English Standard Version
Isaiah 56:8
8The Lord God, who gathers the outcasts of Israel, declares, "I will gather yet others to him besides those already gathered."
Isaiah 56:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Lord God which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I gather others to him, beside those that are gathered unto him.
- New International Version (NIV)The Sovereign Lord declares— he who gathers the exiles of Israel: “I will gather still others to them besides those already gathered.”
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord God, who gathers the outcasts of Israel, says, “Yet I will gather to him Others besides those who are gathered to him.”
- New Living Translation (NLT)For the Sovereign Lord, who brings back the outcasts of Israel, says: I will bring others, too, besides my people Israel.”
Context of Isaiah 56:8
6"And the foreigners who join themselves to the Lord, to minister to him, to love the name of the Lord, and to be his servants, everyone who keeps the Sabbath and does not profane it, and holds fast my covenant— 7these I will bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer; their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on my altar; for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples." The Lord God, who gathers the outcasts of Israel, declares, "I will gather yet others to him besides those already gathered." 9All you beasts of the field, come to devour— all you beasts in the forest. 10His watchmen are blind; they are all without knowledge; they are all silent dogs; they cannot bark, dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.
Read all of Isaiah 56Isaiah 56:8 word by word
נְאֻם֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה מְקַבֵּ֖ץ נִדְחֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל ע֛וֹד אֲקַבֵּ֥ץ עָלָ֖יו לְנִקְבָּצָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 56:8
- Isaiah 11:11In that day the Lord will extend his hand yet a second time to recover the remnant that remains of his people, from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the coastlands of the sea.
- Isaiah 27:12In that day from the river Euphrates to the Brook of Egypt the Lord will thresh out the grain, and you will be gleaned one by one, O people of Israel.
- Isaiah 54:7For a brief moment I deserted you, but with great compassion I will gather you.
- Psalms 106:47Save us, O Lord our God, and gather us from among the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise.
- Psalms 107:2Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble
- Psalms 147:2The Lord builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the outcasts of Israel.
- Jeremiah 30:17For I will restore health to you, and your wounds I will heal, declares the Lord, because they have called you an outcast: 'It is Zion, for whom no one cares!'
- Jeremiah 31:10"Hear the word of the Lord, O nations, and declare it in the coastlands far away; say, 'He who scattered Israel will gather him, and will keep him as a shepherd keeps his flock.'
- Hosea 1:11And the children of Judah and the children of Israel shall be gathered together, and they shall appoint for themselves one head. And they shall go up from the land, for great shall be the day of Jezreel.
- Micah 4:6In that day, declares the Lord, I will assemble the lame and gather those who have been driven away and those whom I have afflicted;
- Zephaniah 3:18I will gather those of you who mourn for the festival, so that you will no longer suffer reproach.
- Zechariah 10:8"I will whistle for them and gather them in, for I have redeemed them, and they shall be as many as they were before.
- Isaiah 43:6I will say to the north, Give up, and to the south, Do not withhold; bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the end of the earth,
- Isaiah 49:12Behold, these shall come from afar, and behold, these from the north and from the west, and these from the land of Syene."
- Isaiah 60:3And nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.
- Isaiah 66:18"For I know their works and their thoughts, and the time is coming to gather all nations and tongues. And they shall come and shall see my glory,
Commentaries on Isaiah 56:8
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8The Lord God - This verse is a continuation of the promise made in the previous verses, that those of other nations would be united to the ancient people of God. The sense is, that Yahweh would not only gather back to their country those who were scattered abroad in other lands, but would also call to the same privileges multitudes of those who were now aliens and strangers. Which gathereth the outcasts of Israel - Who will collect again and restore to…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3-8Verses 3-8 Unbelief often suggests things to discourage believers, against which God has expressly guarded. Spiritual blessings are unspeakably better than having sons and daughters; for children are a care, and may prove a grief and shame, but the blessings we partake of in God's house, are comforts which cannot be made bitter. Those who love the Lord truly, will serve him faithfully, and then his commandments are not grievous. Three things are promised…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8The outcasts of Israel were people scattered among other nations due to the exile in Babylon (see also Isaiah 11:12). The others included eunuchs and non-Jews (Isaiah 56:3–7; see also 57:19; John 10:16).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Jehovah will not only restore the scattered outcasts of Israel (Is 11:12; Psa 147:2) to their own land, but "will gather others ('strangers') to him (Israel), besides those gathered" (Margin, "to his gathered"; that is, in addition to the Israelites collected from their dispersion), (Joh 10:16; Ep 1:10; 2:19).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 56
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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