NASB — Isaiah 56 — KJV

Rewards for Obedience to God

  1 Thus° says° the LORD°,
  “aPreserve° justice° and do° righteousness°,
  For My bsalvation° is about° to come°
  And My righteousness° to be revealed°.
  2 “How ablessed° is the man° who does° this°,
  And the son° of man° who btakes° hold° of it;
  Who ckeeps° from profaning° the sabbath°,
  And keeps° his hand° from doing° any° evil°.”
  3 Let not the aforeigner°° who has joined° himself to the LORD° say°,
  “The LORD° will surely° separate° me from His people°.”
  Nor° let the beunuch° say°, “Behold°, I am a dry° tree°.”
4 For thus° says° the LORD°,
  “To the eunuchs° who° akeep° My sabbaths°,
  And choose° what° pleases° Me,
  And bhold° fast° My covenant°,
  5 To them I will give° in My ahouse° and within My bwalls° a memorial°,
  And a name° better° than° that of sons° and daughters°;
  I will give° Ithem an everlasting° cname° which° dwill not be cut° off°.

[1] aIs 1:17; 33:5; 61:8 bPs 85:9; Is 46:13; 51:5
[2] aPs 112:1; 119:1, 2 bIs 56:4, 6 cEx 20:8-11; 31:13-17; Is 56:6; 58:13; Jr 17:21, 22; Ezk 20:12, 20
[3] aIs 14:1; 56:6 bDt 23:1; Jr 38:7; Ac 8:27
[4] aIs 56:2, 6 bIs 56:6
[5] ISo DSS; M.T. reads him aIs 2:2, 3; 56:7; 66:20 bIs 26:1; 60:18 cIs 62:2 dIs 48:19; 55:13

  6 ¶ “Also the aforeigners°° who join° themselves to the LORD°,
  To minister° to Him, and to love° the name° of the LORD°,
  To be His servants°, every° one° who bkeeps° from profaning° the sabbath°
  And holds° fast° My covenant°;
  7 Even athose I will bring° to My bholy° mountain°
  And cmake° them joyful° in My house° of prayer°.
  Their burnt° offerings° and their sacrifices° will be acceptable° on dMy altar°;
  For eMy house° will be called° a house° of prayer° for all° the peoples°.”
  8 The Lord° IGOD°, who agathers° the dispersed° of Israel°, declares°,
  “Yet° b[others] I will gather° to IIthem, to those [already] gathered°.”

[6] aIs 56:3; 60:10; 61:5 bIs 56:2, 4
[7] aIs 2:2, 3; 60:11; Mi 4:1, 2 bIs 11:9; 65:25 cIs 61:10 dIs 60:7 eMt 21:13; Mk 11:17; Lk 19:46
[8] IHeb YHWH, usually rendered LORD IILit him aIs 11:12 bIs 60:3-11; 66:18-21; Jn 10:16

  9 ¶ All° you abeasts° of the field°,
  All° you beasts° in the forest°,
  Come° to eat°.
  10 His awatchmen° are bblind°,
  All° of them know° nothing°.
  All° of them are mute° dogs° unable°° to bark°,
  IDreamers° lying° down°, who love° to slumber°;
  11 And the dogs° are Iagreedy°°, they IIare not satisfied°°.
  And they are shepherds° who have° bno° understanding°;
  They have all° cturned° to their own way°,
  Each° one° to his unjust° gain°, to the last° one°.
  12 “Come°,” [they say], “let Ius get° awine°, and let us drink° heavily° of strong° drink°;
  And btomorrow° will be like today°°, only more°°° so.”

[9] aIs 18:6; 46:11
[10] ISo DSS; M.T. Ravers aEzk 3:17 bIs 29:9-14; Jr 14:13, 14
[11] ILit strong of soul/appetite IILit do not know satisfaction aIs 28:7; Ezk 13:19; Mi 3:5, 11 bIs 1:3 cIs 57:17; Jr 22:17
[12] ISo DSS and many versions; M.T. me aIs 5:11, 12, 22 bPs 10:6; Lk 12:19, 20


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The prophet exhorteth to sanctification.

1 ¶ Thus² saithºª the LORD,º Keepºª ye judgment,º and doºª justice:º for² my salvationº [is] nearº to come,ºª and my righteousnessº to be revealed.ºª 2 Blessedº [is] the manº [that] doethºª this,² and the sonº of manº [that] layeth holdºª on it; that keepethºª the sabbathº from pollutingºª² it, and keepethºª his handº from doingºª² any² evil.º

[1] Ps 24:4; 50:23; 85:9; Is 1:16; 26:7; 46:13; 51:5; 55:7; Jr 7:3; Mal 4:4; Mt 3:2; 4:17; Mk 1:15; Lk 3:3; Jn 7:17; Ro 1:17; 10:6; 13:11.
[2] Ex 31:13; Lv 19:30; Ne 13:17; Ps 1:1; 15:1; 34:14; 37:27; 106:3; 112:1; 119:1, 101; 128:1; Pv 4:13, 27; 14:16; 16:6, 17; Ec 7:18; Is 56:4; 58:13; Jr 17:21; Ezk 20:12, 20; Lk 11:28; 12:43; Jn 13:17; Ro 12:9; Rv 22:14.

He promiseth it shall be general without respect of persons.

