Isaiah 56:3-7

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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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Jeremiah 7:1-11

New International Version

False Religion Worthless

7 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: ²“Stand^(A) at the gate of the Lord’s house and there proclaim this message:

“‘Hear the word of the Lord, all you people of Judah who come through these gates to worship the Lord. ³This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Reform your ways^(B) and your actions, and I will let you live^(C) in this place. ⁴Do not trust^(D) in deceptive^(E) words and say, “This is the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord!” ⁵If you really change^(F) your ways and your actions and deal with each other justly,^(G) ⁶if you do not oppress^(H) the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow and do not shed innocent blood^(I) in this place, and if you do not follow other gods^(J) to your own harm, ⁷then I will let you live in this place, in the land^(K) I gave your ancestors^(L) for ever and ever. ⁸But look, you are trusting^(M) in deceptive^(N) words that are worthless.

⁹“‘Will you steal^(O) and murder,^(P) commit adultery^(Q) and perjury,^[a]^(R) burn incense to Baal^(S) and follow other gods^(T) you have not known, ¹⁰and then come and stand^(U) before me in this house,^(V) which bears my Name, and say, “We are safe”—safe to do all these detestable things?^(W) ¹¹Has this house,^(X) which bears my Name, become a den of robbers^(Y) to you? But I have been watching!^(Z) declares the Lord.