Isaiah 56

Berean Standard Bible

Salvation for Foreigners

1This is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 saysH559:

“MaintainH8104 justiceH4941 and doH6213 what is rightH6666,forH3588 My salvationH3444 is comingH935 soonH7138,and My righteousnessH6666 will be revealedH1540.2BlessedH835 is the manH582 who doesH6213 thisH2063,and the sonH1121 of manH120 who holds it fastH2388,who keepsH8104 the SabbathH7676 without profaning itH2490and keepsH8104 his handH3027 from doingH6213 anyH3605 evilH7451.”

3Let noH408 foreignerH1121 H5236 who has joined himselfH3867 toH413 the LORDH3068 sayH559 ,“The LORDH3068 will utterly exclude meH914 fromH5921 His peopleH5971.”And let the eunuchH5631 notH408 sayH559,“IH589 am butH2005 a dryH3002 treeH6086.”

4ForH3588 this is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 saysH559:

“To the eunuchsH5631 whoH834 keepH8104 My SabbathsH7676,who chooseH977 whatH834 pleases MeH2654and hold fastH2388 to My covenantH1285—5I will giveH5414 them, in My houseH1004 and within My wallsH2346,a memorialH3027 and a nameH8034better thanH2896 that of sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323.I will giveH5414 them an everlastingH5769 nameH8034thatH834 will notH3808 be cut offH3772.

6And the foreignersH1121 H5236 who joinH3867 themselves toH5921 the LORDH3068to minister to HimH8334,to loveH157 the nameH8034 of the LORDH3068,and to beH1961 His servantsH5650—allH3605 who keepH8104 the SabbathH7676 without profaning itH2490and who hold fastH2388 to My covenantH1285—7I will bring themH935 toH413 My holyH6944 mountainH2022and make them joyfulH8055 in My houseH1004 of prayerH8605.Their burnt offeringsH5930 and sacrificesH2077will be acceptedH7522 onH5921 My altarH4196,forH3588 My houseH1004 will be calledH7121 a houseH1004 of prayerH8605 1for allH3605 the nationsH5971.”

8Thus declaresH5002 the LordH136 GODH3069, who gathersH6908 the dispersedH5080 of IsraelH3478:

“I will gatherH6908 to themH5921 still othersH5750besides those already gatheredH6908.”

9ComeH857, allH3605 you beastsH2416 of the fieldH7704;eat greedilyH398, allH3605 you beastsH2416 of the forestH3293.10Israel’s watchmenH6822 are blindH5787,they are allH3605 obliviousH3045 H3808;they are allH3605 muteH483 dogsH3611,they cannotH3808 H3201 barkH5024;they are dreamersH1957 lying aroundH7901,lovingH157 to slumberH5123.11Like ravenous dogsH3611 H5794 H5315,they are neverH3808 satisfiedH3045 H7654.TheyH1992 are shepherdsH7462 withH3045 noH3808 discernmentH995;they allH3605 turnH6437 to their own wayH1870,eachH7097 oneH376 seeking his own gainH1215:12“ComeH857, let me getH3947 the wineH3196,let us imbibeH5433 the strong drinkH7941,and tomorrowH4279 will beH1961 like todayH2088 H3117,only farH3966 H3499 betterH1419!”