A House of Prayer for All
1This is what the Lord says:
for my salvation is coming soon,
2Happy is the person who does this,
the son of man who holds it fast,
who keeps the Sabbath without desecrating it,
and keeps his hand from doing any evil.56:2 Is 58:13
3No foreigner who has joined himself to the Lord
should say,
and the eunuch should not say,
“Look, I am a dried-up tree.”56:3 Dt 23:1
4For the Lord says this:
“For the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths,
and choose what pleases me,
and hold firmly to my covenant,
5I will give them, in my house and within my walls,
a memorial and a name
better than sons and daughters.
I will give each of them an everlasting name
6As for the foreigners who join themselves to the Lord
to minister to him, to love the name of the Lord,
and to become his servants —
all who keep the Sabbath without desecrating it
and who hold firmly to my covenant —
and let them rejoice in my house of prayer.
Their burnt offerings and sacrifices
will be acceptable on my altar,56:7 Mal 1:11
for my house will be called a house of prayer
8This is the declaration of the Lord God,
who gathers the dispersed of Israel:
“I will gather to them still others
Unrighteous Leaders Condemned
9All you animals of the field and forest,
come and eat!
they know nothing;
all of them are mute dogs,
they cannot bark;
they dream, lie down,
and love to sleep.
11These dogs have fierce appetites;
they never have enough.
And they are shepherds
who have no discernment;
all of them turn to their own way,
12“Come, let me get some wine,
let’s guzzle some beer;
and tomorrow will be like today,
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