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Blessed is [the] common man that does this, and the son of man that holds it fast; that keeps the Sabbath from profaning it, and keeps his hand from doing any evil.

Neither let the foreigner, that has joined himself to Yahweh, speak, saying, Yahweh will surely separate me from his people; neither let the eunuch say, Look, I am a dry tree.

Also the foreigners that join themselves to Yahweh, to minister to him, and to love the name of Yahweh, to be his slaves, every one that keeps the Sabbath from profaning it, and holds fast my covenant;

The Lord Yahweh, who gathers the outcasts of Israel, says, Yet I will gather [others] to him, besides his own that are gathered.

His watchmen are blind, they are all without knowledge; they are all mute dogs, they can't bark; dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.

Yes, the dogs are greedy, they can never have enough; and these are shepherds that can't understand: they have all turned to their own way, each one to his gain, from every quarter.

He enters into peace; they rest in their beds, each one that walks in his uprightness.

For the iniquity of his covetousness I was angry, and smote him; I hid [my face] and was angry; and he went on backsliding in the way of his heart.

I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts to him and to his mourners.

Is such the fast that I have chosen? the day for man to afflict his soul? Is it to bow down his head as a rush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? will you call this a fast, and an acceptable day to Yahweh?

Look, Yahweh's hand is not shortened, that it can't save; neither his ear heavy, that it can't hear:

but your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, so that he will not hear.

Yes, truth is lacking; and he that departs from evil makes himself a prey. And Yahweh saw it, and it was evil in his eyes that there was no justice.

And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his own arm brought salvation to him; and his righteousness, it upheld him.

And he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on his head; and he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a mantle.

According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, wrath to his adversaries, recompense to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompense.

So they shall fear the name of Yahweh from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun; for he will come as a rushing stream, which the breath of Yahweh drives.

For, look, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples; but Yahweh will arise on you, and his glory shall be seen on you.

Yahweh has sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give your grain to be food for your enemies; and foreigners shall not drink your new wine, for which you have labored:

Look, Yahweh has proclaimed to the end of the earth, Say to the daughter of Zion, Look, your salvation comes; look, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him.