Isaiah 56:3 (DBY)

Passage

And let not the son of the alien, that hath joined himself to Jehovah, speak saying, Jehovah hath entirely separated me from his people; neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree;

Nearby Context

Isaiah 56:1 Thus saith Jehovah: Keep ye judgment and do righteousness; for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.

Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that holdeth fast to it; that keepeth the sabbath from profaning it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.

Isaiah 56:3 And let not the son of the alien, that hath joined himself to Jehovah, speak saying, Jehovah hath entirely separated me from his people; neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree;

Isaiah 56:4 for thus saith Jehovah: Unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and hold fast to my covenant,

Isaiah 56:5 even unto them will I give in my house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "alien", "hath", "joined", "himself", "jehovah", "speak", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "alien" and "hath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "Blessed is the man that doeth this..." into verse 4's "for thus saith Jehovah Unto the eunuchs...", so "alien" and "hath" belong inside that flow. In Isaiah context, the local focus is the Holy One of Israel, judgment and restoration, the servant of the LORD, and Zion's hope.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "alien" and "hath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.