Isaiah 56:6

Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
sons	וּבְנֵ֣י u.ve.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct
stranger	הַנֵּכָ֗ר ha.ne.Khar	H5236	foreign · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
join	הַנִּלְוִ֤ים ha.nil.Vim	H3867	properly · definite article + verb, niphal active participle, masculine plural absolute
LORD	יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
serve	לְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹ le.Sha.re.To	H8334	to attend as a menial or worshipper · preposition + verb, piel infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
love	וּֽלְאַהֲבָה֙ u.le.'a.ha.Vah	H157	to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) · conjunction + preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
name	שֵׁ֣ם shem	H8034	an appellation · noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
servants	לַעֲבָדִ֑ים la.'a.va.Dim	H5650	a servant · preposition + noun, common masculine plural absolute
keepeth	שֹׁמֵ֤ר sho.Mer	H8104	properly · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
sabbath	שַׁבָּת֙ sha.Bat	H7676	intermission · noun, common feminine singular absolute
polluting	מֵֽחַלְּל֔וֹ me.cha.le.Lo	H2490	properly · preposition + verb, piel infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
hold	וּמַחֲזִיקִ֖ים u.ma.cha.zi.Kim	H2388	to fasten upon · conjunction + verb, hiphil active participle, masculine plural absolute
covenant	בִּבְרִיתִֽי biv.ri.Ti	H1285	a compact (because made by passing between pieces of fl… · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix

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Cross-references

Jeremiah 50:5 They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, Come, and let us join ourselves to the LORD in a perpetual covenant tha…
Isaiah 56:2-4 Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his h…
Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, h…
Isaiah 44:5 One shall say, I am the LORD’s; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD…
Galatians 5:6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
James 2:5 Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to t…
Mark 12:30-34 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is th…
Acts 2:41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 56:3-8

The prophet is here, in God's name, encouraging those that were hearty in joining themselves to God and yet laboured under great discouragements. 1. Some were discouraged because they were not of the seed of Abraham. They had joined themselves to the Lord, and bound their souls with a bond to be his for ever (this is the root and life of religion, to break off from the world and the flesh, and devote ourselves entirely to the service and honour of God); but they questioned whether God would accept them, because they were of the sons of the stranger, Isa 56:3. They were Gentiles, strangers to the commonwealth of Israel and aliens from the covenants of promise, and therefore feared they had no…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 56:6

join . . . Lord-- (Jer 50:6). Conditions of admission to the privileges of adoption.

Adam Clarke on Isaiah 56:6

The sons of the stranger - The Gentiles. That join themselves to the Lord - Who shall enter into the Christian covenant by baptism and faith in Christ, as the Jews and proselytes did by circumcision. To serve him - To live according to the Gospel, and ever do that which is right in the sight of the Lord. To love the name of the Lord - The name of Jesus, the Christ, the Savior of sinners, the Anointed of God, and the Giver of the Holy Spirit to his followers. To be his servants - To worship no other God but Jehovah, and to trust in none for salvation but his Christ. That keepeth the Sabbath - That observes it as a type of the rest that remains for the people of God. And taketh hold of my cove…

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John Gill on Isaiah 56:6

Also the sons of the stranger that join themselves to the Lord,.... Having answered the objection and removed the discouragement of the eunuch, he now returns to the sons of the stranger, who also join themselves to the Lord, as the eunuch had done; see Isaiah 56:4 and who do this, to serve him, and to love the name of the Lord, to be his servants; who give up themselves to him, not only to be saved by him, but to serve him in righteousness and holiness, with reverence and godly fear, and from a principle of love to him; being heartily desirous, and accounting it an honour, to be his servants: everyone that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant; See Gill on…

The Church Fathers

"And the sons of the foreigners who join themselves to the Lord, … these I will bring to my holy mountain and make them joyful in my house of prayer." These words refer to the church of the Gentiles, as the Lord himself explained to the Jews, and it is written in the Gospel, "My house shall be called the house of prayer for all nations."
— Ephrem the Syrian, COMMENTARY ON ISAIAH 56:7

As if you did not know that all human beings come from Adam and that it is written that the nations will believe in Christ, as it is said, "My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations." … The saints were uncircumcised before they were circumcised, and Abraham before circumcision had faith, since there is one God who justifies a circumcision of faith. And he proclaims that each nation ought to be saved through the faith of Christ, that is, by faith in him.
— Cassiodorus, EXPOSITION OF ROMANS 3

Heresies and schism spring from the source of evils and, therefore, whoever comes to unity returns from vice to nature; for just as it is natural for many to become one, so is it a vice to avoid the sweetness of brotherly love. Let us, then, with our whole hearts be lifted up in joy that Christ has restored to his friendship in a single church the people who perished from love of strife. In this church, the harmony of love will again receive them. Of this church, the prophet foretold, saying, "My house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples."
— Leander of Seville, HOMILIES ON THE TRIUMPH OF THE CHURCH

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Proselyte — Is used in the LXX. for “stranger” (1 Chr. 22:2), i.e., a comer to Palestine; a sojourner in the land (Ex. 12:48; 20:10; 22:21), and in the New Testament for a convert to Judaism. There were such…
Sabbath — (Heb. verb shabbath, meaning “to rest from labour”), the day of rest. It is first mentioned as having been instituted in Paradise, when man was in innocence (Gen. 2:2). “The sabbath was made for…
Covenant, The · Blessings connected with — Blessings connected with
Decision · Exhibited in: Serving God — Exhibited in: Serving God
Gentiles · PROPHECIES OF THE CONVERSION OF — PROPHECIES OF THE CONVERSION OF
Love · OF MAN FOR GO — OF MAN FOR GO
Love To God · Promises connected with — Promises connected with
Proselytes · Were entitled to all privileges — Were entitled to all privileges
Sabbath · 9:13,14;10:31;13:15-22; — 9:13,14;10:31;13:15-22;
Sabbath, The · Blessedness of keeping — Blessedness of keeping
Salvation · UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO — UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Servants · Persons devoted to the service of another so called — Persons devoted to the service of another so called

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Isaiah 56:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 56:3-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 56:6

Adam Clarke on Isaiah 56:6

John Gill on Isaiah 56:6

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Isaiah 56:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 56:3-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 56:6

Adam Clarke on Isaiah 56:6

John Gill on Isaiah 56:6

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Isaiah 56:6

Keil & Delitzsch on Isaiah 56:6-7

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Isaiah 56:6

Rashi on Isaiah 56:4