This is what the LORD says : “ Maintain justice and do what is right , for My salvation is coming soon , and My righteousness will be revealed.
Blessed is the man who does this , and the son of man who holds it fast who keeps the Sabbath without profaning it and keeps his hand from doing any evil. ”
Let no foreigner ... who has joined himself to the LORD say , “ The LORD will utterly exclude me ... from His people. ” And let the eunuch not say , “ I am but a dry tree. ”
For this is what the LORD says : “ To the eunuchs who keep - My Sabbaths , who choose what pleases Me and hold fast to My covenant —
I will give in My house and within My walls , a memorial and a name better than that of sons and daughters. I will give an everlasting name that will not be cut off.
And the foreigners ... who join themselves to the LORD to minister to Him , to love - the name of the LORD , and to be servants — all who keep the Sabbath without profaning it and who hold fast to My covenant —
I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar , for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations. ”
Thus declares the Lord GOD , who gathers the dispersed of Israel : “ I will gather to them still others besides those already gathered. ”
Come , all you beasts of the field ; eat greedily , all you beasts of the forest.
(Israel’s) watchmen are blind , they are all oblivious ... ; they are all mute dogs , they cannot ... bark ; they are dreamers lying around , loving to slumber.
Like ravenous dogs ... ... , they are never satisfied .... They are shepherds with no discernment ; they all turn to their own way , each one seeking his own gain :
“ Come , let me get the wine , let us imbibe the strong drink , and tomorrow will be like today ... , only far ... better ! ”