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ISAIAH
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- And within My walls a monument and a memorial
- Better than sons and daughters;
- I will give them an everlasting memorial,
- That shall not be cut off.
- 6Also the aliens, that join themselves to the Lord, to minister unto Him,
- And to love the name of the Lord,
- To be His servants,
- Every one that keepeth the sabbath from profaning it,
- And holdeth fast by My covenant:
- 7Even 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 acceptable upon Mine altar;
- For My house shall be called
- A house of prayer for all peoples.
- 8Saith the Lord God who gathereth the dispersed of Israel:
- Yet I will gather others to him, beside those of him that are gathered.
- 9All ye beasts of the field, come to devour,
- Yea, all ye beasts in the forest.
- 10His watchmen are all blind,
- Without knowledge;
- They are all dumb dogs,
- They cannot bark;
- Raving, lying down, loving to slumber.
- 11Yea, the dogs are greedy,
- They know not when they have enough;
- And these are shepherds
- That cannot understand;
- They all turn to their own way,
- Each one to his gain, one and all.
- 12'Come ye, I will fetch wine,
- And we will fill ourselves with strong drink;
- And to-morrow shall be as this day,
- And much more abundant.'
- 57The righteous perisheth,
- And no man layeth it to heart,
- And godly men are taken away,
- None considering
- That the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.
- 2He entereth into peace,
- They rest in their beds,
- Each one that walketh in his uprightness.
- 3But draw near hither,
- Ye sons of the sorceress,
- The seed of the adulterer and the harlot.
- 4Against whom do ye sport yourselves?
- Against whom make ye a wide mouth,
- And draw out the tongue?
- Are ye not children of transgression,
- A seed of falsehood,
- 5Ye that inflame yourselves among the terebinths,
- Under every leafy tree;
- That slay the children in the valleys,
- Under the clefts of the rocks?
- 6Among the smooth stones of the valley is thy portion;
- They, they are thy lot;
- Even to them hast thou poured a drink-offering,
- Thou hast offered a meal-offering.
- Should I pacify Myself for these things?
- 7Upon a high and lofty mountain
- Hast thou set thy bed;
- Thither also wentest thou up
- To offer sacrifice.
- 8And behind the doors and the posts
- Hast thou set up thy symbol;
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