Dual PanelAll Nations Will Follow the Lord
1The LORD said these things, “Be fair to all people. Do what is right, because soon my salvation will come to you. My goodness will soon be shown to the whole world.
2I will bless those who refuse to do wrong and who obey the law about the Sabbath.”
3Some foreigners who choose to follow the LORD should not say, “The LORD will not really accept me like the rest of his people.” A eunuch should not say, “I am only a dry piece of wood. I cannot have any children.”
4They should not say that because the LORD says, “Some eunuchs obey the laws about the Sabbath. They choose to do what I want, and they follow my agreement.
5So I will put a memorial stone in my Temple for them. Their name will be remembered in my city! Yes, I will give those eunuchs something better than sons and daughters. I will give them a name that will last forever! They will not be cut off from my people.”
6“Some foreigners will choose to follow me, the LORD. They will want to serve me and love my name. They will want to be my servants. They will keep the Sabbath as a special day of worship, and they will continue to follow closely my agreement.
7So I will bring them to my holy mountain and make them happy in my house of prayer. The offerings and sacrifices they give me will please me, because my Temple will be called a house of prayer for all nations.”
8The Lord GOD said these things. The Israelites were forced to leave their country, but the Lord will gather them together again. He says, “I will bring them back together!”
9Wild animals in the forest, come and eat.
10The watchmen are all blind. They don’t know what they are doing. They are like dogs that will not bark. They lie on the ground and sleep. Oh, they love to sleep.
11They are like hungry dogs. They are never satisfied. The shepherds don’t know what they are doing. Like their sheep, they have all wandered away. They are greedy. All they want is to satisfy themselves.
12They come and say, “I will drink some wine. I will drink some beer. I will do the same thing tomorrow, but I will drink even more.”