| 1 Thus saith Jehovah, Keep ye justice, and do righteousness; for my
salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed. 2 Blessed
is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that holdeth it fast; that
keepeth the sabbath from profaning it, and keepeth his hand from doing any
evil. 3 Neither let the foreigner, that hath joined himself to Jehovah,
speak, saying, Jehovah will surely separate me from his people; neither let
the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree. 4 For thus saith Jehovah of the
eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and hold
fast my covenant: 5 Unto them will I give in my house and within my walls
a memorial and a name better than of sons and of daughters; I will give them
an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off. 6 Also the foreigners that
join themselves to Jehovah, to minister unto him, and to love the name of
Jehovah, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from
profaning it, and holdeth fast my covenant; 7 even them will I bring to my
holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their
burnt-offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for
my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples. 8 The Lord
Jehovah, who gathereth the outcasts of Israel, saith, Yet will I gather
others to him, besides his own that are gathered. 9 All ye beasts
of the field, come to devour, yea, all ye beasts in the forest.
10 His watchmen are blind, they are all without knowledge; they are all
dumb dogs, they cannot bark; dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.
11 Yea, the dogs are greedy, they can never have enough; and these are
shepherds that cannot understand: they have all turned to their own way, each
one to his gain, from every quarter. 12 Come ye, say they, I will
fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to-morrow shall
be as this day, a day great beyond measure.
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