Help Previous Next

NASB Bible

Isaiah 56

Rewards for Obedience to God

1

Thus says the LORD, " aPreserve justice and do righteousness, For My  bsalvation is about to come And My righteousness to be revealed.

2

"How  ablessed is the man who does this, And the son of man who  btakes hold of it; Who  ckeeps from profaning the sabbath, And keeps his hand from doing any evil."

3

Let not the  aforeigner who has joined himself to the LORD say, "The LORD will surely separate me from His people." Nor let the  beunuch say, "Behold, I am a dry tree."

4

For thus says the LORD, "To the eunuchs who  akeep My sabbaths, And choose what pleases Me, And  bhold fast My covenant,

5

To them I will give in My  ahouse and within My  bwalls a memorial, And a name better than that of sons and daughters; I will give  1them an everlasting  cname which  dwill not be cut off.

6

"Also the  aforeigners who join themselves to the LORD, To minister to Him, and to love the name of the LORD, To be His servants, every one who  bkeeps from profaning the sabbath And holds fast My covenant;

7

Even  athose I will bring to My  bholy mountain And  cmake them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be acceptable on  dMy altar; For  eMy house will be called a house of prayer for all the peoples."

8

The Lord  1GOD, who  agathers the dispersed of Israel, declares, "Yet  bothers I will gather to  2them, to those already gathered."

9

All you  abeasts of the field, All you beasts in the forest, Come to eat.

10

His  awatchmen are  bblind, All of them know nothing. All of them are mute dogs unable to bark,  1Dreamers lying down, who love to slumber;

11

And the dogs are  1 agreedy, they  2are not satisfied. And they are shepherds who have  bno understanding; They have all  cturned to their own way, Each one to his unjust gain, to the last one.

12

"Come," they say, "let  1us get  awine, and let us drink heavily of strong drink; And  btomorrow will be like today, only more so."



Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995
by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved.
For Permission to Quote Information visit https://www.lockman.org
Report corrections to contact@SpiritAndTruth.org
(Produced: Sat Dec 22 11:23:41 2007)

Help Previous Next