Isaiah 58:7
5 Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD?
6 Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
8 Then 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 rereward.
9 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;
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?
- KJV
- Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
- WEB
- Isn’t it to distribute your bread to the hungry, and that you bring the poor who are cast out to your house? When you see the naked, that you cover him; and that you not hide yourself from your own flesh?
- ASV
- Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
- DARBY
- Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring to thy house the needy wanderers; when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
- BLB
- Is [it] not to distribute your bread to the hungry, and the wandering the poor you should bring into the house; when you see one naked then clothe him, and do not hide yourself from your own flesh?
- ÅB
- Mon ikke dette[^2] at du bryter ditt brød til den som sulter, og lar hjemløse stakkarer komme i hus - når du ser en naken, at du da klær ham og ikke drar deg bort fra den som er ditt eget kjød?
- OTB
- Er det ikke å dele ditt brød med de sultne og bringe de hjemløse fattige inn i ditt hus; når du ser de nakne, å kle dem, og ikke skjule deg for ditt eget kjød og blod?
- B1930
- Mon ikke dette at du bryter ditt brød til den som sulter, og lar hjemløse stakkarer komme i hus - når du ser en naken, at du da klær ham og ikke drar dig bort fra den som er ditt eget kjød? / < nemlig er den faste jeg finner behag i; JES 58, 6. JBS 31, 19. ESK 18, 7. RMR 12, 13. MTT 25, 35 fg.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 25:35–45
For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
Read in contextEzekiel 18:7
And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;
Read in contextLuke 3:11
He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
Read in context1 John 3:17–18
But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
Read in contextProverbs 28:27
He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
Read in contextProverbs 25:21
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
Read in contextIsaiah 58:10
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 noonday:
Read in contextRomans 12:20–21
Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
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