Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter— when you see the naked, to clothe them, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? New Living Translation Share your food with the hungry, and give shelter to the homeless. Give clothes to those who need them, and do not hide from relatives who need your help. English Standard Version Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh? Berean Standard Bible 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? King James Bible 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? New King James Version Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, And that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out; When you see the naked, that you cover him, And not hide yourself from your own flesh? New American Standard Bible “Is it not to break your bread with the hungry And bring the homeless poor into the house; When you see the naked, to cover him; And not to hide yourself from your own flesh? NASB 1995 “Is it not to divide your bread with the hungry And bring the homeless poor into the house; When you see the naked, to cover him; And not to hide yourself from your own flesh? NASB 1977 “Is it not to divide your bread with the hungry, And bring the homeless poor into the house; When you see the naked, to cover him; And not to hide yourself from your own flesh? Legacy Standard Bible Is it not to divide your bread with the hungry And bring the afflicted homeless into the house; When you see the naked, you cover him; And not to hide yourself from your own flesh? Amplified Bible “Is it not to divide your bread with the hungry And bring the homeless poor into the house; When you see the naked, that you cover him, And not to hide yourself from [the needs of] your own flesh and blood? Christian Standard Bible Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your house, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to ignore your own flesh and blood? Holman Christian Standard Bible Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your house, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to ignore your own flesh and blood? American Standard Version 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? Contemporary English Version Share your food with everyone who is hungry; share your home with the poor and homeless. Give clothes to those in need; don't turn away your relatives. English Revised Version 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? GOD'S WORD® Translation Share your food with the hungry, take the poor and homeless into your house, and cover them with clothes when you see [them] naked. Don't refuse to help your relatives. Good News Translation Share your food with the hungry and open your homes to the homeless poor. Give clothes to those who have nothing to wear, and do not refuse to help your own relatives. International Standard Version Isn't it to share your bread with the hungry, and to bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him with clothing, and not to raise yourself up from your own flesh and blood?" Majority Standard Bible 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? NET Bible I want you to share your food with the hungry and to provide shelter for homeless, oppressed people. When you see someone naked, clothe him! Don't turn your back on your own flesh and blood! New Heart English Bible 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? Webster's Bible Translation Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou shouldst bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou shouldst cover him; and that thou shouldst not hide thyself from thy own flesh? World English Bible 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? Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionIs it not to deal your bread to the hungry, "" And bring home the wandering poor, "" That you see the naked and cover him, "" And do not hide yourself from your own flesh? Young's Literal Translation Is it not to deal to the hungry thy bread, And the mourning poor bring home, That thou seest the naked and cover him, And from thine own flesh hide not thyself? Smith's Literal Translation Is it not to break thy bread to the hungry, and thou shalt bring the wandering poor to thy house? when thou shalt see the naked and cover him; and thou shalt not hide from thy flesh. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleDeal thy bread to the hungry, and bring the needy and the harbourless into thy house: when thou shalt see one naked, cover him, and despise not thy own flesh. Catholic Public Domain Version Break your bread with the hungry, and lead the destitute and the homeless into your house. When you see someone naked, cover him, and do not despise your own flesh. New American Bible Is it not sharing your bread with the hungry, bringing the afflicted and the homeless into your house; Clothing the naked when you see them, and not turning your back on your own flesh? New Revised Standard Version Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover them, and not to hide yourself from your own kin? Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleTo share your bread with the hungry, and to bring the stranger to your house; when you see the naked, to cover him; and to refuse not one of your own flesh. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And you shall break your bread with the hungry, and the stranger you will bring to your house. When you shall see one naked, you also shall cover him, and you shall not turn away from a son of your body OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Is 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? Brenton Septuagint Translation Break thy bread to the hungry, and lead the unsheltered poor to thy house: if thou seest one naked, clothe him, and thou shalt not disregard the relations of thine own seed. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context True Fasts and Sabbaths…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? 7Isn’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? 8Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will come quickly. Your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.… Cross References Matthew 25:35-40 For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in, / I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’ / Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink? ... James 2:15-16 Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. / If one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but does not provide for his physical needs, what good is that? Luke 3:11 John replied, “Whoever has two tunics should share with him who has none, and whoever has food should do the same.” Hebrews 13:16 And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. 1 John 3:17-18 If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him? / Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth. Matthew 5:42 Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you. Galatians 6:10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith. Acts 2:44-45 All the believers were together and had everything in common. / Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need. Romans 12:13 Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality. 