ASV_Strong : Isaiah 56
1. Thus saith[H559] Jehovah[H3068], Keep[H8104] ye justice[H4941], and do[H6213] righteousness[H6666]; for my salvation[H3444] is near[H7138] to come[H935], and my righteousness[H6666] to be revealed[H1540].
2. Blessed[H835] is the man[H582] that doeth[H6213] this[H1121], and the son of man[H120] that holdeth[H2388] it fast[H8104]; that keepeth the sabbath[H7676] from profaning[H2490] it[H8104], and keepeth his hand[H3027] from doing[H6213] any evil[H7451].
3. Neither let the[H1121] foreigner[H5236], that hath joined[H3867] himself to Jehovah[H3068], speak[H559], saying[H559], Jehovah[H3068] will surely[H914] separate[H914] me from his people[H5971]; neither let the eunuch[H5631] say[H559], Behold[H3002], I am a dry tree[H6086].
4. For thus saith[H559] Jehovah[H3068] of the eunuchs[H5631] that keep[H8104] my sabbaths[H7676], and choose[H977] the things that please[H2654] me[H2388], and hold fast my covenant[H1285]:
5. Unto them will I give[H5414] in my house[H1004] and within my walls[H2346] a memorial[H3027] and a name[H8034] better[H2896] than of sons[H1121] and of daughters[H1323]; I will give[H5414] them an everlasting[H5769] name[H8034], that shall not be cut off[H3772].
6. Also the[H1121] foreigners[H5236] that join[H3867] themselves to Jehovah[H3068], to minister[H8334] unto him[H157], and to love the name[H8034] of Jehovah[H3068], to be his servants[H5650], every one that keepeth[H8104] the sabbath[H7676] from profaning[H2490] it[H2388], and holdeth fast my covenant[H1285];
7. even them will I bring[H935] to my holy[H6944] mountain[H2022], and make them joyful[H8055] in my house[H1004] of prayer[H8605]: their burnt-offerings[H5930] and their sacrifices[H2077] shall be accepted[H7522] upon mine altar[H4196]; for my house[H1004] shall be called[H7121] a house[H1004] of prayer[H8605] for all peoples[H5971].
8. The Lord[H136] Jehovah[H136], who gathereth[H6908] the outcasts[H1760] of Israel[H3478], saith[H5002], Yet will I gather[H6908] others to him[H6908], besides his own that are gathered.
9. All ye beasts[H2416] of the field[H7704], come[H857] to devour[H398], yea[H2416], all ye beasts in the forest[H3293].
10. His watchmen[H6822] are blind[H5787], they are all without knowledge[H3045]; they are all dumb[H483] dogs[H3611], they cannot[H3201] bark[H5024]; dreaming[H1957], lying down[H7901], loving[H157] to slumber[H5123].
11. Yea[H3611], the dogs are greedy[H5794], they can[H3045] never have[H3045] enough[H7654]; and these are shepherds[H7462] that cannot understand[H995]: they have all turned[H6437] to their own way[H1870], each one[H376] to his gain[H1215], from every quarter[H7097].
12. Come[H857] ye[H3947], say they, I will fetch wine[H3196], and we will fill[H5433] ourselves with strong drink[H7941]; and to-morrow[H4279] shall be as this day[H4279], a day great[H3966] beyond[H3499] measure[H1419].
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