lack of a shepherd.

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