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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.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Isaiah 56 (BYZ)

[1] ταδε λεγει κυριος φυλασσεσθε κρισιν ποιησατε δικαιοσυνην ηγγισεν γαρ το σωτηριον μου παραγινεσθαι και το ελεος μου αποκαλυφθηναι
[2] μακαριος ανηρ ο ποιων ταυτα και ανθρωπος ο αντεχομενος αυτων και φυλασσων τα σαββατα μη βεβηλουν και διατηρων τας χειρας αυτου μη ποιειν αδικημα
[3] μη λεγετω ο αλλογενης ο προσκειμενος προς κυριον αφοριει με αρα κυριος απο του λαου αυτου και μη λεγετω ο ευνουχος οτι εγω ειμι ξυλον ξηρον
[4] ταδε λεγει κυριος τοις ευνουχοις οσοι αν φυλαξωνται τα σαββατα μου και εκλεξωνται α εγω θελω και αντεχωνται της διαθηκης μου
[5] δωσω αυτοις εν τω οικω μου και εν τω τειχει μου τοπον ονομαστον κρειττω υιων και θυγατερων ονομα αιωνιον δωσω αυτοις και ουκ εκλειψει
[6] και τοις αλλογενεσι τοις προσκειμενοις κυριω δουλευειν αυτω και αγαπαν το ονομα κυριου του ειναι αυτω εις δουλους και δουλας και παντας τους φυλασσομενους τα σαββατα μου μη βεβηλουν και αντεχομενους της διαθηκης μου
[7] εισαξω αυτους εις το ορος το αγιον μου και ευφρανω αυτους εν τω οικω της προσευχης μου τα ολοκαυτωματα αυτων και αι θυσιαι αυτων εσονται δεκται επι του θυσιαστηριου μου ο γαρ οικος μου οικος προσευχης κληθησεται πασιν τοις εθνεσιν
[8] ειπεν κυριος ο συναγων τους διεσπαρμενους ισραηλ οτι συναξω επ αυτον συναγωγην
[9] παντα τα θηρια τα αγρια δευτε φαγετε παντα τα θηρια του δρυμου
[10] ιδετε οτι παντες εκτετυφλωνται ουκ εγνωσαν φρονησαι παντες κυνες ενεοι ου δυνησονται υλακτειν ενυπνιαζομενοι κοιτην φιλουντες νυσταξαι
[11] και οι κυνες αναιδεις τη ψυχη ουκ ειδοτες πλησμονην και εισιν πονηροι ουκ ειδοτες συνεσιν παντες εν ταις οδοις αυτων εξηκολουθησαν εκαστος κατα το εαυτου