New American Standard Bible 1995
Isaiah 56:2-8
2How 1blessedH835 is the manH582 who doesH6213 thisH2088, And the sonH1121 of manH120 who 2takesH2388 holdH2388 of it; Who 3keepsH8104 from profaningH2490 the sabbathH7676, And keepsH8104 his handH3027 from doingH6213 anyH3605 evilH7451.”3Let not the 4foreignerH1121H5236 who has joinedH3867 himself to the LordH3068 sayH559, “The LordH3068 will surelyH914 separateH914 me from His peopleH5971.” NorH408 let the 5eunuchH5631 sayH559, “BeholdH2005, I am a dryH3002 treeH6086.”4For thusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068, “To the eunuchsH5631 whoH834 6keepH8104 My sabbathsH7676, And chooseH977 whatH834 pleasesH2654 Me, And 7holdH2388 fastH2388 My covenantH1285,5To them I will giveH5414 in My 8houseH1004 and within My 9wallsH2346 a memorialH3027, And a nameH8034 betterH2896 thanH4480 that of sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323; I will giveH5414 10them an everlastingH5769 11nameH8034 whichH834 12will not be cutH3772 offH3772.
6“Also the 13foreignersH1121H5236 who joinH3867 themselves to the LordH3068, To ministerH8334 to Him, and to loveH157 the nameH8034 of the LordH3068, To be His servantsH5650, everyH3605 oneH3605 who 14keepsH8104 from profaningH2490 the sabbathH7676 And holdsH2388 fastH2388 My covenantH1285;7Even 15those I will bringH935 to My 16holyH6944 mountainH2022 And 17makeH8055 them joyfulH8055 in My houseH1004 of prayerH8605. Their burntH5930 offeringsH5930 and their sacrificesH2077 will be acceptableH7522 on 18My altarH4196; For 19My houseH1004 will be calledH7121 a houseH1004 of prayerH8605 for allH3605 the peoplesH5971.”8The LordH136 20GodH3068, who 21gathersH6908 the dispersedH5080 of IsraelH3478, declaresH5002, “YetH5750 22others I will gatherH6908 to 23them, to those already gatheredH6908.”
Notes
- 1. Isaiah 56:2 Ps 112:1; 119:1, 2 ↩
- 2. Isaiah 56:2 Is 56:4, 6 ↩
- 3. Isaiah 56:2 Ex 20:8-11; 31:13-17; Is 56:6; 58:13; Jer 17:21, 22; Ezek 20:12, 20 ↩
- 4. Isaiah 56:3 Is 14:1; 56:6 ↩
- 5. Isaiah 56:3 Deut 23:1; Jer 38:7; Acts 8:27 ↩
- 6. Isaiah 56:4 Is 56:2, 6 ↩
- 7. Isaiah 56:4 Is 56:6 ↩
- 8. Isaiah 56:5 Is 2:2, 3; 56:7; 66:20 ↩
- 9. Isaiah 56:5 Is 26:1; 60:18 ↩
- 10. Isaiah 56:5 So DSS; M.T. reads him ↩
- 11. Isaiah 56:5 Is 62:2 ↩
- 12. Isaiah 56:5 Is 48:19; 55:13 ↩
- 13. Isaiah 56:6 Is 56:3; 60:10; 61:5 ↩
- 14. Isaiah 56:6 Is 56:2, 4 ↩
- 15. Isaiah 56:7 Is 2:2, 3; 60:11; Mic 4:1, 2 ↩
- 16. Isaiah 56:7 Is 11:9; 65:25 ↩
- 17. Isaiah 56:7 Is 61:10 ↩
- 18. Isaiah 56:7 Is 60:7 ↩
- 19. Isaiah 56:7 Matt 21:13; Mark 11:17; Luke 19:46 ↩
- 20. Isaiah 56:8 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord ↩
- 21. Isaiah 56:8 Is 11:12 ↩
- 22. Isaiah 56:8 Is 60:3-11; 66:18-21; John 10:16 ↩
- 23. Isaiah 56:8 Lit him ↩
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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