# Isaiah 56 (New King James Version)
Salvation for the Gentiles

##### Chapter 56
###### 1 Thus says the Lord:
"Keep justice, and do righteousness,  
For My salvation _is_ about to come,  
And My righteousness to be revealed.  

###### 2 Blessed _is_ the man _who_ does this,  
And the son of man _who_ lays hold on it;  
Who keeps from defiling the Sabbath,  
And keeps his hand from doing any evil."

###### 3 Do not let the son of the foreigner  
Who has joined himself to the Lord  
Speak, saying,  
"The Lord has utterly separated me from His people";  
Nor let the eunuch say,  
"Here I am, a dry tree."  

###### 4 For thus says the Lord:  
"To the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths,  
And choose what pleases Me,  
And hold fast My covenant,  

###### 5 Even to them I will give in My house  
And within My walls a place and a name  
Better than that of sons and daughters;  
I will give them an everlasting name  
That shall not be cut off.

###### 6 "Also the sons of the foreigner  
Who join themselves to the Lord, to serve Him,  
And to love the name of the Lord, to be His servants--  
Everyone who keeps from defiling the Sabbath,  
And holds fast My covenant--  

###### 7 Even them I will bring 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 shall be called a house of prayer for all nations."  

###### 8 The Lord God, who gathers the outcasts of Israel, says,  
"Yet I will gather to him  
_Others_ besides those who are gathered to him."Israel's Irresponsible Leaders

###### 9 All you beasts of the field, come to devour,  
All you 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 Yes, _they are_ greedy dogs  
_Which_ never have enough.  
And they _are_ shepherds  
Who cannot understand;  
They all look to their own way,  
Every one for his own gain,  
From his _own_ territory.  

###### 12 "Come," _one says,_ "I will bring wine,  
And we will fill ourselves with intoxicating drink;  
Tomorrow will be as today,  
_And_ much more abundant."