ישעיהו נו

Thus said GOD:
Observe what is right and do what is just;
For soon My salvation shall come,
And My deliverance be revealed.

Happy is the mortal who does this,
The one who holds fast to it:
Who keeps the sabbath and does not profane it,
And holds back from doing any evil.

Let not the foreigner say,
Who is joined to GOD,
“GOD will keep me apart from the covenanted people”;
And let not the eunuch say,
“I am a withered tree.”

For thus said GOD:
“As for the eunuchs who keep My sabbaths,
Who have chosen what I desire
And hold fast to My covenant—

I will give them, in My House
And within My walls,
A monument and a name
Better than sons or daughters.
I will give them an everlasting name
That shall not perish.

As for the foreigners
Who are joined to GOD,
To render service,
And to love GOD’s name,
To be devoted servants—
All who keep the sabbath and do not profane it,
And who hold fast to My covenant—

I will bring them to My sacred mount
And let them rejoice in My house of prayer.
Their burnt offerings and sacrifices
Shall be welcome on My altar;
For My House shall be called
A house of prayer for all peoples.”

Thus declares my Sovereign GOD,
Who gathers the dispersed of Israel:
“I will gather still more to those already gathered.”

All you wild beasts, come and devour,
All you beasts of the forest!

The lookouts are blind, all of them,
They perceive nothing.
They are all dumb dogs
That cannot bark;
They lie sprawling,
They love to drowse.

Moreover, the dogs are greedy;
They never know satiety.
As for the shepherds, they know not
What it is to give heed.).” Cf. hon in Prov. 30.15, 16.
Everyone has turned their own way,
Every last one seeks their own advantage.

“Come, I’ll get some wine;
Let us swill liquor.
And tomorrow will be just the same,
Or even much grander!”