Bible Strands
Isaiah 56:8
Thus declares the Lord GOD, who gathers the dispersed of Israel: “I will gather to them still others besides those already gathered.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Lord GOD issues this declaration regarding the dispersed of Israel immediately after stating that His temple will serve as a house of prayer for all nations. The words — The verb אֲקַבֵּ֥ץ ('a.ka.Betz) = I will gather is modified by ע֛וֹד (od) = still to indicate a continuing divine action. The thread — This expansion of the gathered people parallels John 10:16, Isaiah 54:7, and Isaiah 60:3. Why it lands — The text states God will add to the already gathered group, requiring a reader to accept the inclusion of outsiders as a declared divine action rather than a human initiative.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The Lord God which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I gather others to him, beside those that are gathered unto him.
Cross-references
- John 10:16 I 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.
- Isaiah 54:7 “For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will bring you back.
- Isaiah 60:3 Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.
- Genesis 49:10 The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.
- Isaiah 66:18 “And I, knowing their deeds and thoughts, am coming to gather all nations and tongues, and they will come and see My glory.
- Jeremiah 30:17 But I will restore your health and heal your wounds, declares the LORD, because they call you an outcast, Zion, for whom no one cares.”
- Jeremiah 31:10 Hear, O nations, the word of the LORD, and proclaim it in distant coastlands: “The One who scattered Israel will gather them and keep them as a shepherd keeps his flock.
- Zechariah 10:8 I will whistle for them to gather, for I have redeemed them; and they will be as numerous as they once were.
- Ephesians 1:10 as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ.
- Ephesians 2:14 For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility