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Isa 58:9 — Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I [am]. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

shalt thou		Isa 1:15; Isa 30:19; Isa 65:24; Psa 34:15-17; Psa 37:4; Psa 50:15; Psa 66:18,19; Psa 91:15; Psa 118:5; Jer 29:12,13; Mat 7:7,8; 1Jo 3:21,22
Here		Gen 27:18; 1Sa 3:4-8
the yoke		See on Isa 58:6.
the putting		Isa 57:4; Pro 6:13
speaking		Isa 59:3,4; Psa 12:2; Eze 13:8; Zec 10:2

Correlating Passages

shalt thou

	Isa 1:15	And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
	Isa 30:19	For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer thee.
	Isa 65:24	And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
	Psa 34:15	The eyes of the LORD [are] upon the righteous, and his ears [are open] unto their cry.
	Psa 34:16	The face of the LORD [is] against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
	Psa 34:17	[The righteous] cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
	Psa 37:4	Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
	Psa 50:15	And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
	Psa 66:18	If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear [me]:
	Psa 66:19	[But] verily God hath heard [me]; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
	Psa 91:15	He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I [will be] with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
	Psa 118:5	I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, [and set me] in a large place.
	Jer 29:12	Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
	Jer 29:13	And ye shall seek me, and find [me], when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
	Mat 7:7	Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
	Mat 7:8	For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
	1Jo 3:21	Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, [then] have we confidence toward God.
	1Jo 3:22	And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

Here

	Gen 27:18	And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here [am] I; who [art] thou, my son?
	1Sa 3:4	That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here [am] I.
	1Sa 3:5	And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here [am] I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.
	1Sa 3:6	And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here [am] I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.
	1Sa 3:7	Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him.
	1Sa 3:8	And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here [am] I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child.

the yoke

Isa 58:6

[Is] not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?

the putting

	Isa 57:4	Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, [and] draw out the tongue? [are] ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood,
	Pro 6:13	He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;

speaking

	Isa 59:3	For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.
	Isa 59:4	None calleth for justice, nor [any] pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
	Psa 12:2	They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: [with] flattering lips [and] with a double heart do they speak.
	Eze 13:8	Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I [am] against you, saith the Lord GOD.
	Zec 10:2	For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain: therefore they went their way as a flock, they were troubled, because [there was] no shepherd.

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