Isaiah 56
Overview
56:1 The prophet exhorts to sanctification;
56:3 He promises it shall be general, without respect of persons;
56:9 He inveighs against blind watchmen. Verse 1 Keep Isaiah 1:16-19, 26:7, 26:8, 55:7; Psalm 24:4-6, 50:23; Jeremiah 7:3-11; Malachi 4:4; Matthew 3:2; John 7:17 judgmentor, equityfor Isaiah 46:13, 51:5; Psalm 85:9; Matthew 3:2, 4:17; Mark 1:15; Luke 3:3-9; Romans 1:17; 10:6-10, 13:11-14 Reciprocal Deuteronomy 29:9 - General; Psalm 25:10 - keep; 106:3 - keep; Isaiah 33:15 - that walketh; 64:5 - those that; Daniel 9:24 - to bring; Romans 10:3 - God's righteousness; Revelation 22:14 - Blessed Verse 2 Blessed Psalm 1:1-3, 15:1-5, 106:3, 112:1, 119:1-5, 128:1; Luke 11:28, 12:43; John 13:17; Revelation 22:14 layeth Isaiah 56:4; Proverbs 4:13; Ecclesiastes 7:18 keepeth the Isaiah 58:13; Exodus 31:13-16; Leviticus 19:30; Nehemiah 13:17; Jeremiah 17:21, 17:22; Ezekiel 20:12, 20:20 keepeth his Psalm 34:14, 37:27, 119:101; Proverbs 4:27, 14:16, 16:6, 16:17; Romans 12:9 Reciprocal Genesis 2:3 - blessed; Exodus 31:14 - keep; Leviticus 23:3 - General; Deuteronomy 29:9 - General; Psalm 15:3 - doeth; Isaiah 27:5 - let him; 33:15 - that walketh; 56:6 - every; Mark 2:24 - that; 2 Peter 1:10 - if Verse 3 the son Numbers 18:4, 18:7; Deuteronomy 23:1-3; Zechariah 8:20-23; Matthew 8:10, 8:11; Acts 8:27, 10:1, 10:2, 10:34; 13:47, 13:48, 17:4, 18:7; Romans 2:10, 2:11, 15:9-12, 15:16; Ephesians 2:12, 2:22; 1 Peter 1:1 joined Jeremiah 50:5; Zephaniah 2:11; 1 Corinthians 6:17 The Lord hath Matthew 15:26, 15:27; Luke 7:6-8 neither Isaiah 56:5, 39:7; Jeremiah 38:7-13, 39:16, 39:17; Daniel 1:3-21; Matthew 19:12-30; Acts 8:26-40 Reciprocal Genesis 37:36 - officer; 48:9 - my sons; Leviticus 25:45 - General; Numbers 9:14 - General; Deuteronomy 23:3 - Ammonite; Ruth 2:10 - seeing; 2 Samuel 22:45 - Strangers; 1 Kings 8:41 - a stranger; 2 Chronicles 6:32 - the stranger; Esther 4:4 - chamberlains; 9:27 - all such; Ecclesiastes 4:8 - one; Isaiah 56:6 - join; Acts 10:35 - in Verse 4 choose Joshua 24:15; Psalm 119:111; Luke 10:42 take hold Isaiah 27:5, 55:3; 2 Samuel 23:5; Jeremiah 50:5; Habakkuk 3:1 Reciprocal Genesis 17:9 - General; Exodus 19:5 - keep; 20:8 - General; Leviticus 19:3 - keep; Deuteronomy 23:1 - shall not enter; 29:9 - General; 30:19 - choose life; Ezra 10:11 - do his; Isaiah 56:2 - layeth; 64:7 - to take; Matthew 19:12 - which were made; Mark 2:24 - that; Habakkuk 3:1 - lay; Revelation 2:17 - a new Verse 5 will I Matthew 16:18; Ephesians 2:22; 1 Timothy 3:15; Habakkuk 3:6 and a Isaiah 62:12; John 1:12; 1 John 3:1; Revelation 3:12 better 1 Samuel 1:8 that shall Isaiah 55:13; Revelation 3:5 Reciprocal Genesis 15:2 - childless; 17:9 - General; Exodus 33:21 - place by; Ezra 9:8 - in his holy place; Nehemiah 2:20 - memorial; Psalm 45:15 - they shall; Ecclesiastes 7:1 - name; Isaiah 56:3 - neither; Jeremiah 12:16 - built; John 2:16 - make; Romans 8:15 - the Spirit; 1 John 3:2 - now are we the Verse 6 join Isaiah 