3 ¶ Neither² let the sonº of the stranger,º that hath joined¹ª himself² to² the LORD,º speak,ºª saying,ºª The LORDº hath utterly¹ª separatedºª me from²² his people:º neither² let the eunuchº say,ºª Behold,² I² [am] a dryº tree.º 4 For² thus² saithºª the LORDº unto the eunuchsº that² keepºª² my sabbaths,º and chooseºª [the things] that² pleaseºª me, and take holdºª of my covenant;º 5 Even unto them will I giveºª in mine houseº and within my wallsº a placeº and a nameº betterº than of sonsº² and of daughters:º² I will giveºª them an everlastingº name,º that² shall not² be cut off.ºª 6 Also the sonsº of the stranger,º that join¹ª themselves² to² the LORD,º to serveºª him, and to loveºª² the nameº of the LORD,º to be² his servants,º every one² that keepethºª the sabbathº from pollutingºª² it, and taketh holdºª of my covenant;º 7 Even them will I bringºª to² my holyº mountain,º and make them joyfulºª in my houseº of prayer:º their burnt offeringsº and their sacrificesº [shall be] acceptedº upon² mine altar;º for² mine houseº shall be calledºª an houseº of prayerº for all² people.º 8 The Lordº GODº which gatherethºª the outcastsºª of Israelº saith,ºª Yet² will I gatherºª [others] to² him, beside those that are gatheredºª unto him.

[3] Nu 18:4, 7; Dt 23:1; Is 39:7; 56:5; Jr 38:7; 39:16; 50:5; Dn 1:3; Zp 2:11; Zc 8:20; Mt 8:10; 15:26; 19:12; Lk 7:6; Ac 8:26, 27; 10:1, 34; 13:47; 17:4; 18:7; Ro 2:10; 15:9, 16; 1Co 6:17; Ep 2:12, 22; 1P 1:1.
[4] Jsh 24:15; 2S 23:5; Ps 119:111; Is 27:5; 55:3; Jr 50:5; Lk 10:42; He 6:17.
[5] 1S 1:8; Is 55:13; 62:12; Mt 16:18; Jn 1:12; Ep 2:22; 1Ti 3:15; He 3:6; 1Jn 3:1; Rv 3:5, 12.
[6] Is 44:5; 56:2, 3; 58:13; Jr 50:5; Mk 12:30; Ac 2:41; 11:23; Ro 8:28; 1Co 16:22; 2Co 8:5; Ga 5:6; Ep 6:24; 1Th 1:9; Jm 1:12; 2:5; Rv 1:10.
[7] Ps 2:6; Is 2:2; 66:19; Mi 4:1; Zc 8:3; Mal 1:11; Mt 21:13; Mk 11:17; Lk 19:46; Jn 4:21; 12:20; Ro 12:1; Ep 2:11; 1Ti 2:8; He 12:22; 13:15; 1P 1:1; 2:5.
[8] Gn 49:10; Ps 106:47; 107:2; 147:2; Is 11:11; 27:12; 43:6; 49:12, 22; 54:7; 60:3; 66:18; Jr 30:17; 31:10; Ho 1:11; Mi 4:6; Zp 3:18; Zc 10:8; Jn 10:16; 11:52; Ep 1:10; 2:14.

He inveigheth against blind watchmen.

9 ¶ All² ye beastsº of the field,º comeºª to devour,ºª [yea], all² ye beastsº in the forest.º 10 His watchmenºª [are] blind:º they are all² ignorant,ºª² they [are] all² dumbº dogs,º they cannotºª² bark;ºª sleeping,ºª lying down,ºª lovingºª to slumber.ºª 11 Yea, [they are] greedyºº dogsº [which] can¹ª never² haveºª enough,º and they² [are] shepherdsºª [that] cannot²² understand:ºª they all² lookºª to their own way,º every oneº for his gain,º from his quarter.º² 12 Comeºª ye, [say they], I will fetchºª wine,º and we will fillºª ourselves with strong drink;º and to morrowº shall be² as this² day,º [and] muchº more¹ abundant.º²

[9] Dt 28:26; Jr 12:9; Ezk 29:5; 39:17; Rv 19:17.
[10] Pv 6:4; 24:30; Is 29:10; 52:8; 58:1; Jr 6:13; 14:13; 23:13; Ezk 3:15, 17, 26; 13:16; 33:6; Ho 4:6; 9:7; Jna 1:2; Na 3:18; Mt 15:14; 23:16; Mk 13:34; Lk 6:39; Php 3:2.
[11] Ex 23:3; 1S 2:12, 29; Ec 5:10; Jr 22:17; Ezk 13:19; 34:2; Mi 3:5, 6, 11; Zc 11:15; Mal 1:10; Mt 13:14; Jn 8:43; Ac 20:29, 33; 2Co 4:4; Php 3:2, 19; 1Ti 3:3, 8; Tit 1:7, 11; 1P 5:2; 2P 2:3, 14, 15; Jde 1:11, 16; Rv 22:15.
[12] Ps 10:6; Pv 23:35; 27:1; 31:4; Is 5:22; 22:13; 28:7; Jr 18:18; Ho 4:11; Am 6:3; Mt 24:49; Lk 12:19, 45; 21:34; 1Co 15:32; Tit 1:7.


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