Isaiah 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.
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. 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. 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; 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.
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; 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. 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.
9 All ye
beasts of the
field, come to
devour, yea, all ye
beasts in the
forest. 10 His
watchmen are
blind: they are all
ignorant, they are all
dumb dogs, they
cannot bark;
sleeping, lying
down,
loving to
slumber.
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. 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.