New American Standard Bible 2020
Isaiah 56:7
7Even 1those I will bring to My 2holy mountain, And 3make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be acceptable on 4My altar; For 5My house will be called a house of prayer for all the peoples.”
Isaiah 56:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.
- New International Version (NIV)these I will bring to my holy mountain and give them joy in my house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on my altar; for my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)these 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."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Even them 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 nations.”
Context of Isaiah 56:7
5To them I will give in My house and within My walls a memorial, And a name better than that of sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name which will not be eliminated. 6“Also the foreigners who join themselves to the Lord, To attend to His service and to love the name of the Lord, To be His servants, every one who keeps the Sabbath so as not to profane it, And holds firmly to My covenant; Even those I will bring to My holy mountain, And make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be acceptable on My altar; For My house will be called a house of prayer for all the peoples.” 8The Lord God, who gathers the dispersed of Israel, declares, “I will yet gather others to them, to those already gathered.” 9All you wild animals, All you animals in the forest, Come to eat.
Read all of Isaiah 56Isaiah 56:7 word by word
וַהֲבִיאוֹתִ֞ים אֶל־הַ֣ר קָדְשִׁ֗י וְשִׂמַּחְתִּים֙ בְּבֵ֣ית תְּפִלָּתִ֔י עוֹלֹתֵיהֶ֧ם וְזִבְחֵיהֶ֛ם לְרָצ֖וֹן עַֽל־מִזְבְּחִ֑י כִּ֣י בֵיתִ֔י בֵּית־תְּפִלָּ֥ה יִקָּרֵ֖א לְכָל־הָעַמִּֽים׃Read the interlinear
- those I will bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
- holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
- mountainהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
- makeשָׂמַחώâmach · to rejoiceH8055
- in My houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
- of prayerתְּפִלָּהtephillâh · prayerH8605
- Their burntעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930
- offeringsעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930
- and their sacrificesזֶ֫בַחzebach · sacrificeH2077
- will be acceptableרָצוֹןrâtsôn râtsôn · acceptanceH7522
- My altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
- will be calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
- for allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- the peoplesעַם‛am · peopleH5971
Cross-references for Isaiah 56:7
- Isaiah 2:2Now it will come about that In the last days The mountain of the house of the Lord Will be established as the chief of the mountains, And will be raised above the hills; And all the nations will stream to it.
- Isaiah 66:19And I will put a sign among them and send survivors from them to the nations: Tarshish, Put, Lud, Meshech, Tubal, and Javan, to the distant coastlands that have neither heard of My fame nor seen My glory. And they will declare My glory among the nations.
- Psalms 2:6“But as for Me, I have installed My King Upon Zion, My holy mountain.”
- Micah 4:1And it will come about in the last days That the mountain of the house of the Lord Will be established as the chief of the mountains. It will be raised above the hills, And the peoples will stream to it.
- Zechariah 8:3The Lord says this: ‘I will return to Zion and dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the Lord of armies will be called the Holy Mountain.’
- Malachi 1:11For from the rising of the sun even to its setting, My name shall be great among the nations, and in every place frankincense is going to be offered to My name, and a grain offering that is pure; for My name shall be great among the nations,” says the Lord of armies.
- John 12:20Now there were some Greeks among those who were going up to worship at the feast;
- Ephesians 2:11Therefore remember that previously you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called “Uncircumcision” by the so-called “Circumcision” which is performed in the flesh by human hands--
- Hebrews 12:22But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels,
- 1 Peter 1:1Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who reside as strangers, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, who are chosen
- Romans 12:1Therefore I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
- Hebrews 13:15Through Him then, let’s continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips praising His name.
- 1 Peter 2:5you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
- Matthew 21:13And He said to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer’; but you are making it a den of robbers.”
- Mark 11:17And He began to teach and say to them, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it a den of robbers.”
- Luke 19:46saying to them, “It is written: ‘And My house will be a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a den of robbers.”
Commentaries on Isaiah 56:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Shall be accepted - A word is here lost out of the text: it is supplied from the Septuagint, יהיו yihyu, , "they shall be." - Houbigant.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Even them will I bring to my holy mountain - (See the notes at Isaiah 2:3). That is, they should be admitted to the fellowship and privileges of his people. And make them joyful - In the participation of the privileges of the true religion, and in the service of God, they shall be made happy. In my house of prayer - In the temple - here called the house of prayer. The language here is all derived from the worship of the Jews, though the meaning evidently…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. 7burnt offerings and sacrifices: In the past, God rejected Israel’s offerings when the people were living sinful lives (Isaiah 1:11–13). Their worship did not please him because their hearts were not right. But God would accept offerings from righteous gentiles, that is, people from other nations who truly follow him. Being part of a certain nation does not matter if a person does not truly honor God. a house of prayer for all the nations: The Lord would…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. Even them--(Ep 2:11-13). to my holy mountain--Jerusalem, the seat of the Lord's throne in His coming kingdom (Is 2:2; Jr 3:17). joyful--(Ro 5:11). burnt offerings ... sacrifices--spiritual, of which the literal were types (Ro 12:1; He 13:15; 1Pe 2:5). accepted--(Ep 1:6). altar--(He 13:10), spiritually, the Cross of Christ, which sanctifies our sacrifices of prayer and praise. house ... for all people--or rather, "peoples." No longer restricted to one…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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