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| Isaiah 56
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- 56:6
- And the
foreigners who join themselves to the
Lord, to minister to him, to love the
name of the Lord, and to be his servants,
all who keep the sabbath, and do not
profane it, and hold fast my covenant—
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- 56:7
- these 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
peoples.
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- 56:8
- Thus says
the Lord God, who gathers the outcasts of
Israel, I will gather others to them
besides those already gathered. F171
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FOOTNOTES:
F171: Heb
[besides his gathered ones]
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| The Message
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| Isaiah 56
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- 56:6
- "And
as for the outsiders who now follow me,
working for me, loving my name, and
wanting to be my servants - All who keep
Sabbath and don't defile it, holding fast
to my covenant -
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- 56:7
- I'll
bring them to my holy mountain and give
them joy in my house of prayer. They'll
be welcome to worship the same as the
'insiders,' to bring burnt offerings and
sacrifices to my altar. Oh yes, my house
of worship will be known as a house of
prayer for all people."
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- 56:8
- The
Decree of the Master, God himself, who
gathers in the exiles of Israel: "I
will gather others also, gather them in
with those already gathered."
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