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Your godliness will lead you forward, and the glory of the LORD will protect you from behind. <a href="/esv/isaiah/58.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then shall your light break forth like the dawn, and your healing shall spring up speedily; your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard. <a href="/bsb/isaiah/58.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then 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. <a href="/kjv/isaiah/58.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/58.htm">New King James Version</a> Then your light shall break forth like the morning, Your healing shall spring forth speedily, And your righteousness shall go before you; The glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard. <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/58.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Then your light will break out like the dawn, And your recovery will spring up quickly; And your righteousness will go before you; The glory of the LORD will be your rear guard. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/58.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Then your light will break out like the dawn, And your recovery will speedily spring forth; And your righteousness will go before you; The glory of the LORD will be your rear guard. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/58.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Then your light will break out like the dawn, And your recovery will speedily spring forth; And your righteousness will go before you; The glory of the LORD will be your rear guard. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/58.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then your light will break out like the dawn, And your recovery will speedily spring forth; And your righteousness will go before you; The glory of Yahweh will be your rear guard. <a href="/amp/isaiah/58.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Then your light will break out like the dawn, And your healing (restoration, new life) will quickly spring forth; Your righteousness will go before you [leading you to peace and prosperity], The glory of the LORD will be your rear guard. <a href="/csb/isaiah/58.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then your light will appear like the dawn, and your recovery will come quickly. Your righteousness will go before you, and the LORD’s glory will be your rear guard. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/58.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then your light will appear like the dawn, and your recovery will come quickly. Your righteousness will go before you, and the LORD&#8217s glory will be your rear guard. <a href="/asv/isaiah/58.htm">American Standard Version</a> Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thy healing shall spring forth speedily; and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of Jehovah shall be thy rearward. <a href="/cev/isaiah/58.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Then your light will shine like the dawning sun, and you will quickly be healed. Your honesty will protect you as you advance, and the glory of the LORD will defend you from behind. <a href="/erv/isaiah/58.htm">English Revised Version</a> Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thy healing shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rearward. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/58.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then your light will break through like the dawn, and you will heal quickly. Your righteousness will go ahead of you, and the glory of the LORD will guard you from behind. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/58.htm">Good News Translation</a> "Then my favor will shine on you like the morning sun, and your wounds will be quickly healed. I will always be with you to save you; my presence will protect you on every side. <a href="/isv/isaiah/58.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will spring up quickly; and your vindication will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will guard your back. <a href="/msb/isaiah/58.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then 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. <a href="/net/isaiah/58.htm">NET Bible</a> Then your light will shine like the sunrise; your restoration will quickly arrive; your godly behavior will go before you, and the LORD's splendor will be your rear guard. <a href="/nheb/isaiah/58.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Then your light shall break forth as the morning, and your healing shall spring forth speedily; and your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/58.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thy health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rear-ward. <a href="/web/isaiah/58.htm">World English Bible</a> Then your light will break out as the morning, and your healing will appear quickly; then your righteousness shall go before you, and Yahweh’s glory will be your rear guard. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/58.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Then your light breaks forth as the dawn, "" And your health springs up in haste, "" Your righteousness has gone before you, "" The glory of YHWH gathers you. <a href="/ylt/isaiah/58.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Then broken up as the dawn is thy light, And thy health in haste springeth up, Gone before thee hath thy righteousness, The honour of Jehovah doth gather thee. <a href="/slt/isaiah/58.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Then shall thy light break forth as the dawn, and thy healing shall spring forth quickly: and thy justice going before thee; the glory of Jehovah shall gather thee.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/58.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thy health shall speedily arise, and thy justice shall go before thy face, end the glory of the Lord shall gather thee up. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/58.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then your light will break forth like the morning, and your health will improve quickly, and your justice will go before your face, and the glory of the Lord will gather you up. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/58.htm">New American Bible</a> Then your light shall break forth like the dawn, and your wound shall quickly be healed; Your vindication shall go before you, and the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard. <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/58.