[1] The LORD says to his people, "Do what is just and right, for soon I will save you. [2] I will bless those who always observe the Sabbath and do not misuse it. I will bless those who do nothing evil." [3] A foreigner who has joined the LORD's people should not say, "The LORD will not let me worship with his people." A man who has been castrated should never think that because he cannot have children, he can never be part of God's people. [4] The LORD says to such a man, "If you honor me by observing the Sabbath and if you do what pleases me and faithfully keep my covenant, [5] then your name will be remembered in my Temple and among my people longer than if you had sons and daughters. You will never be forgotten." [6] And the LORD says to those foreigners who become part of his people, who love him and serve him, who observe the Sabbath and faithfully keep his covenant: [7] "I will bring you to Zion, my sacred hill, give you joy in my house of prayer, and accept the sacrifices you offer on my altar. My Temple will be called a house of prayer for the people of all nations." [8] The Sovereign LORD, who has brought his people Israel home from exile, has promised that he will bring still other people to join them. [9] The LORD has told the foreign nations to come like wild animals and devour his people. [10] He says, "All the leaders, who are supposed to warn my people, are blind! They know nothing. They are like watch dogs that don't bark-they only lie around and dream. How they love to sleep! [11] They are like greedy dogs that never get enough. These leaders have no understanding. They each do as they please and seek their own advantage. [12] 'Let's get some wine,' these drunkards say, 'and drink all we can hold! Tomorrow will be even better than today!'"