56:3, 44:5; Jeremiah 50:5; Acts 2:41, 11:23; 2 Corinthians 8:5; 1 Thessalonians 1:9, 1:10 to love Mark 12:30-34; Romans 8:28; 1 Corinthians 16:22; Galatians 5:6; Ephesians 6:24; James 1:12, 2:5 every Isaiah 56:2, 58:13; Revelation 1:10 Reciprocal Exodus 31:14 - keep; Leviticus 23:3 - General; Deuteronomy 5:12 - General; 2 Samuel 22:45 - Strangers; Ezra 8:36 - they furthered; Esther 9:27 - all such; Psalm 31:23 - O love; Isaiah 14:1 - the strangers; 32:16 - General; Jeremiah 3:17 - to the name; 12:16 - built; Ezekiel 20:13 - and my; 44:7 - strangers; 47:22 - and to the strangers; Zechariah 6:15 - they; Mark 2:24 - that; Romans 2:26 - General Verse 7 them will Isaiah 2:2, 2:3, 66:19, 66:20; Psalm 2:6; Micah 4:1, 4:2; Zechariah 8:3; Malachi 1:11; John 12:20-26; Ephesians 2:11-13; Habakkuk 3:1; 1 Peter 1:1, 1:2 their burnt Romans 12:1; Habakkuk 3:1; 1 Peter 2:5 for mine Malachi 1:11; Matthew 21:13; Mark 11:17; Luke 19:46; John 4:21-23; 1 Timothy 2:8 Reciprocal Exodus 28:38 - accepted; Leviticus 1:4 - be accepted; Ezra 8:36 - they furthered; Psalm 87:1 - the holy; Isaiah 57:13 - my holy; 60:7 - they shall; 65:11 - my holy; Jeremiah 7:11 - this; 33:8 - General; 33:18 - General; 50:5 - in a; Ezekiel 20:40 - there shall; 34:26 - my hill; 44:7 - strangers; 47:22 - and to the strangers; Daniel 9:20 - for; Malachi 3:4 - the offering; Romans 2:26 - General; 2 Corinthians 5:9 - accepted; Habakkuk 3:1 - we may; 2 Peter 1:18 - the holy Verse 8 which Isaiah 11:11, 11:12, 27:12, 27:13, 54:7; Psalm 106:47, 107:2, 107:3, 147:2; Jeremiah 30:17; 31:10; Hosea 1:11; Micah 4:6; Zephaniah 3:18-20; Zechariah 10:8-10 Yet Isaiah 43:6, 49:12, 49:22, 60:3-11, 66:18-21; Genesis 49:10; John 10:16, 11:52; Ephesians 1:10, 2:14-16 beside those that are gatheredHeb. to his gatheredReciprocal Deuteronomy 30:3 - then the; Nehemiah 1:9 - yet will I; Psalm 115:14 - Lord; Isaiah 16:3 - hide; 49:5 - to bring; 55:5 - thou shalt; Jeremiah 49:36 - the outcasts; Ezekiel 34:11 - search; 39:25 - Now will; Zephaniah 3:20 - even; Acts 10:11 - and a Verse 9 Deuteronomy 28:26; Jeremiah 12:9; Ezekiel 29:5, 39:17; Revelation 19:17, 19:18 Reciprocal 1 Samuel 17:46 - carcases; Psalm 50:11 - wild; Isaiah 42:22 - a people; Jeremiah 2:8 - priests; 6:13 - For; 13:20 - where; 15:3 - I will; 23:1 - pastors; 50:7 - have devoured; Ezekiel 13:2 - prophesy against; 33:2 - set; 34:5 - and they became; Daniel 7:5 - Arise; Hosea 13:8 - wild beast; Micah 3:5 - that bite; Nahum 3:18 - Thy shepherds; Zechariah 10:3 - anger; Matthew 9:36 - as; 13:25 - men; Luke 10:2 - are; 2 Timothy 4:5 - watch Verse 10 watchmen Isaiah 52:8; Ezekiel 3:17 are blind Isaiah 29:10; Jeremiah 14:13, 14:14; Hosea 4:6, 9:7, 9:8; Matthew 15:14, 23:16-26; Luke 6:39, 6:40 they are all dumb Isaiah 58:1; Jeremiah 6:13, 6:14, 23:13, 23:14; Ezekiel 3:15-18, 3:26, 3:27, 13:16, 33:6; Philippians 3:2 sleepingor, dreaming, or talking in their sleeploving Proverbs 6:4-10, 24:30-34; Jonah 1:2-6; Nahum 3:18; Mark 13:34-37 