Isaiah 56:7-9
1599 Geneva Bible
7 Them will I bring also to mine holy mountain, and make them joyful in mine House of prayer; their burnt [a]offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar: for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for [b]all people.
8 The Lord God saith, which gathereth the scattered of Israel, Yet will I gather to them those that are to be gathered to them.
9 All ye [c]beasts of the field, come to devour, even all ye beasts of the forest.
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- Isaiah 56:7 Hereby he meaneth the spiritual service of God, to whom the faithful offer continual thanksgiving, yea themselves and all that they have, as a lively and acceptable sacrifice.
- Isaiah 56:7 Not only for the Jews, but for all others, Matt. 21:13.
- Isaiah 56:9 Meaning, the enemies of the Church, as the Babylonians, Assyrians, etc., thus he speaketh to fear the hypocrites and to assure the faithful that when this cometh, they may know it was told them before.
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