Isaiah 58:9
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;
Context
This verse from Isaiah Chapter 58 connects to 10 cross-references. Critique of fasting performed hypocritically while practicing oppression. The true fast God chooses is to loose unjust bonds, free the oppressed, share bread with the hungry, and bring homeless poor into the house. Then light will break forth and the …
Other Translations
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;
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,
Then at the sound of your voice, the Lord will give an answer; at your cry he will say, Here am I. If you take away from among you the yoke, the putting out of the finger of shame, and the evil word;
Cross References
And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am …
That the Lord called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.
He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I …
In transgressing and lying against the Lord, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering …
None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and …
For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath …
Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, …
Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and draw out the tongue? are ye …
For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he will be very gracious unto …