Reciprocal Leviticus 21:18 - a blind man; Numbers 31:47 - kept the charge; Deuteronomy 23:18 - dog; 27:18 - General; 2 Kings 8:13 - a dog; 9:17 - a watchman; 12:6 - the priests; Psalm 127:1 - the watchman; Proverbs 19:15 - casteth; Song of Songs 3:3 - watchmen; Isaiah 21:8 - I stand; 28:7 - erred; 42:19 - Who is blind; 43:27 - and thy; 62:6 - set watchmen; Jeremiah 6:17 - I; 8:10 - for; 10:21 - the pastors; 15:3 - I will; 50:6 - their shepherds; Lamentations 4:14 - have wandered; Ezekiel 33:2 - set; 34:4 - diseased; Zephaniah 3:4 - light; Matthew 7:15 - are; 13:25 - men; 21:27 - We cannot tell; Mark 11:33 - We; 13:36 - he find; Luke 12:45 - to eat; 21:34 - your hearts; John 3:10 - Art; 10:1 - the same; 10:8 - came; 10:12 - he that; Romans 2:19 - art confident; 12:11 - slothful; 16:18 - but; 2 Corinthians 3:14 - their; Philippians 3:19 - whose God; 1 Thessalonians 5:6 - let us not; 1 Timothy 3:2 - vigilant; 2 Timothy 4:5 - watch; Titus 1:7 - not given to filthy; 1:11 - filthy; 2 Peter 2:1 - there were; Revelation 3:2 - watchful Verse 11 they are 1 Samuel 2:12-17, 2:29; Ezekiel 13:19, 34:2, 34:3; Micah 3:5, 3:11; Malachi 1:10; Acts 20:29, 20:33; Philippians 3:2, 3:19; 1 Timothy 3:3, 3:8; Titus 1:7, 1:11; 1 Peter 5:2; 2 Peter 2:3, 2:14, 2:15; Jude 1:11, 1:16; Revelation 22:15 greedyHeb. strong of appetitecan never have enoughHeb. know not to be satisfied. Ecclesiastes 5:10 are shepherds Micah 3:6; Zechariah 11:15-17; Matthew 13:14, 13:15; John 8:43; 2 Corinthians 4:4 all look Exodus 23:3; Jeremiah 22:17; 2 Peter 2:15, 2:16 Reciprocal Numbers 22:7 - rewards of divination; 31:47 - kept the charge; Deuteronomy 23:18 - dog; Judges 18:4 - hired me; 18:20 - heart; 1 Samuel 2:14 - all that the fleshhook; 2 Kings 8:13 - a dog; Nehemiah 6:12 - hired him; Psalm 59:15 - if; Proverbs 30:15 - Give; Isaiah 44:18 - cannot; 47:15 - thy merchants; 53:6 - his own; 57:17 - the iniquity; Ezekiel 22:12 - greedily; 22:25 - like; 33:6 - and blow; Hosea 4:8 - set their heart on their iniquity; 4:14 - therefore; Amos 7:12 - eat; Matthew 7:15 - are; 21:27 - We cannot tell; 23:16 - ye blind; 26:15 - What; Luke 16:14 - who; John 10:6 - they understood not; 10:10 - thief; Acts 19:24 - brought; 24:26 - hoped; Romans 2:21 - dost thou steal; Ephesians 4:19 - with; Philippians 2:21 - all; 1 Thessalonians 2:5 - a cloak; 1 Timothy 6:5 - supposing; 6:10 - the love; James 4:13 - and buy Verse 12 I will Isaiah 5:22, 28:7, 28:8; Proverbs 31:4, 31:5; Hosea 4:11; Amos 6:3-6; Matthew 24:49-51; Luke 12:45, 12:46, 21:34; Titus 1:7 to morrow Isaiah 22:13, 22:14; Psalm 10:6; Proverbs 23:35, 27:1; Jeremiah 18:18; Luke 12:19, 12:20; 1 Corinthians 15:32 Reciprocal 1 Samuel 2:29 - make; Job 24:23 - whereon; Psalm 30:6 - And; Proverbs 30:15 - Give; Ezekiel 34:3 - eat; Daniel 4:4 - was; Amos 9:10 - The evil; Malachi 1:10 - even; Luke 15:13 - wasted; Acts 19:24 - brought; 1 Thessalonians 5:3 - Peace; 1 Timothy 3:3 - Not given to wine; James 4:13 - To day; 5:5 - have lived