Isaiah 56:3-8
New American Standard Bible 1995
3 Let not the (A)foreigner who has joined himself to the Lord say,
“The Lord will surely separate me from His people.”
Nor let the (B)eunuch say, “Behold, I am a dry tree.”
4 For thus says the Lord,
“To the eunuchs who (C)keep My sabbaths,
And choose what pleases Me,
And (D)hold fast My covenant,
5 To them I will give in My (E)house and within My (F)walls a memorial,
And a name better than that of sons and daughters;
I will give [a]them an everlasting (G)name which (H)will not be cut off.
6 “Also the (I)foreigners who join themselves to the Lord,
To minister to Him, and to love the name of the Lord,
To be His servants, every one who (J)keeps from profaning the sabbath
And holds fast My covenant;
7 Even (K)those I will bring to My (L)holy mountain
And (M)make them joyful in My house of prayer.
Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be acceptable on (N)My altar;
For (O)My house will be called a house of prayer for all the peoples.”
8 The Lord [b]God, who (P)gathers the dispersed of Israel, declares,
“Yet (Q)others I will gather to [c]them, to those already gathered.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 56:5 So DSS; M.T. reads him
- Isaiah 56:8 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
- Isaiah 56:8 Lit him
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