Isaiah 56
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Thus says the LORD:
"Keep justice, and do righteousness,
a For My salvation is about to come,
And My righteousness to be revealed.
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Blessed is the man who does this,
And the son of man who lays hold on it;
b Who keeps from defiling the Sabbath,
And keeps his hand from doing any evil."
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Do not let c 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 d eunuch say,
"Here I am, a dry tree."
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For thus says the LORD:
"To the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths,
And choose what pleases Me,
And hold fast My covenant,
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Even to them I will give in e My house
And within My walls a place f and a name
Better than that of sons and daughters;
I will give them an everlasting name
That shall not be cut off.
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"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 -
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Even them I will g bring to My holy mountain,
And make them joyful in My h house of prayer.
i Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices
Will be j accepted on My altar;
For k My house shall be called a house of prayer l for all nations."
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The Lord GOD, m who gathers the outcasts of Israel, says,
n "Yet I will gather to him
Others besides those who are gathered to him."
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o All you beasts of the field, come to devour,
All you beasts in the forest.
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His watchmen are p blind,
They are all ignorant;
q They are all dumb dogs,
They cannot bark;
Sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.
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Yes, they are r greedy dogs
Which s never have enough.
And they are shepherds
Who cannot understand;
They all look to their own way,
Every one for his own gain,
From his own territory.
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"Come," one says, "I will bring wine,
And we will fill ourselves with intoxicating t drink;
u Tomorrow will be v as today,
And much more abundant."
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Cross References
Isaiah 46:13
I bring My righteousness near, it shall not be far off; My salvation shall not linger. And I will place salvation in Zion, For Israel My glory.
Matthew 3:2
And saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!
Matthew 4:17
From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Romans 13:11
And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed.
Romans 13:12
The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.
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Cross References
Exodus 20:8 - 11
Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Exodus 31:13 - 17
Speak also to the children of Israel, saying: '...
Isaiah 58:13
If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath, Fr...
Jeremiah 17:21
Thus says the LORD: "Take heed to yourselves, a...
Jeremiah 17:22
Nor carry a burden out of your houses on the Sa...
Ezekiel 20:12
Moreover I also gave them My Sabbaths, to be a ...
Ezekiel 20:20
'hallow My Sabbaths, and they will be a sign be...
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Cross References
Isaiah 14:1
For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will still choose Israel, and settle them in their own land. The strangers will be joined with them, and they will cling to the house of Jacob.
Ephesians 2:12 - 19
That at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 23:1
He who is emasculated by crushing or mutilation shall not enter the assembly of the LORD.
Jeremiah 38:7
Now EbedMe'lech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs, who was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon. When the king was sitting at the Gate of Benjamin.
Acts 8:27
So he arose and went. And behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who had charge of all her treasury, and had come to Jerusalem to worship.
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Cross References
1 Timothy 3:15
But if I am delayed, I write so that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
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Cross References
1 John 3:1
Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.
1 John 3:2
Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.
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Cross References
Isaiah 2:2
Now it shall come to pass in the latter days That the mountain of the LORD's house Shall be established on the top of the mountains, And shall be exalted above the hills; And all nations shall flow to it.
Isaiah 2:3
Many people shall come and say, "Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, To the house of the God of Jacob; He will teach us His ways, And we shall walk in His paths." For out of Zion shall go forth the law, And the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
Isaiah 60:11
Therefore your gates shall be open continually; They shall not be shut day or night, That men may bring to you the wealth of the Gentiles, And their kings in procession.
Micah 4:1
Now it shall come to pass in the latter days That the mountain of the LORD's house Shall be established on the top of the mountains, And shall be exalted above the hills; And peoples shall flow to it.
Micah 4:2
Many nations shall come and say, "Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, To the house of the God of Jacob; He will teach us His ways, And we shall walk in His paths." For out of Zion the law shall go forth, And the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
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Cross References
Matthew 21:13
And He said to them, "It is written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer,' but you have made it a 'den of thieves.'
Mark 11:17
Then He taught, saying to them, "Is it not written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations' ? But you have made it a 'den of thieves.'
Luke 19:46
Saying to them, "It is written, 'My house is a house of prayer,' but you have made it a 'den of thieves.'
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Cross References
Romans 12:1
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.
Hebrews 13:15
Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.
1 Peter 2:5
You also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
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Cross References
Isaiah 60:7
All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together to you, The rams of Nebaioth shall minister to you; They shall ascend with acceptance on My altar, And I will glorify the house of My glory.
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Cross References
Matthew 21:13
And He said to them, "It is written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer,' but you have made it a 'den of thieves.
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Cross References
Malachi 1:11
For from the rising of the sun, even to its going down, My name shall be great among the Gentiles; In every place incense shall be offered to My name, And a pure offering; For My name shall be great among the nations," Says the LORD of hosts.
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Cross References
Psalms 147:2
The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
Isaiah 11:12
He will set up a banner for the nations, And will assemble the outcasts of Israel, And gather together the dispersed of Judah From the four corners of the earth.
Isaiah 27:12
And it shall come to pass in that day That the LORD will thresh, From the channel of the River to the Brook of Egypt; And you will be gathered one by one, O you children of Israel.
Isaiah 54:7
For a mere moment I have forsaken you, But with great mercies I will gather you.
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Cross References
Isaiah 60:3 - 11
The Gentiles shall come to your light, And kings to the brightness of your rising.
Isaiah 66:18 - 21
For I know their works and their thoughts. It shall be that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come and see My glory.
John 10:16
And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock and one shepherd.
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Cross References
Jeremiah 12:9
My heritage is to Me like a speckled vulture; The vultures all around are against her. Come, assemble all the beasts of the field, Bring them to devour!
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Cross References
Matthew 15:14
"Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch."
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Cross References
Philippians 3:2
Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the mutilation!
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Cross References
Isaiah 28:7
But they also have erred through wine, And through intoxicating drink are out of the way; The priest and the prophet have erred through intoxicating drink, They are swallowed up by wine, They are out of the way through intoxicating drink; They err in vision, they stumble in judgment.
Ezekiel 13:19
"And will you profane Me among My people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, killing people who should not die, and keeping people alive who should not live, by your lying to My people who listen to lies?"
Micah 3:5
Thus says the LORD concerning the prophets Who make my people stray; Who chant "Peace" While they chew with their teeth, But who prepare war against him Who puts nothing into their mouths:
Micah 3:11
Her heads judge for a bribe, Her priests teach for pay, And her prophets divine for money. Yet they lean on the LORD, and say, "Is not the LORD among us? No harm can come upon us.
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Cross References
Ezekiel 34:2 - 10
Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD to the shepherds: "Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the flocks?
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Cross References
Isaiah 28:7
But they also have erred through wine, And through intoxicating drink are out of the way; The priest and the prophet have erred through intoxicating drink, They are swallowed up by wine, They are out of the way through intoxicating drink; They err in vision, they stumble in judgment.
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Cross References
Psalms 10:6
He has said in his heart, "I shall not be moved; I shall never be in adversity.
Proverbs 23:35
"They have struck me, but I was not hurt; They have beaten me, but I did not feel it. When shall I awake, that I may seek another drink?"
Isaiah 22:13
But instead, joy and gladness, Slaying oxen and killing sheep, Eating meat and drinking wine: "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!
Luke 12:19
'And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry."'
1 Corinthians 15:32
If, in the manner of men, I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantage is it to me? If the dead do not rise, "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!
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Cross References
2 Peter 3:4
And saying, "Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation.
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