Isaiah 56:3-5
English Standard Version
3 Let not (A)the foreigner who has joined himself to the Lord say,
“The Lord will surely separate me from his people”;
and let not the eunuch say,
“Behold, I am (B)a dry tree.”
4 For thus says the Lord:
“To the eunuchs (C)who keep my Sabbaths,
who choose the things that please me
and hold fast my covenant,
5 (D)I will give in my house and within my walls
a (E)monument and a name
better than sons and daughters;
(F)I will give them an everlasting name
that shall not be cut off.
Isaiah 56:3-5
International Standard Version
3 “Let[a] no foreigner who has joined himself to the Lord say:
‘The Lord will surely exclude me from his people.’
Furthermore, let no eunuch say,
‘Look![b] I am just a dry tree.’”
4 For this is what the Lord says:
“To the eunuchs who observe my Sabbaths,
who choose the things that please me,
and who hold fast my covenant—
5 to them I will give in my house[c] and within my walls
a monument and a name
better than sons and daughters.
I will give them[d] an everlasting name
that will not be cut off.[e]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 56:3 So 1QIsaa LXX; 1QIsab MT read And let
- Isaiah 56:3 So 1QIsaa 1QIsab MT; LXX lacks Look!
- Isaiah 56:5 I.e. God’s Temple
- Isaiah 56:5 So 1QIsaa LXX; 1QIsab MT read him
- Isaiah 56:5 The Heb. verb is a word play on the Heb. word eunuch
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