56:1 Thus saith the Lord, Keep ye judgment,
and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my mercy to be
revealed.
56:2 Blessed is the man that does these things, and the man that holds by
them, and keeps the sabbaths from profaning them, and keeps his hands from
doing unrighteousness.
56:3 Let not the stranger who attaches himself t the Lord, say, Surely the
Lord will separate me from his people: and let not the eunuch say, I am a
dry tree.
56:4 Thus saith the Lord to the eunuchs, as many as shall keep my sabbaths,
and choose the things which I take pleasure in, and take hold of my
covenant;
56:5 I will give to them in my house and within my walls an honourable
place, better than sons and daughters: I will give them an everlasting name,
and it shall not fail.
56:6 And [I will give it] to the strangers that attach themselves to the
Lord, to serve him, and to love the name of the Lord, to be to him servants
and handmaids; and [as for] all that keep my sabbaths from profaning [them],
and that take hold of my covenant;
56:7 I will bring them to my holy mountain, and gladden them in my house of
prayer: their whole-burnt-offerings and their sacrifices shall be acceptable
upon mine altar; for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all
nations,
56:8 saith the Lord that gathers the dispersed of Israel; for I will gather
to him a congregation.
56:9 All ye beasts of the field, come, devour, all ye beasts of the forest.
56:10 See how they are all blinded: they have not known; [they are] dumb
dogs [that] will not bark; dreaming of rest, loving to slumber.
56:11 Yea, they are insatiable dogs, that known not what it is to be filled,
and they are wicked, having no understanding: all have followed their own
ways, each according to his [will]. |
56:1 Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgment,
and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be
revealed.
56:2 Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold
on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from
doing any evil.
56:3 Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the
LORD, speak, saying, The LORD hath utterly separated me from his people:
neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree.
56:4 For thus saith the LORD unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and
choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant;
56:5 Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place
and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an
everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.
56:6 Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to
serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one
that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;
56:7 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.
56:8 The Lord GOD, which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I
gather others to him, beside those that are gathered unto him.
56:9 All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yea, all ye beasts in the
forest.
56:10 His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs,
they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.
56:11 Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are
shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one
for his gain, from his quarter.
56:12 Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with
strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant. |