Isaiah 56:3-7

New International Version

³Let no foreigner^(A) who is bound to the Lord say,
“The Lord will surely exclude me from his people.”^(B)
And let no eunuch^(C) complain,
“I am only a dry tree.”

⁴For this is what the Lord says:

“To the eunuchs^(D) who keep my Sabbaths,
    who choose what pleases me
    and hold fast to my covenant^(E)—
⁵to them I will give within my temple and its walls^(F)
    a memorial^(G) and a name
    better than sons and daughters;
I will give them an everlasting name^(H)
    that will endure forever.^(I)
⁶And foreigners^(J) who bind themselves to the Lord
    to minister^(K) to him,
to love the name^(L) of the Lord,
    and to be his servants,
all who keep the Sabbath^(M) without desecrating it
    and who hold fast to my covenant—
⁷these I will bring to my holy mountain^(N)
    and give them joy in my house of prayer.
Their burnt offerings and sacrifices^(O)
    will be accepted on my altar;
for my house will be called
    a house of prayer for all nations.^(P)”^(Q)

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Isaiah 56:3-7

King James Version

³Neither 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.

⁴For thus saith the Lord unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant;

⁵Even 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.

⁶Also 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;

⁷Even 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.

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Isaiah 56:3-7

New Living Translation

³“Don’t let foreigners who commit themselves to the Lord say,
    ‘The Lord will never let me be part of his people.’
And don’t let the eunuchs say,
    ‘I’m a dried-up tree with no children and no future.’
⁴For this is what the Lord says:
I will bless those eunuchs
    who keep my Sabbath days holy
and who choose to do what pleases me
    and commit their lives to me.
⁵I will give them—within the walls of my house—
    a memorial and a name
    far greater than sons and daughters could give.
For the name I give them is an everlasting one.
    It will never disappear!

⁶“I will also bless the foreigners who commit themselves to the Lord,
    who serve him and love his name,
who worship him and do not desecrate the Sabbath day of rest,
    and who hold fast to my covenant.
⁷I will bring them to my holy mountain of Jerusalem
    and will fill them with joy in my house of prayer.
I will accept their burnt offerings and sacrifices,
    because my Temple will be called a house of prayer for all nations.

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Isaiah 56:3-7

New King James Version

³Do not let ^(A)the son of the foreigner
Who has joined himself to the Lord
Speak, saying,
“The Lord has utterly separated me from His people”;
Nor let the ^(B)eunuch say,
“Here I am, a dry tree.”
⁴For thus says the Lord:
“To the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths,
And choose what pleases Me,
And hold fast My covenant,
⁵Even to them I will give in ^(C)My house
And within My walls a place ^(D)and a name
Better than that of sons and daughters;
I will give ^[a]them an everlasting name
That shall not be cut off.

⁶“Also the sons of the foreigner
Who join themselves to the Lord, to serve Him,
And to love the name of the Lord, to be His servants—
Everyone who keeps from defiling the Sabbath,
And holds fast My covenant—
⁷Even them I will ^(E)bring to My holy mountain,
And make them joyful in My ^(F)house of prayer.
^(G)Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices
Will be ^(H)accepted on My altar;
For ^(I)My house shall be called a house of prayer ^(J)for all nations.”