Thenאָזyou will call,תִּקְרָאand YHWHוַיהוָהwill answer;יַעֲנֶהyou will cry for help,תְּשַׁוַּעand he will say,וְיֹאמַר‘Here I am.’הִנֵּנִיIfאִםyou removeתָּסִירfrom your midstמִתּוֹכְךָthe yoke,מוֹטָהthe pointingשְׁלַחof the fingerאֶצְבַּעand the speakingוְדַבֶּרof wickedness,אָוֶן
Isaiah 58:9
Study it in the app“Then you will call, and YHWH will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you remove from your midst the yoke, the pointing of the finger and the speaking of wickedness,”
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Isaiah 58:9, word by word
- you will callתִּקְרָאtikra
cry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “tikra” appears- and YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears- will answerיַעֲנֶהyaane
hear prayer
God answers the one who calls on him: with a word, or with an act such as fire.
Where else “yaane” appears- you will cry for helpתְּשַׁוַּעteshava
cry for help
To cry out for help, to call aloud to be rescued.
Where else “teshava” appears- and he will sayיֹאמַרyomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomar” appears- you removeתָּסִירtasir
remove
To take away something from where it was: an altar, a load, an office, loyal love.
Where else “tasir” appears- from your midstתּוֹכְtoch
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appears- the yokeמוֹטָהmota
yoke
A yoke; or oppression.
Where else “mota” appears- the pointingשְׁלַחshelach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “shelach” appears- of the fingerאֶצְבַּעetsba
finger
Finger; also toe.
Where else “etsba” appears- and the speakingדַבֶּרdaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “daber” appears- of wickednessאָוֶןaven
wickedness
The evil one does.
Where else “aven” appears
The context
8Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will sprout quickly; and your righteousness will go before you; the glory of YHWH will gather you.
9 · This verse (above)
10and if you offer your soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your gloom will be like noon.