Isaiah 56:8
in Isaiah 56Thus 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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ASV
The Lord Jehovah, who gathereth the outcasts of Israel, saith, Yet will I gather others to him, besides his own that are gathered.
KJV
The Lord God which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I gather others to him, beside those that are gathered unto him.
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This verse in Isaiah 56
Commentary
11 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The Lord God - This verse is a continuation of the promise made in the previous verses, that those of other nations would be united to the ancient people of God. The sense is, that Yahweh would not only gather back to their country those who were scattered abroad in other lands, but would also call to the same privileges multitudes of those who were now aliens and strangers.
This site's exposition
who gathers the dispersed of Israel
The Lord GOD, “who gathers the dispersed of Israel”, gives the promise behind the chapter. The foreigners of verses 3 to 7 are the others: “I will gather to them still others besides those already gathered”. Delitzsch notes gathers is a participle in the Hebrew, a work still going on.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
The Savior, however, is gentle not only with the nations. For he says, "I will gather the scattered of Israel." For these were far from the community in the law, being far away from Judah, and [they] were idol worshiping and teaching doctrines and precepts …
(Vers. 8, 9.) Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will please me on my altar: for my house will be called a house of prayer for all peoples, says the Lord God, who gathers the dispersed of Israel: I will still gather together those who have been gathered to him: All the beasts of the field, come to devour, all the beasts of the forest. LXX: Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be acceptable on my altar.
The Medieval Church1 voice
Second, as to the gathering of the people: the Lord God, who gathers, to him, Israel, the peoples who adhere to him: the Lord builds up Jerusalem: he will gather together the dispersed of Israel (Ps 146[147]:2).
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
The Lord - Who will gather to himself, and bring into their own land, those that are cast out of their own land. Yet - I will make a far more comprehensive gathering of the Gentiles.
) that when the Gentiles are called in they shall be incorporated into one body with the Jews, that (as Christ says, John x. 16 ) there may be one fold and one Shepherd; for, [1.] God will gather the outcasts of Israel. Many of the Jews that had by their unbelief cast themselves out shall by faith be brought in again, a remnant according to the election of grace, Rom. xi.
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4 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
The Lord God, which gathereth the outcasts of Israel, saith,....
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Jehovah will not only restore the scattered outcasts of Israel (Isa 11:12; Ps 147:2) to their own land, but "will gather others ('strangers') to him (Israel), besides those gathered" (Margin, "to his gathered"; that is, in addition to the Israelites collected from their dispersion), (Joh 10:16;
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GOD'S work flow is that of gathering. There was a time when it was scattering. Man built the tower of Babel which was intended to be the center of unity, the armory of power and the seat of dominion from where some mighty Nimrod might sway his scepter over all the human race. But the Lord would not have it so. Infinite wisdom baffled finite ambition! Man's center is not God's center and, therefore, He confounded their language and scattered them into nations by which the whole earth has been inhabited.
GOD'S work flow is that of gathering. There was a time when it was scattering. Man built the tower of Babel which was intended to be the center of unity, the armory of power and the seat of dominion from where some mighty Nimrod might sway his scepter over all the human race. But the Lord would not have it so. Infinite wisdom baffled finite ambition! Man's center is not God's center and, therefore, He confounded their language and scattered them into nations by which the whole earth has been inhabited. Now the Lord is gathering together in one the children of God which are scattered abroad. His Son Jesus Christ has descended and dwelt among us, working out our redemption and now, exalted in the highest heavens, He is God's appointed Center of His people! As Jacob said of old, "Unto Him shall the gathering of the people be." The Lord has made Him to "stand for an ensign of the people, to Him shall the Gentiles seek and His rest shall be glorious." The great promise given by the mouth of Isaiah is to be fulfilled under the Gospel dispensation—"I will gather all nations and tongues, and they shall come and see My Glory." Jesus has made both Jew and Gentile one, breaking down every wall of partition, so that there is neither barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free, but Christ is all and in all. The power and Grace of God are continually drawing men from all nations and kindred and tongues to the common hope, even the Atonement made by the death of our Lord Jesus, and to the common service, even to service under the one and only Lord of whom it is written, "One is your Master, even Christ; and all you are brethren." This ingathering process is going on every day by the testimony of the Word of God and it is to be continued until the end of time! I trust it will be carried on in our midst today.
The words behind it
10 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| נְאֻם֙ | neum | [the] utterance of | H5002 → | 376 times |
| אֲדֹנָ֣י | ʾadonai | [the] Lord | H136 → | 440 times |
| יְהוִ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3069 → | 306 times |
| מְקַבֵּ֖ץ | mekabetz | [who] gathers | H6908 → | 127 times |
| נִדְחֵ֣י | nidchei | [the] banished [ones] of | H5080 → | 55 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| ע֛וֹד | od | still | H5750 → | 490 times |
| אֲקַבֵּ֥ץ | ʾakabetz | I will gather | H6908 → | 127 times |
| עָלָ֖יו | ʾalav | to it | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| לְנִקְבָּצָֽיו׃ | lenikbatzav | to gathered [ones] its | H6908 → | 127 times |
נְאֻם֙[the] utterance of
neumH5002 →376 times
אֲדֹנָ֣י[the] Lord
ʾadonaiH136 →440 times
יְהוִ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3069 →306 times
מְקַבֵּ֖ץ[who] gathers
mekabetzH6908 →127 times
נִדְחֵ֣י[the] banished [ones] of
nidcheiH5080 →55 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
ע֛וֹדstill
odH5750 →490 times
אֲקַבֵּ֥ץI will gather
ʾakabetzH6908 →127 times
עָלָ֖יוto it
ʾalavH5921 →5755 times
לְנִקְבָּצָֽיו׃to gathered [ones] its
lenikbatzavH6908 →127 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
John 10:16I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.
it leads to
- John 11:52
and not only for the nation, but also for the scattered children of God, to gather them together into one.
- 1 Peter 2:25
For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
- Ezekiel 34:23
I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd.
- Ephesians 2:13–18
But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.
- Ezekiel 37:24
My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes.
- John 11:52
Through
Genesis 49:10The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.
it leads to
- Numbers 24:17
I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and…
- Luke 1:32–33
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,
- Numbers 24:17
Through
Isaiah 54:7“For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will bring you back.
it leads to
- Psalms 30:5
For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.
- Psalms 30:5
Where this verse is studied
About Isaiah
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Charles Spurgeon, The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 1437: “Others To Be Gathered In” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition); Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Isaiah; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Procopius of Gaza, COMMENTARY ON ISAIAH 56:1-11 and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Isaiah.