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then your light shall break forth like the dawn, and your healing shall spring up quickly; your vindicator shall go before you, the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/58.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then shall your light break forth as the morning and your righteousness shall spring forth speedily; and your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of the LORD shall be your reward. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/58.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Then your light shall be opened like the dawn, and your righteousness shall rise quickly and your righteousness shall go before you and the glory of LORD JEHOVAH shall gather you<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/58.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, And thy healing shall spring forth speedily; And thy righteousness shall go before thee, The glory of the LORD shall be thy rearward. <a href="/sep/isaiah/58.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thy health shall speedily spring forth: and thy righteousness shall go before thee, and the glory of God shall compass thee. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/58-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=12903" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/58.htm">True Fasts and Sabbaths</a> …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? 8<a href="/hebrew/227.htm" title="227: ’āz (Adv) -- At that time. A demonstrative adverb; at that time or place; also as a conjunction, therefore.">Then</a> <a href="/hebrew/216.htm" title="216: ’ō·w·re·ḵā (N-csc:: 2ms) -- A light. From 'owr; illumination or luminary.">your light</a> <a href="/hebrew/1234.htm" title="1234: yib·bā·qa‘ (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To cleave, break open or through. A primitive root; to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or open.">will break forth</a> <a href="/hebrew/7837.htm" title="7837: kaš·ša·ḥar (Prep-k, Art:: N-ms) -- Dawn. From shachar; dawn.">like the dawn,</a> <a href="/hebrew/724.htm" title="724: wa·’ă·ru·ḵā·ṯə·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Healing, restoration. Or rarukah; feminine passive participle of 'arak; wholeness.">and your healing</a> <a href="/hebrew/6779.htm" title="6779: ṯiṣ·māḥ (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To sprout, spring up. A primitive root; to sprout.">will come</a> <a href="/hebrew/4120.htm" title="4120: mə·hê·rāh (Adv) -- Haste, speed. Feminine of maher; properly, a hurry; hence promptly.">quickly.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6664.htm" title="6664: ṣiḏ·qe·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Rightness, righteousness. From tsadaq; the right; also equity or prosperity.">Your righteousness</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: wə·hā·laḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">will go</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā (Prep-l:: N-cpc:: 2ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3519.htm" title="3519: kə·ḇō·wḏ (N-msc) -- Rarely kabod; from kabad; properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness.">and the glory</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/622.htm" title="622: ya·’as·p̄e·ḵā (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms:: 2ms) -- To gather, remove. A primitive root; to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. Remove.">will be your rear guard.</a> 9Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry out, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you remove the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger and malicious talk,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/5-14.htm">Matthew 5:14-16</a> You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. / Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. / In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. <a href="/psalms/37-6.htm">Psalm 37:6</a> He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn, your justice like the noonday sun. <a href="/malachi/4-2.htm">Malachi 4:2</a> “But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall. <a href="/2_corinthians/4-6.htm">2 Corinthians 4:6</a> For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. <a href="/hosea/6-3.htm">Hosea 6:3</a> So let us know—let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth. <a href="/psalms/112-4.htm">Psalm 112:4</a> Light dawns in the darkness for the upright—for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous. <a href="/luke/1-78.htm">Luke 1:78-79</a> because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high, / to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.” <a href="/proverbs/4-18.htm">Proverbs 4:18</a> The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday. <a href="/1_john/1-7.htm">1 John 1:7</a> But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. <a href="/jeremiah/30-17.htm">Jeremiah 30:17</a> But I will restore your health and heal your wounds, declares the LORD, because they call you an outcast, Zion, for whom no one cares.” <a href="/2_corinthians/3-18.htm">2 Corinthians 3:18</a> And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. <a href="/psalms/85-13.htm">Psalm 85:13</a> Righteousness will go before Him to prepare the way for His steps. <a href="/ephesians/5-8.htm">Ephesians 5:8-9</a> For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light, / for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth. <a href="/zechariah/8-12.htm">Zechariah 8:12</a> “For the seed will be prosperous, the vine will yield its fruit, the ground will yield its produce, and the skies will give their dew. To the remnant of this people I will give all these things as an inheritance. <a href="/romans/13-12.htm">Romans 13:12</a> The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then shall your light break forth as the morning, and your health shall spring forth speedily: and your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard.thy light<a href="/isaiah/58-10.htm">Isaiah 58:10,11</a> 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: … <a href="/job/11-17.htm">Job 11:17</a> And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.<a href="/psalms/37-6.htm">Psalm 37:6</a> And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.and thine<a href="/isaiah/57-18.htm">Isaiah 57:18</a> I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.<a href="/jeremiah/33-6.htm">Jeremiah 33:6</a> Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.