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All Nations Will Obey the Lord

56 This is what the Lord says:

“·Give justice to all people [Promote justice],
    and ·do what is right [practice righteousness],
because my salvation ·will come to you soon [draws near].
    Soon ·everyone will know that I do what is right [my righteousness will be revealed].
The person who ·obeys the law about [keeps from defiling] the Sabbath
    will be blessed,
and the ·person [L son of man] who ·does no [keeps his hand from doing] evil
    will be blessed.”

Foreigners who have ·joined [committed to] the Lord should not say,
    “The Lord will ·not accept me with [L exclude/separate me from] his people [14:1].”
The eunuch should not say,
    “·Because I cannot have children, the Lord will not accept me [L Look, I am a dry tree].”

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Salvation for Others

56 This is what the Lord says:

“Maintain justice(A)
    and do what is right,(B)
for my salvation(C) is close at hand
    and my righteousness(D) will soon be revealed.
Blessed(E) is the one who does this—
    the person who holds it fast,
who keeps the Sabbath(F) without desecrating it,
    and keeps their hands from doing any evil.”

Let no foreigner(G) who is bound to the Lord say,
    “The Lord will surely exclude me from his people.”(H)
And let no eunuch(I) complain,
    “I am only a dry tree.”

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