Isaiah 58:11
And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
Isaiah 58:11 in other translations
| BSB | The LORD will always guide you; He will satisfy you in a sun-scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail. |
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| WEB | and the LORD will guide you continually, satisfy your soul in dry places, and make your bones strong. You will be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water whose waters don’t fail. |
| ASV | and Jehovah will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in dry places, and make strong thy bones; and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. |
| YLT | And Jehovah doth lead thee continually, And hath satisfied in drought thy soul, And thy bones He armeth, And thou hast been as a watered garden, And as an outlet of waters, whose waters lie not. |
| DARBY | and Jehovah will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and strengthen thy bones; and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a water-spring, whose waters deceive not. |
| BBE | And the Lord will be your guide at all times; in dry places he will give you water in full measure, and will make strong your bones; and you will be like a watered garden, and like an ever-flowing spring. |
| Webster | And the LORD will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drouth, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. |
What does Isaiah 58:11 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 58:3-12
A fast is a day to afflict the soul; if it does not express true sorrow for sin, and does not promote the putting away of sin, it is not a fast. These professors had shown sorrow on stated or occasioned fasts. But they indulged pride, covetousness, and malignant passions. To be liberal and merciful is more acceptable to God than mere fasting, which, without them, is vain and hypocritical. Many who seem humble in…
Isaiah 58:11 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Isaiah 58:11
- John 4:14
But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
- Jeremiah 31:12
Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the Lord, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.
- Psalms 32:8
I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
- Isaiah 49:10
They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.
- John 16:13
Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
- Psalms 25:9
The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.
- Proverbs 11:25
The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
- Song of Solomon 4:15
A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.
- Proverbs 3:8
It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
- Jeremiah 17:8
For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
- Psalms 73:24
Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
- Proverbs 28:25
He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the Lord shall be made fat.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
49:10; Ps 25:9; 32:8; 48:14; 73:24; Joh 16:13; 1Th 3:11
and satisfy.
33:16; Job 5:20; Ps 33:19; 34:9,10; 37:19; Jer 17:8; Ho 13:5
drought. Heb. droughts. make fat.
Ps 92:14; Pr 3:8; 11:25; 13:4; 28:25
be like.
61:11; So 4:15; Jer 31:12; Eze 36:35
fail. Heb. lie, or deceive.
Job 6:15-20
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Context
- 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:
- Isaiah 58:11
And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
- Isaiah 58:12
And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.
Isaiah 58:11 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y Jehová te pastoreará siempre, y en las sequías hartará tu alma, y engordará tus huesos; y serás como huerta de riego, y como manadero de aguas, cuyas aguas nunca faltan. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et l’ Éternel te conduira continuellement, et rassasiera ton âme dans les sécheresses, et rendra agiles tes os; et tu seras comme un jardin arrosé, et comme une source jaillissante dont les eaux ne trompent pas. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und beständig wird Jehova dich leiten, und er wird deine Seele sättigen in Zeiten der Dürre und deine Gebeine rüstig machen. Und du wirst sein wie ein bewässerter Garten und wie ein Wasserquell, dessen Gewässer nicht trügen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et requiem tibi dabit Dominus semper, et implebit splendoribus animam tuam, et ossa tua liberabit; et eris quasi hortus irriguus, et sicut fons aquarum cujus non deficient aquæ. |