<a href="/hosea/6-2.htm">Hosea 6:2</a> After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.and thy<a href="/psalms/85-13.htm">Psalm 85:13</a> Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.<a href="/acts/10-4.htm">Acts 10:4,31,35</a> And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God… the glory<a href="/isaiah/52-12.htm">Isaiah 52:12</a> For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the LORD will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rereward.<a href="/exodus/14-19.htm">Exodus 14:19</a> And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:be thy reward.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/49-9.htm">Appear</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-6.htm">Break</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-25.htm">Dawn</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-12.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-8.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-5.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-12.htm">Guard</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-12.htm">Haste</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Healing</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-16.htm">Health</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-6.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-11.htm">Light</a> <a href="/isaiah/50-4.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-4.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-12.htm">Rear</a> <a href="/joshua/6-9.htm">Rearguard</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-12.htm">Rearward</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-12.htm">Rear-Ward</a> <a href="/isaiah/39-1.htm">Recovery</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-12.htm">Rereward</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-2.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-5.htm">Shining</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-14.htm">Speedily</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-8.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-19.htm">Springeth</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Wounds</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/60-2.htm">Appear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-10.htm">Break</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-3.htm">Dawn</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-9.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-4.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-19.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-4.htm">Guard</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-7.htm">Haste</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-15.htm">Healing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-15.htm">Health</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-13.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-10.htm">Light</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-8.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-7.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-11.htm">Rear</a> <a href="/joshua/6-9.htm">Rearguard</a> <a href="/numbers/10-25.htm">Rearward</a> <a href="/numbers/10-25.htm">Rear-Ward</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-13.htm">Recovery</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-12.htm">Rereward</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-4.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-9.htm">Shining</a> <a href="/hosea/5-15.htm">Speedily</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-11.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/hosea/10-4.htm">Springeth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-7.htm">Wounds</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 58</div>1. <a href="/isaiah/58-1.htm">The prophet, being sent to reprove hypocrisy, </a> 3. <a href="/isaiah/58-3.htm">shows the difference between a counterfeit fast and a true</a> 8. <a href="/isaiah/58-8.htm">He declares what promises are due unto godliness</a> 13. <a href="/isaiah/58-13.htm">And to the keeping of the Sabbath</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/58.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/58.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Then your light will break forth like the dawn This phrase signifies a new beginning and the dispelling of darkness, symbolizing the revelation of God's truth and righteousness. In biblical context, light often represents purity, knowledge, and divine presence (<a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a>). The imagery of dawn suggests hope and renewal, akin to the resurrection of Christ, who is the "light of the world." The breaking forth of light implies a sudden and powerful emergence, reflecting the transformative power of genuine repentance and obedience to God.and your healing will come quickly This promise of healing can be understood both physically and spiritually. In the historical context, Israel's obedience to God was often linked to physical blessings and health (<a href="/exodus/15-26.htm">Exodus 15:26</a>). Spiritually, healing refers to restoration and reconciliation with God, echoing the healing ministry of Jesus (<a href="/matthew/9-35.htm">Matthew 9:35</a>). The immediacy of "quickly" underscores God's readiness to restore those who turn to Him with sincere hearts.Your righteousness will go before you Righteousness here is portrayed as a guide and protector, leading the way. This reflects the biblical principle that living in accordance with God's will brings guidance and favor (<a href="/psalms/23-3.htm">Psalm 23:3</a>). Righteousness is not merely moral behavior but a right standing with God, achieved through faith. This anticipates the righteousness of Christ, who leads believers into the presence of God (<a href="/2_corinthians/5-21.htm">2 Corinthians 5:21</a>).and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard The glory of the LORD refers to His manifest presence and protection. In the Exodus narrative, God's glory was a pillar of cloud and fire, guiding and protecting Israel (<a href="/exodus/14-19.htm">Exodus 14:19-20</a>). As a rear guard, it assures believers of God's protection from past sins and enemies. This reflects the comprehensive nature of God's salvation, securing both the path ahead and safeguarding from behind, much like the assurance found in <a href="/romans/8-31.htm">Romans 8:31-39</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a> A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah's ministry was primarily to the Kingdom of Judah. He is known for his prophecies concerning the coming of the Messiah and the salvation of the Lord. 2. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, which was often the focus of Isaiah's prophecies. The people of Judah were called to repentance and righteousness. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who promises protection and blessing to His people when they follow His ways. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_dawn.htm">The Dawn</a> Symbolic of new beginnings and hope, representing the breaking forth of God's light and truth in the lives of His people. 5. <a href="/topical/r/righteousness_and_glory.htm">Righteousness and Glory</a> These are attributes of God that are promised to go before and protect His people, symbolizing divine guidance and protection.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_righteous_living.htm">The Power of Righteous Living</a> Living righteously according to God's commands brings about His blessings and protection. <a href="/topical/g/god's_guidance_and_protection.htm">God's Guidance and Protection</a> Just as righteousness goes before us, God's glory is our rear guard, ensuring that we are protected on all sides. <a href="/topical/t/the_promise_of_healing.htm">The Promise of Healing</a> Spiritual and physical healing are promised to those who align themselves with God's will and purposes. <a href="/topical/t/the_light_of_testimony.htm">The Light of Testimony</a> Our lives should reflect God's light, breaking forth like the dawn, as a testimony to His transformative power. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_new_beginnings.htm">Hope in New Beginnings</a> The imagery of dawn signifies hope and renewal, encouraging believers to trust in God's timing and provision.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/58.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) Then shall thy light . . .--The dawning of a new day, as in <a href="/2_samuel/23-4.htm" title="And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun rises, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.">2Samuel 23:4</a>; the growth as of new and healthy flesh after long illness; "righteousness," i.e., the sentence of acquittal in the eyes of all the world, as leading the van of a triumphant march, the "glory of Jehovah" following in the rear as a protection; all these images are heaped together to paint the fulness of blessing that follows on that true renunciation of the old evil selfishness of which fasting is but a symbol and a part.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/58.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 8. - Then. When thou hast taken this advice to heart, and adopted it, and made it the rule of thy conduct. Upon such a change in thee, all good things shall follow. Thou shalt have no more to complain of unanswered prayers or covenant promises left in abeyance (see the comment on vers. 2 and 3). Shall thy lightbreak forth; i.e. thy glorious, time shall begin (comp <a href="/isaiah/50-1.htm">Isaiah 50:1</a>). Thine health - rather, thine healing; the "healing of thy bruise," or thy recovery from the low estate to which thy sins have brought thee down - shall spring forth speedily; i.e. shall soon manifest itself; and the result will be twofold: (1) thy own righteousness will go before thee - will be, as it were, thy vanguard; and (2) The glory of the Lord; i.e. the glory which he will confer upon thee, will follow thee up, and be, as it were, thy rearguard (comp. <a href="/isaiah/52-12.htm">Isaiah 52:12</a>). <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/58-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then אָ֣ז (’āz) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_227.htm">Strong's 227: </a> At that time, place, therefore your light אוֹרֶ֔ךָ (’ō·w·re·ḵā) Noun - common singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_216.htm">Strong's 216: </a> Illumination, luminary will break forth יִבָּקַ֤ע (yib·bā·qa‘) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1234.htm">Strong's 1234: </a> To cleave, to rend, break, rip, open like the dawn, כַּשַּׁ֙חַר֙ (kaš·ša·ḥar) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7837.htm">Strong's 7837: </a> Dawn and your healing וַאֲרֻכָתְךָ֖ (wa·’ă·ru·ḵā·ṯə·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_724.htm">Strong's 724: </a> Healing, restoration will come תִצְמָ֑ח (ṯiṣ·māḥ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6779.htm">Strong's 6779: </a> To sprout, spring up quickly. מְהֵרָ֣ה (mə·hê·rāh) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4120.htm">Strong's 4120: </a> A hurry, promptly Your righteousness צִדְקֶ֔ךָ (ṣiḏ·qe·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6664.htm">Strong's 6664: </a> The right, equity, prosperity will go וְהָלַ֤ךְ (wə·hā·laḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk before you, לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙ (lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face and the glory כְּב֥וֹד (kə·ḇō·wḏ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3519.htm">Strong's 3519: </a> Weight, splendor, copiousness of the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel will be your rear guard. יַאַסְפֶֽךָ׃ (ya·’as·p̄e·ḵā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_622.htm">Strong's 622: </a> To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/58-8.htm">Isaiah 58:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/58-8.htm">Isaiah 58:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/58-8.htm">Isaiah 58:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/58-8.htm">Isaiah 58:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/58-8.htm">Isaiah 58:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/58-8.htm">Isaiah 58:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/58-8.htm">Isaiah 58:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/58-8.htm">Isaiah 58:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/58-8.htm">Isaiah 58:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/58-8.htm">Isaiah 58:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-8.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 58:8 Then your light shall break forth as (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/58-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 58:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 58:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/58-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 58:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 58:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>