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Isa.|56:1|-|Thus says Jehovah,Preserve |1|justice and do righteousness,
For My |1|salvation is |a|about to comeAnd My |1|righteousness is about to be revealed.
Isa.|56:2|-|Blessed is the man who does this,And the son of man who takes hold of it,
Who keeps the |1|Sabbath so as not to profane itAnd keeps his hand from doing any evil.
Isa.|56:3|-|And let not the son of a foreignerWho has joined himself to Jehovah speak, saying,
Jehovah will surely separate me from His people;Nor let the eunuch say,
Now I am a dry tree.
Isa.|56:4|-|For thus says Jehovah,To the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths
And choose what pleases Me,And hold fast My covenant,
Isa.|56:5|-|To them I will give in My house and within My walls a memorial and a nameBetter than that of sons and daughters;
I will give them an eternal nameWhich will not be cut off.
Isa.|56:6|-|Also the children of the foreigner who join themselves to Jehovah,To minister to Him and to love the name of Jehovah,
To be servants to Him,Everyone who keeps the Sabbath so as not to profane it
And holds fast My covenant,
Isa.|56:7|-|Even these will I cause to come to My holy mountainAnd to rejoice in My house of prayer;
Their |a|burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be acceptable upon My altar;For |b|My house will be called a house of prayer for all the peoples.
Isa.|56:8|-|The Lord Jehovah, who |a|gathers the outcasts of Israel, declares:Yet will I gather |1|others to Him besides those gathered to Him already.
Isa.|56:9|-|All you animals of the field, come to eat,All you animals of the forest.
Isa.|56:10|-|His watchmen are |a|blind;All of them know nothing;
All of them are dumb |b|dogs,They cannot bark;
Dreamers who lie downAnd love to slumber.
Isa.|56:11|-|And these dogs are greedy;They know no satisfaction.
And they are shepherdsWho lack understanding.
All of them have turned to their own way,Each to his own gain, to the last of them.
Isa.|56:12|-|Come, they say, let me get some wine,And let us drink down some liquor;
And tomorrow will be like today,Only much more abundant.
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