New American Standard Bible 1995
Isaiah 56:3-6
3Let not the 1foreignerH1121H5236 who has joinedH3867 himself to the LordH3068 sayH559, “The LordH3068 will surelyH914 separateH914 me from His peopleH5971.” NorH408 let the 2eunuchH5631 sayH559, “BeholdH2005, I am a dryH3002 treeH6086.”4For thusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068, “To the eunuchsH5631 whoH834 3keepH8104 My sabbathsH7676, And chooseH977 whatH834 pleasesH2654 Me, And 4holdH2388 fastH2388 My covenantH1285,5To them I will giveH5414 in My 5houseH1004 and within My 6wallsH2346 a memorialH3027, And a nameH8034 betterH2896 thanH4480 that of sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323; I will giveH5414 7them an everlastingH5769 8nameH8034 whichH834 9will not be cutH3772 offH3772.
6“Also the 10foreignersH1121H5236 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 11keepsH8104 from profaningH2490 the sabbathH7676 And holdsH2388 fastH2388 My covenantH1285;
Notes
- 1. Isaiah 56:3 Is 14:1; 56:6 ↩
- 2. Isaiah 56:3 Deut 23:1; Jer 38:7; Acts 8:27 ↩
- 3. Isaiah 56:4 Is 56:2, 6 ↩
- 4. Isaiah 56:4 Is 56:6 ↩
- 5. Isaiah 56:5 Is 2:2, 3; 56:7; 66:20 ↩
- 6. Isaiah 56:5 Is 26:1; 60:18 ↩
- 7. Isaiah 56:5 So DSS; M.T. reads him ↩
- 8. Isaiah 56:5 Is 62:2 ↩
- 9. Isaiah 56:5 Is 48:19; 55:13 ↩
- 10. Isaiah 56:6 Is 56:3; 60:10; 61:5 ↩
- 11. Isaiah 56:6 Is 56:2, 4 ↩
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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