Isaiah 56:8 (GNV)

Passage

The Lord God sayth, which gathereth the scattered of Israel, Yet wil I gather to them those that are to be gathered to them.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 56:6 Also the strangers that cleaue vnto the Lord, to serue him, and to loue the Name of the Lord, and to be his seruants: euery one that keepeth the Sabbath, and polluteth it not and imbraceth my couenant,

Isaiah 56:7 Them wil I bring also to mine holy mountaine, and make them ioyfull in mine House of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted vpon mine altar: for mine House shall be called an house of prayer for all people.

Isaiah 56:8 The Lord God sayth, which gathereth the scattered of Israel, Yet wil I gather to them those that are to be gathered to them.

Isaiah 56:9 All ye beastes of the fielde, come to deuoure, euen all ye beastes of the forest.

Isaiah 56:10 Their watchmen are all blinde: they haue no knowledge: they are all dumme dogs: they can not barke: they lie and sleepe and delite in sleeping.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lord", "sayth", "gathereth", "scattered", "israel", and "gathered". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lord" and "sayth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "Them wil I bring also to mine..." into verse 9's "All ye beastes of the fielde come...", so "lord" and "sayth" 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 "lord" and "sayth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.