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Isaiah 56

1The Lord says this: 'Guard judgment and do righteousness, for My salvation draws near, and My mercy shall be revealed.

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2Blessed is the man who does these things, and the man who lays hold on them; and who keeps the Sabbaths, so as not to profane them, and keeps his hand free from wrongdoing.'

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3Let not the foreigner who is devoted to the Lord say, 'The Lord therefore will separate me from His people,' and let not the eunuch say, 'I am a withered tree.'

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4The Lord says this to the eunuchs: 'As many as keep My Sabbaths, and choose the things I will, and lay hold of My covenant,

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5I will give them a notable place in My house and within My wall, a place better than that of sons and daughters. I will give them an eternal name, and it shall not fail.

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6I will also give an eternal name to the foreigners who devote themselves to the Lord, to serve Him and to love His name, to be His male and female servants, and to all who keep My Sabbaths so as not to profane them, and who hold fast to My covenant.

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7I will lead them to My holy mountain and gladden them in My house of prayer. Their whole burnt offerings and sacrifices shall be accepted upon My altar, for My house shall be called House of Prayer for All Nations,'

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8says the Lord who gathers the dispersed of Israel; 'for I will gather together a congregation to Him.'

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9All you wild animals of the fields and all you wild animals of the thicket, come and eat.

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10See, all are blinded; they do not know how to be discerning; all are dumb dogs unable to bark; dozing on a bed, loving to sleep.

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11They are shameless dogs in their soul and do not know satisfaction. They are evil and have no understanding. All follow their own ways, each according to his own will.

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