Isaiah 56 – read and compare multiple versions of the Bible

World English Bible

Isaiah 56 (WEBP)

[1] Yahweh says: “Maintain justice and do what is right, for my salvation is near and my righteousness will soon be revealed.
[2] Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds it fast; who keeps the Sabbath without profaning it and keeps his hand from doing any evil.”
[3] Let no foreigner who has joined himself to Yahweh speak, saying, “Yahweh will surely separate me from his people.” Do not let the eunuch say, “Behold, I am a dry tree.”
[4] For Yahweh says, “To the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths, choose the things that please me, and hold fast to my covenant,
[5] I will give them in my house and within my walls a memorial and a name better than of sons and of daughters. I will give them an everlasting name that will not be cut off.
[6] Also the foreigners who join themselves to Yahweh to serve him, and to love Yahweh’s name, to be his servants, everyone who keeps the Sabbath from profaning it, and holds fast my covenant,
[7] I will bring these to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on my altar; for my house will be called a house of prayer for all peoples.”
[8] The Lord Yahweh, who gathers the outcasts of Israel, says, “I will yet gather others to him, in addition to his own who are gathered.”
[9] All you animals of the field, come to devour, all you animals in the forest.
[10] His watchmen are blind. They are all without knowledge. They are all mute dogs. They can’t bark— dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.
[11] Yes, the dogs are greedy. They can never have enough. They are shepherds who can’t understand. They have all turned to their own way, each one to his gain, from every quarter.
[12] “Come,” they say, “I will get wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and tomorrow will be as today, great beyond measure.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Isaiah 56 (KJVS)

[1] Thus saith () the LORD , Keep () ye judgment , and do () justice : for my salvation [is] near to come (), and my righteousness to be revealed ().
[2] Blessed [is] the man [that] doeth () this, and the son of man [that] layeth hold () on it; that keepeth () the sabbath from polluting () it, and keepeth () his hand from doing () any evil .
[3] Neither let the son of the stranger , that hath joined () himself to the LORD , speak (), saying (), The LORD hath utterly () separated () me from his people : neither let the eunuch say (), Behold, I [am] a dry tree .
[4] For thus saith () the LORD unto the eunuchs that keep () my sabbaths , and choose () [the things] that please () me, and take hold () of my covenant ;
[5] Even unto them will I give () in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters : I will give () them an everlasting name , that shall not be cut off ().
[6] Also the sons of the stranger , that join () themselves to the LORD , to serve () him, and to love () the name of the LORD , to be his servants , every one that keepeth () the sabbath from polluting () it, and taketh hold () of my covenant ;
[7] Even them will I bring () to my holy mountain , and make them joyful () in my house of prayer : their burnt offerings and their sacrifices [shall be] accepted upon mine altar ; for mine house shall be called () an house of prayer for all people .
[8] The Lord GOD which gathereth () the outcasts () of Israel saith (), Yet will I gather () [others] to him, beside those that are gathered () unto him.
[9] All ye beasts of the field , come () to devour (), [yea], all ye beasts in the forest .
[10] His watchmen () [are] blind : they are all ignorant (), they [are] all dumb dogs , they cannot () bark (); sleeping (), lying down (), loving () to slumber ().
[11] Yea, [they are] greedy dogs [which] can () never have () enough , and they [are] shepherds () [that] cannot understand (): they all look () to their own way , every one for his gain , from his quarter .
[12] Come () ye, [say they], I will fetch () wine , and we will fill () ourselves with strong drink ; and to morrow shall be as this day , [and] much more abundant .

Young’s Literal Translation

Isaiah 56 (YLT)

[1] Thus said Jehovah: ‘Keep ye judgment, and do righteousness, For near is My salvation to come, And My righteousness to be revealed.’
[2] O the happiness of a man who doth this, And of a son of man who keepeth hold on it, Keeping the sabbath from polluting it, And keeping his hand from doing any evil.
[3] Nor speak let a son of the stranger, Who is joined unto Jehovah, saying: ‘Jehovah doth certainly separate me from His people.’ Nor say let the eunuch, ‘Lo, I am a tree dried up,’
[4] For thus said Jehovah of the eunuchs, Who do keep My sabbaths, And have fixed on that which I desired, And are keeping hold on My covenant:
[5] I have given to them in My house, And within My walls a station and a name, Better than sons and than daughters, A name age-during I give to him That is not cut off.
[6] And sons of the stranger, who are joined to Jehovah, To serve Him, and to love the name of Jehovah, To be to Him for servants, Every keeper of the sabbath from polluting it, And those keeping hold on My covenant.
[7] I have brought them unto My holy mountain, And caused them to rejoice in My house of prayer, Their burnt-offerings and their sacrifices Are for a pleasing thing on Mine altar, For My house, ‘A house of prayer,’ Is called for all the peoples.
[8] An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Who is gathering the outcasts of Israel: ‘Again I gather to him-to his gathered ones.’
[9] Every beast of the field, Come to devour, every beast in the forest.
[10] Blind are his watchmen-all of them, They have not known, All of them are dumb dogs, they are not able to bark, Dozing, lying down, loving to slumber.
[11] And the dogs are strong of desire, They have not known sufficiency, And they are shepherds! They have not known understanding, All of them to their own way they did turn, Each to his dishonest gain from his quarter:
[12] ‘Come ye, I take wine, And we drink, quaff strong drink, And as this day hath been to-morrow, Great-exceeding abundant!’