Isaiah 58:9 Douay-Rheims

Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall hear: thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou wilt take away the chain out of the midst of thee, and cease to stretch out the finger, and to speak that which profiteth not.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1871 Reformed

Then . . . call . . . answer--when sin is renounced (Isa 65:24). When the Lord's call is not hearkened to, He will not hear our "call" (Psa 66:18; Pro 1:24, Pro 1:28; Pro 15:29; Pro 28:9). putting forth of . . . finger--the finger of scorn pointed at simple-minded godly men. The middle finger was so used by the Romans. speaking vanity--every injurious speech [LOWTH].

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1871 · Isaiah 58:9

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