2 Corinthians 9:9-10 As it is written: “He has scattered abroad His gifts to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.” / Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness. Proverbs 19:17 Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender. Deuteronomy 15:7-11 If there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, then you are not to harden your heart or shut your hand from your poor brother. / Instead, you are to open your hand to him and freely loan him whatever he needs. / Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: “The seventh year, the year of release, is near,” so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin. ... Ezekiel 18:7 He does not oppress another, but restores the pledge to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing. Job 31:16-20 If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail, / if I have eaten my morsel alone, not sharing it with the fatherless— / though from my youth I reared him as would a father, and from my mother’s womb I guided the widow— ... Leviticus 25:35-37 Now if your countryman becomes destitute and cannot support himself among you, then you are to help him as you would a foreigner or stranger, so that he can continue to live among you. / Do not take any interest or profit from him, but fear your God, that your countryman may live among you. / You must not lend him your silver at interest or sell him your food for profit. Treasury of Scripture Is it not to deal your bread to the hungry, and that you bring the poor that are cast out to your house? when you see the naked, that you cover him; and that you hide not yourself from your own flesh? to deal Isaiah 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: Job 22:7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry. Job 31:18-21 (For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb;) … bring Isaiah 16:3,4 Take counsel, execute judgment; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; bewray not him that wandereth… Genesis 18:2-5 And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground, … Genesis 19:2 And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night. cast out. 2 Chronicles 28:15 And the men which were expressed by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all that were naked among them, and arrayed them, and shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and carried all the feeble of them upon asses, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brethren: then they returned to Samaria. Job 31:19,20 If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering; … Ezekiel 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; thine own Genesis 19:14 And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law. Judges 9:2 Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh. Nehemiah 5:5 Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought unto bondage already: neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards. Jump to Previous Bread Cast Clothe Cover Deal Divide Eyes Fear Flesh Food Hide Homeless House Hungry Naked Need Needy Poor Provide Resting-Place Robe Seest Share Shelter Shouldst Shut Thyself Turn WandererJump to Next Bread Cast Clothe Cover Deal Divide Eyes Fear Flesh Food Hide Homeless House Hungry Naked Need Needy Poor Provide Resting-Place Robe Seest Share Shelter Shouldst Shut Thyself Turn WandererIsaiah 58 1. The prophet, being sent to reprove hypocrisy, 3. shows the difference between a counterfeit fast and a true 8. He declares what promises are due unto godliness 13. And to the keeping of the Sabbath Is it not to share your bread with the hungry This phrase calls believers to a tangible expression of faith through acts of charity and compassion. The Hebrew word for "share" is "parash," which implies a deliberate and generous distribution. In the ancient Near Eastern context, bread was a staple of life, symbolizing sustenance and community. Sharing bread with the hungry is not merely an act of kindness but a fulfillment of God's command to care for the needy, reflecting the heart of God who provides for all His creation. This act of sharing is a practical demonstration of love and obedience, aligning with the teachings of Jesus in the New Testament, where He emphasizes caring for "the least of these" (Matthew 25:40). and to bring the poor and homeless into your home when you see the naked, to clothe him and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? The poor that are cast out.--The words include all forms of homelessness--tenants evicted by their landlords, debtors by their creditors, slaves fleeing from their masters' cruelty, the persecuted for righteousness' sake, perhaps even political refugees. Note the parallelism with Matthew 25:35-36. From thine own flesh.--Usage, as in Genesis 29:14; Nehemiah 5:5, leads us to refer the words primarily to suffering Israelites, but those who have learnt that "God hath made of one blood all the nations of the earth" (Acts 17:26) will extend its range to every form of suffering humanity. . . . Verse 7. - Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry? In the early Christian Church almsgiving was connected with fasting by law (Dressel's 'Patr. Apost.,' p. 493). It was also accepted as a moral axiom that "fasting and alms were the wings of prayer." Cast out; or, homeless ἀστέγους LXX.). That thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh. Their "flesh" were not merely their near kindred, but their countrymen generally (see Nehemiah 5:5).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Is it notהֲל֨וֹא (hă·lō·w) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no to share פָרֹ֤ס (p̄ā·rōs) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 6536: To break in pieces, to split, distribute your bread לַחְמֶ֔ךָ (laḥ·me·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain with the hungry, לָֽרָעֵב֙ (lā·rā·‘êḇ) Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7457: Hungry to bring the poor וַעֲנִיִּ֥ים (wa·‘ă·nî·yîm) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 6041: Poor, afflicted, humble and homeless מְרוּדִ֖ים (mə·rū·ḏîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4788: An outcast, destitution into תָּ֣בִיא (tā·ḇî) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go your home, בָ֑יִת (ḇā·yiṯ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house to clothe וְכִסִּית֔וֹ (wə·ḵis·sî·ṯōw) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 3680: To plump, fill up hollows, to cover the naked עָרֹם֙ (‘ā·rōm) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6174: Nude, either partially, totally when כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction you see him, תִרְאֶ֤ה (ṯir·’eh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 7200: To see and not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no to turn away תִתְעַלָּֽם׃ (ṯiṯ·‘al·lām) Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5956: To veil from sight, conceal from your own flesh and blood? וּמִבְּשָׂרְךָ֖ (ū·mib·bə·śā·rə·ḵā) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1320: Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man Links Isaiah 58:7 NIVIsaiah 58:7 NLT Isaiah 58:7 ESV Isaiah 58:7 NASB Isaiah 58:7 KJV Isaiah 58:7 BibleApps.com Isaiah 58:7 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 58:7 Chinese Bible Isaiah 58:7 French Bible Isaiah 58:7 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 58:7 Isn't it to deal your bread (Isa Isi Is) |
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