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Isaiah 58:11

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.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And the Lord shall guide thee continually,.... With his counsel, by his word, and by his Spirit, and that night and day; as he guided the Israelites through the wilderness with the pillar of cloud by…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

And the Lord shall guide thee continually - Yahweh will go before you and will lead you always. And satisfy thy soul in drought - (See the notes at Isa 41:17-18). The word rendered ‘drought’ (Margin,…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

And make fat thy bones "And he shall renew thy strength" - Chaldaeus forte legit יחכיף עצמתך yachaliph otsmathecha; confer cap. Isa 40:29, Isa 40:31, et Isa 41:1. - Secker. "The Chaldee perhaps read…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Isaiah 58:8-12

Here are precious promises for those to feast freely and cheerfully upon by faith who keep the fast that God has chosen; let them know that God will make it up to them. Here is,

I. A further account…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

the Lord shall guide thee Cf. ch. Isa 57:18 "I will lead him," the same verb in Hebr.

satisfy thy soul(cf. Isa 58:58) in drought R.V. "dry places".

make fat thy bones So the LXX. The verb (which does…