Isaiah 56:3 (GNV)

Passage

And let not the sonne of the stranger, which is ioyned to the Lord, speake and say, The Lord hath surely separate me from his people: neither let the Eunuch say, Beholde, I am a drye tree.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 56:1 Thus saith the Lord, Keepe iudgement and doe iustice: for my saluation is at hand to come, and my righteousnes to be reueiled.

Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the sonne of man which layeth holde on it: hee that keepeth the Sabbath and polluteth it not, and keepeth his hand from doing any euill.

Isaiah 56:3 And let not the sonne of the stranger, which is ioyned to the Lord, speake and say, The Lord hath surely separate me from his people: neither let the Eunuch say, Beholde, I am a drye tree.

Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith the Lord vnto the Eunuches, that keepe my Sabbaths, and chuse the thing that pleaseth me, and take holde of my couenant,

Isaiah 56:5 Euen vnto them wil I giue in mine House and within my walles, a place and a name better then of the sonnes and of the daughters: I will giue them an euerlasting name, that shall not be put out.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sonne", "stranger", "ioyned", "lord", "speake", "hath", and "surely". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sonne" and "stranger", 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 the Lord vnto the...", so "sonne" and "stranger" 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 "sonne" and "stranger" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.