New English Translation
Isaiah 56:8
8The sovereign Lord says this, the one who gathers the dispersed of Israel: “I will still gather them up.”
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.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord God, who gathers the outcasts of Israel, declares, "I will gather yet others to him 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.”
Context of Isaiah 56:8
6As for foreigners who become followers of the Lord and serve him, who love the name of the Lord and want to be his servants – all who observe the Sabbath and do not defile it, and who are faithful to my covenant – 7I will bring them to my holy mountain; I will make them happy in the temple where people pray to me. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on my altar, for my temple will be known as a temple where all nations may pray.” The sovereign Lord says this, the one who gathers the dispersed of Israel: “I will still gather them up.” 9All you wild animals in the fields, come and devour, all you wild animals in the forest! 10All their watchmen are blind, they are unaware. All of them are like mute dogs, unable to bark. They pant, lie down, and love to snooze.
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נְאֻם֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה מְקַבֵּ֖ץ נִדְחֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל ע֛וֹד אֲקַבֵּ֥ץ עָלָ֖יו לְנִקְבָּצָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 56:8
- Isaiah 11:11At that time the sovereign master will again lift his hand to reclaim the remnant of his people from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and the seacoasts.
- Isaiah 27:12At that time the Lord will shake the tree, from the Euphrates River to the Stream of Egypt. Then you will be gathered up one by one, O Israelites.
- Isaiah 54:7“For a short time I abandoned you, but with great compassion I will gather you.
- Psalms 106:47Deliver us, O Lord, our God! Gather us from among the nations! Then we will give thanks to your holy name, and boast about your praiseworthy deeds.
- Psalms 107:2Let those delivered by the Lord speak out, those whom he delivered from the power of the enemy,
- Psalms 147:2The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem, and gathers the exiles of Israel.
- Jeremiah 30:17Yes, I will restore you to health. I will heal your wounds. I, the Lord, affirm it! For you have been called an outcast, Zion, whom no one cares for.”
- Jeremiah 31:10Hear what the Lord has to say, O nations. Proclaim it in the faraway lands along the sea. Say, “The one who scattered Israel will regather them. He will watch over his people like a shepherd watches over his flock.”
- Hosea 1:11Then the people of Judah and the people of Israel will be gathered together. They will appoint for themselves one leader, and will flourish in the land. Certainly, the day of Jezreel will be great!
- Micah 4:6“In that day,” says the Lord, “I will gather the lame, and assemble the outcasts whom I injured.
- Zephaniah 3:18“As for those who grieve because they cannot attend the festivals – I took them away from you; they became tribute and were a source of shame to you.
- Zechariah 10:8I will signal for them and gather them, for I have already redeemed them; then they will become as numerous as they were before.
- Isaiah 43:6I will say to the north, ‘Hand them over!’ and to the south, ‘Don’t hold any back!’ Bring my sons from distant lands, and my daughters from the remote regions of the earth,
- Isaiah 49:12Look, they come from far away! Look, some come from the north and west, and others from the land of Sinim!
- Isaiah 60:3Nations come to your light, kings to your bright light.
- Isaiah 66:18“I hate their deeds and thoughts! So I am coming to gather all the nations and ethnic groups; they will come and witness my splendor.
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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