Isaiah 56:8
The Lord God which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I gather others to him, beside those that are gathered unto him.
Isaiah 56:8 in other translations
| BSB | Thus declares the Lord GOD, who gathers the dispersed of Israel: “I will gather to them still others besides those already gathered.” |
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| WEB | The Lord GOD, who gathers the outcasts of Israel, says, “I will yet gather others to him, in addition to his own who are gathered.” |
| ASV | The Lord Jehovah, who gathereth the outcasts of Israel, saith, Yet will I gather others to him, besides his own that are gathered. |
| YLT | An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Who is gathering the outcasts of Israel: ‘Again I gather to him--to his gathered ones.' |
| DARBY | The Lord Jehovah, who gathereth the outcasts of Israel, saith: Yet will I gather others to him, with those of his that are gathered. |
| BBE | The Lord God, who gets together the wandering ones of Israel, says, I will get together others in addition to those of Israel who have come back. |
| Webster | The Lord GOD who gathereth the outcasts of Israel, Yet will I gather others to him, besides those that are gathered to him. |
What does Isaiah 56:8 mean?
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 56:3-8
Unbelief often suggests things to discourage believers, against which God has expressly guarded. Spiritual blessings are unspeakably better than having sons and daughters; for children are a care, and may prove a grief and shame, but the blessings we partake of in God's house, are comforts which cannot be made bitter. Those who love the Lord truly, will serve him faithfully, and then his commandments are not…
Isaiah 56:8 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Isaiah 56:8
- John 10:16
And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
- Isaiah 54:7
For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.
- Isaiah 60:3-11
And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side. Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee. The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the Lord. …
- Zechariah 10:8-10
I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased. And I will sow them among the people: and they shall remember me in far countries; and they shall live with their children, and turn again. I will bring them again also out of the land of Egypt, and gather them out of Assyria; and I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon; and place shall not be found for them.
- Ephesians 2:14-16
For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:
- Genesis 49:10
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
- Jeremiah 30:17
For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the Lord; because they called thee an Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.
- Jeremiah 31:10
Hear the word of the Lord, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock.
- Ephesians 1:10
That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:
- Isaiah 66:18-21
For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory. And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles. And they shall bring all your brethren for an offering unto the Lord out of all nations upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and upon swift beasts, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, saith the Lord, as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the Lord. And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, saith the Lord.
- Isaiah 11:11-12
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.
- Micah 4:6
In that day, saith the Lord, will I assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted;
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
11:11,12; 27:12,13; 54:7; Ps 106:47; 107:2,3; 147:2; Jer 30:17
Jer 31:10; Ho 1:11; Mic 4:6; Zep 3:18-20; Zec 10:8-10
Yet.
43:6; 49:12,22; 60:3-11; 66:18-21; Ge 49:10; Joh 10:16; 11:52
Eph 1:10; 2:14-16
beside those that are gathered. Heb. to his gathered.
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Context
- Isaiah 56:7
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.
- Isaiah 56:8
The Lord God which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I gather others to him, beside those that are gathered unto him.
- Isaiah 56:9
All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yea, all ye beasts in the forest.
Isaiah 56:8 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Dice el Señor Jehová, el que junta los echados de Israel: Aun juntaré sobre él sus congregados. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Le Seigneur l’ Éternel, qui rassemble les exilés d’Israël, dit: J’en rassemblerai encore d’autres vers lui, avec les siens déjà rassemblés. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Es spricht der Herr, Jehova, der die Vertriebenen Israels sammelt: Zu ihm, zu seinen Gesammelten, werde ich noch mehr hinzusammeln. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ait Dominus Deus, qui congregat dispersos Israël: Adhuc congregabo ad eum congregatos ejus. |