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Rewards for Obedience to God

¹ This is what the LORD says:
"^(C1)Guard justice and do righteousness,
For My ^(C2)salvation is about to come
And My righteousness to be revealed.

² "^(C1)Blessed is a man who does this,
And a son of man who ^(C2)takes hold of it;
Who ^(C3)keeps from profaning the Sabbath,
And keeps his hand from doing any evil."

³ Let not the ^(C1)foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD say,
"The LORD will certainly separate me from His people."
Nor let the ^(C2)eunuch say, "Behold, I am a dry tree."

⁴ For this is what the LORD says:
"To the eunuchs who ^(C1)keep My Sabbaths,
And choose what pleases Me,
And ^(C2)hold firmly to My covenant,

⁵ To them I will give in My ^(C1)house and within My ^(C2)walls a memorial,
And a name better than that of sons and daughters;
I will give ^(F1)them an everlasting ^(C3)name which ^(C4)will not be eliminated.

⁶ "Also the ^(C1)foreigners who join themselves to the LORD,
To attend to His service and to love the name of the LORD,
To be His servants, every one who ^(C2)keeps the Sabbath so as not to profane it,
And holds firmly to My covenant;

⁷ Even ^(C1)those I will bring to My ^(C2)holy mountain,
And ^(C3)make them joyful in My house of prayer.
Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be acceptable on ^(C4)My altar;
For ^(C5)My house will be called a house of prayer for all the peoples."

⁸ The Lord ^(F1)GOD, who ^(C1)gathers the dispersed of Israel, declares,
"I will yet gather ^(C2)others to ^(F2)them, to those already gathered."

⁹ All you ^(F1)(C1)wild animals,
All you animals in the forest,
Come to eat.

¹⁰ His ^(C1)watchmen are ^(C2)blind,
All of them know nothing.
All of them are mute dogs unable to bark,
Dreamers lying down, who love to slumber;

¹¹ And the dogs are ^(F1)(C1)greedy, they ^(F2)are never satisfied.
And they are shepherds who have ^(C2)no understanding;
They have all ^(C3)turned to their own way,
Each one to his unjust gain, ^(F3)without exception.

¹² "Come," they say, "^(F1)let's get ^(C1)wine, and let's drink heavily of intoxicating drink;
And ^(C2)tomorrow will be like today, only more so."