Isaiah 56
56
Foreigners Keeping Shabbat
1Thus says Adonai: “Preserve justice, do righteousness. For My salvation is about to come, and My righteousness to be revealed.
2Blessed is the one who does this, the son of man who takes hold of it, who keeps from profaning Shabbat, and keeps his hand from doing any evil.
3Do not let a son of a foreigner who has joined himself to Adonai say, ‘Adonai will surely exclude me from His people.” Nor let the eunuch say, ‘Behold, I am a dry tree.’”
4For thus says Adonai, “To the eunuchs who keep My Shabbatot, who choose what pleases Me, and hold fast My covenant:
5I will give to them in My House and within My walls a memorial and a name better than sons and daughters. I will give them an everlasting name that will not be cut off.
6Also the foreigners who join themselves to Adonai, to minister to Him, and to love the Name of Adonai, and to be His servants— all who keep from profaning Shabbat, and hold fast to My covenant—
7these I will bring to My holy mountain, and let them rejoice in My House of Prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be acceptable on My altar. For My House will be called a House of Prayer for all nations.”
8Adonai Elohim, who gathers the dispersed of Israel, declares, “I will gather still others to him, to those already gathered.”
9All you beasts of the field, come to eat, all you beasts in the forest.
10His watchmen are all blind. All of them know nothing. All of them are mute dogs unable to bark, dreamers lying down, lovers of slumber,
11and the dogs are greedy— they never have enough. They are shepherds with no discernment. They have all turned to their own way, each to his own gain, one and all.
12“Come, let’s get wine, let’s guzzle strong drink. Tomorrow will be like today, only even better!”
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Isaiah 56
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A House of Prayer for All
1This is what the Lord says:
Preserve justice and do what is right,#Gn 18:19; Ps 106:3; Pr 21:3
for my salvation is coming soon,
and my righteousness will be revealed.#Ps 98:2; Is 46:13; 51:5; Rm 1:17; 3:21
2Happy is the person who does this,
the son of man who holds it fast,
who keeps the Sabbath without desecrating it,
and keeps his hand from doing any evil.#Is 58:13
3No foreigner who has joined himself to the Lord
should say,
“The Lord will exclude me from his people,”#Is 14:1; 56:6
and the eunuch should not say,
“Look, I am a dried-up tree.”#Dt 23:1
4For the Lord says this:
“For the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths,
and choose what pleases me,
and hold firmly to my covenant,
5I will give them, in my house and within my walls,
a memorial and a name
better than sons and daughters.
I will give each of them an everlasting name
that will never be cut off.#Is 55:13; Rv 2:17
6As for the foreigners who join themselves to the Lord
to minister to him, to love the name of the Lord,
and to become his servants —
all who keep the Sabbath without desecrating it
and who hold firmly to my covenant —
7I will bring them to my holy mountain#Is 2:2–3
and let them rejoice in my house of prayer.
Their burnt offerings and sacrifices
will be acceptable on my altar,#Mal 1:11
for my house will be called a house of prayer
for all nations.”#Jr 7:11; Mt 21:13; Mk 11:17; Lk 19:46
8This is the declaration of the Lord God,
who gathers the dispersed of Israel:
“I will gather to them still others
besides those already gathered.”#Is 11:12; 60:3–11; 66:18–21; Jn 10:16
Unrighteous Leaders Condemned
9All you animals of the field and forest,
come and eat!
10Israel’s#56:10 Or His, or Its watchmen#Ezk 3:17–18; 33:1–6 are blind, all of them,
they know nothing;
all of them are mute dogs,
they cannot bark;
they dream, lie down,
and love to sleep.
11These dogs have fierce appetites;
they never have enough.
And they are shepherds
who have no discernment;
all of them turn to their own way,
every last one for his own profit.#Jr 10:21; 23:1; 50:6; Ezk 34:2
12“Come, let me get some wine,
let’s guzzle some beer;
and tomorrow will be like today,
only far better!” #Lk 12:19; 1Co 15:32
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