Isaiah 56:6-8
English Standard Version
6 “And (A)the foreigners who join themselves to the Lord,
to minister to him, to love the name of the Lord,
and to be his servants,
everyone (B)who keeps the Sabbath and does not profane it,
and holds fast my covenant—
7 (C)these I will bring to (D)my holy mountain,
and make them joyful in my house of prayer;
(E)their burnt offerings and their sacrifices
will be accepted on my altar;
for (F)my house shall be called a house of prayer
for all peoples.”
8 The Lord God,
(G)who gathers the outcasts of Israel, declares,
(H)“I will gather yet others to him
besides those already gathered.”
Isaiah 56:6-8
International Standard Version
6 “Also, the foreigners who join themselves to[a] the Lord,
to minister to him,
to love the name of the Lord,[b]
to be his servants,
and to bless the Lord’s name,
observing[c] the Sabbath without profaning it,
and who hold fast my covenant—
7 these I will bring to my holy mountain,
and make them joyful in my house of prayer.
Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices
will rise up to be accepted[d] on my altar;
for my house will be called a house of prayer
for everyone.”[e]
A Rebuke to Israel’s Guardians
8 This is what the Lord God says,
the one who gathers the outcasts of Israel:
“I’ll gather still others to them
besides those already gathered.[f]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 56:6 So 1QIsaa (cf. v 3); 1QIsab MT read upon
- Isaiah 56:6 So 1QIsab MT LXX; 1QIsaa lacks this line
- Isaiah 56:6 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT LXX read all who observe
- Isaiah 56:7 1QIsaa; 1QIsab 4QIsai MT LXX read will be accepted
- Isaiah 56:7 Lit. for all peoples
- Isaiah 56:8 Lit. besides their gathered ones
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