Isaiah 58:9

New English Translation

Then you will call out, and the Lord will respond; you will cry out, and he will reply, ‘Here I am.’ You must remove the burdensome yoke from among you and stop pointing fingers and speaking sinfully.

Cross References

Genesis 27:18

He went to his father and said, “My father!” Isaac replied, “Here I am. Which are you, my son?”

Job 22:27

You will pray to him and he will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows to him.

Psalm 118:5

In my distress I cried out to the Lord. The Lord answered me and put me in a wide open place.

Psalm 12:2

People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive.

Psalm 145:18

The Lord is near all who cry out to him, all who cry out to him sincerely.

Psalm 20:6

Now I am sure that the Lord will deliver his chosen king; he will intervene for him from his holy heavenly temple, and display his mighty ability to deliver.

Psalm 37:4

Then you will take delight in the Lord, and he will answer your prayers.

Psalm 50:15

Pray to me when you are in trouble! I will deliver you, and you will honor me!”

Psalm 91:15

When he calls out to me, I will answer him. I will be with him when he is in trouble; I will rescue him and bring him honor.

Proverbs 6:13

he winks with his eyes, signals with his feet, and points with his fingers;

Isaiah 1:15

When you spread out your hands in prayer, I look the other way; when you offer your many prayers, I do not listen, because your hands are covered with blood.

Isaiah 30:19

For people will live in Zion; in Jerusalem you will weep no more. When he hears your cry of despair, he will indeed show you mercy; when he hears it, he will respond to you.

Isaiah 55:6

Seek the Lord while he makes himself available; call to him while he is nearby!

Isaiah 57:4

At whom are you laughing? At whom are you opening your mouth and sticking out your tongue? You are the children of rebels, the offspring of liars,

Isaiah 58:6

No, this is the kind of fast I want. I want you to remove the sinful chains, to tear away the ropes of the burdensome yoke, to set free the oppressed, and to break every burdensome yoke.

Isaiah 59:1

Look, the Lord’s hand is not too weak to deliver you; his ear is not too deaf to hear you.

Isaiah 59:13

We have rebelled and tried to deceive the Lord; we turned back from following our God. We stir up oppression and rebellion; we tell lies we concocted in our minds.

Isaiah 65:24

Before they even call out, I will respond; while they are still speaking, I will hear.

Lamentations 3:57

You came near on the day I called to you; you said, “Do not fear!” ר (Resh)

Ezekiel 13:8

“‘Therefore, this is what the sovereign Lord says: Because you have spoken false words and forecast delusion, look, I am against you, declares the sovereign Lord.

Daniel 9:20

While I was still speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel and presenting my request before the lord my God concerning his holy mountain –

Leviticus 6:5

or anything about which he swears falsely. He must restore it in full and add one fifth to it; he must give it to its owner when he is found guilty.

Zechariah 10:2

For the household gods have spoken wickedness, the soothsayers have seen a lie, and as for the dreamers, they have disclosed emptiness and give comfort in vain. Therefore the people set out like sheep and become scattered because they have no shepherd.

Zechariah 13:9

Then I will bring the remaining third into the fire; I will refine them like silver is refined and will test them like gold is tested. They will call on my name and I will answer; I will say, ‘These are my people,’ and they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’”