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:

11 And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.

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10 and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry
    and satisfy the needs of the oppressed,(A)
then your light(B) will rise in the darkness,
    and your night will become like the noonday.(C)
11 The Lord will guide(D) you always;
    he will satisfy your needs(E) in a sun-scorched land(F)
    and will strengthen(G) your frame.
You will be like a well-watered garden,(H)
    like a spring(I) whose waters never fail.

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10 (A)if you pour yourself out for the hungry
    and satisfy the desire of the afflicted,
(B)then shall your light rise in the darkness
    and your gloom be as the noonday.
11 And the Lord will guide you continually
    and satisfy your desire in scorched places
    and make your bones strong;
and you shall be (C)like a watered garden,
    like a spring of water,
    whose waters do not fail.

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10 and if you offer yourself[a] to the hungry,
and satisfy the afflicted one,
then your light will shine in the darkness,(A)
and your night will be like noonday.
11 The Lord will always lead you,
satisfy you in a parched land,
and strengthen your bones.
You will be like a watered garden(B)
and like a spring whose water never runs dry.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 58:10 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr read offer your bread

10 And if you [a](A)give yourself to the hungry
And satisfy the [b]desire of the afflicted,
Then your (B)light will rise in darkness
And your gloom will become like midday.
11 “And the (C)Lord will continually guide you,
And (D)satisfy your [c]desire in scorched places,
And (E)give strength to your bones;
And you will be like a (F)watered garden,
And like a (G)spring of water whose waters do not [d]fail.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 58:10 Lit furnish
  2. Isaiah 58:10 Or soul
  3. Isaiah 58:11 Or soul
  4. Isaiah 58:11 Or deceive