Isaiah 56:7

Salvation for Foreigners · Isaiah 56:1–8
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Translations

Modern
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.”
Traditional
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 mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.
Literal
…even them I will bring to My holy mountain, and I will make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on My altar; for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”
Latin
…adducam eos in montem sanctum meum, et lætificabo eos in domo orationis meæ; holocausta eorum et victimæ eorum placebunt mihi super altari meo, quia domus mea domus orationis vocabitur cunctis populis.

Original

Hebrew
English
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.”

Notes

  • burnt offerings and sacrifices: In the past, God rejected Israel’s offerings when the people were living sinful lives (Isaiah 1:11–13). Their worship did not please him because their hearts were not right.

    But God would accept offerings from righteous gentiles, that is, people from other nations who truly follow him. Being part of a certain nation does not matter if a person does not truly honor God.

  • a house of prayer for all the nations: The Lord would open the temple to all nations (see Isaiah 2:2–4). Jesus criticized the people for disrespecting the temple and preventing it from being a house of prayer (Matthew 21:13; Mark 11:17).

The blessing (56:2) would extend to eunuchs and to the Gentiles.

This section summarizes chapters 1–55 with an invitation to the outcasts to participate in God’s redemption.

Events

Glossary

Isaiah, Book of Malachi, Book of Nations New Creation, New Creature Proselyte

Topics

Church: House of Prayer Church: Prophecies Concerning Prosperity of Corporate Prayer Cultural Diversity Culture Going to Church Isaiah: Prophecies, Reproofs, and Exhortations of Exhorts to Sanctification Jesus, the Christ: Prophecies Concerning Universality of the Kingdom of Joy: Promised to Saints Joy: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Love of Man for God Love to God: Promises Connected With Proselytes were Entitled to all Privileges Public Prayer: Acceptable to God Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Righteous: Promises To, Expressed or Implied Temple of the Lord Temple: Solomon's for Prayer and Worship Temple: Solomon's: House of Prayer The Altar of Burnt-Offering: All Sacrifices to be offered On The Covenant: Blessings Connected With the First Temple: Appointed As a House of Prayer Worship: God's Presence In Worship: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To