56This is what the LORD says: "Maintain justice and do what is right, for my salvation is close at hand and my righteousness will soon be revealed.H559H3068H8104H4941H6213H6666H3444H7138H935H6666H15402Blessed is the man who does this, the man who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath without desecrating it, and keeps his hand from doing any evil."H835H582H6213H1121H120H2388H8104H7676H2490H8104H3027H6213H74513Let no foreigner who has bound himself to the LORD say, "The LORD will surely exclude me from his people." And let not any eunuch complain, "I am only a dry tree."H1121H5236H3867H3068H559H559H3068H914H914H5971H5631H559H3002H60864For this is what the LORD says: "To the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths, who choose what pleases me and hold fast to my covenant—H559H3068H5631H8104H7676H977H2654H2388H12855to them I will give within my temple and its walls a memorial and a name better than sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name that will not be cut off.H5414H1004H2346H3027H8034H2896H1121H1323H5414H5769H8034H37726And foreigners who bind themselves to the LORD to serve him, to love the name of the LORD, and to worship him, all who keep the Sabbath without desecrating it and who hold fast to my covenant—H1121H5236H3867H3068H8334H157H8034H3068H5650H8104H7676H2490H2388H12857these I will bring to my holy mountain and give them joy in my house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on my altar; for my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations."H935H6944H2022H8055H1004H8605H5930H2077H7522H4196H1004H7121H1004H8605H59718The Sovereign LORD declares—he who gathers the exiles of Israel: "I will gather still others to them besides those already gathered."H136H3069H6908H1760H3478H5002H6908H6908
God’s Accusation Against the Wicked
9Come, all you beasts of the field, come and devour, all you beasts of the forest!H2416H7704H857H398H2416H329310Israel's watchmen are blind, they all lack knowledge; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they lie around and dream, they love to sleep.H6822H5787H3045H483H3611H3201H5024H1957H7901H157H512311They are dogs with mighty appetites; they never have enough. They are shepherds who lack understanding; they all turn to their own way, each seeks his own gain.H5794H5315H3611H3045H3045H7654H7462H995H6437H1870H376H1215H709712"Come," each one cries, "let me get wine! Let us drink our fill of beer! And tomorrow will be like today, or even far better."H857H3947H3196H5433H7941H4279H3117H3966H3499H1419