Isaiah 56:3

Isaiah 56:3 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

3Let no foreigner who is bound to the Lord say,

“The Lord will surely exclude me from his people.”

And let no eunuch complain,

“I am only a dry tree.”

3Let not the foreigner who has joined himself to the Lord say,

“The Lord will certainly separate me from His people.”

Nor let the eunuch say, “Behold, I am a dry tree.”

3Let not the foreigner who has joined himself to the Lord say,

“The Lord will surely separate me from His people.”

Nor let the eunuch say, “Behold, I am a dry tree.”

3Do not let the foreigner who has joined himself to the Lord say,

“The Lord will most certainly separate me from His people.”

And do not let the eunuch say, “Look, I am a dry tree.”

3Let no foreigner who has joined himself to the Lord say,

“The Lord will utterly exclude me from His people.”

And let the eunuch not say,

“I am but a dry tree.”

3Suppose an outsider wants to follow the Lord.

Then that person shouldn’t say,

“The Lord won’t accept me as one of his people.”

And a eunuch shouldn’t say,

“I’m like a dry tree

that doesn’t bear any fruit.”