Isaiah 56:8
saith the Lord that gathers the dispersed of Israel; for I will gather to him a congregation.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
9All ye beasts of the field, come, devour, all ye beasts of the forest.
Cross References
Genesis 49:10A ruler shall not fail from Judah, 1 Nor a prince from his loins, 1 Until there come the things stored up for him; 1 And he is the expectation of nations. 1
Psalms 107:2O God, my heart is ready, my heart is ready; 1 I will sing and sing psalms with my glory. 1
Isaiah 11:11And it shall be in that day, that the Lord shall again show his hand, to be zealous for the remnant that is left of the people, which shall be left by the Assyrians, and that from Egypt, and from the country of Babylon, and from Ethiopia, and from the Elamites, and from the rising of the sun, and out of Arabia.
Isaiah 43:6I will say to the north, Bring; and to the south, Keep not back; bring my sons from the land afar off, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;
Isaiah 49:12Behold, these shall come from far: and these from the north and the west, and others from the land of the Persians.
Isaiah 54:7For a little while I left thee: but with great mercy will I have compassion upon thee.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 56:4-9
Encouragement to the Sincere; Encouragement to the Gentiles. ( b. c. 706.) 3 Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the Lord , speak, saying, The Lord hath utterly separated me from his people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree. 4 For thus saith the Lord unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant; 5 Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of… Read the whole commentary →