6. “And the foreigners who join themselves to the Lord,to minister to him, to love the name of the Lord,and to be his servants,everyone who keeps the Sabbath and does not profane it,and holds fast my covenant—
7. these I will bring to my holy mountain,and make them joyful in my house of prayer; their burnt offerings and their sacrificeswill be accepted on my altar;for my house shall be called a house of prayerfor all peoples.”
8. The Lord God, who gathers the outcasts of Israel, declares, “I will gather yet others to himbesides those already gathered.”
9. All you beasts of the field, come to devour—all you beasts in the forest.
10. His watchmen are blind;they are all without knowledge;they are all silent dogs;they cannot bark,dreaming, lying down,loving to slumber.
11. The dogs have a mighty appetite;they never have enough.But they are shepherds who have no understanding;they have all turned to their own way, each to his own gain, one and all.
12. “Come,” they say, “let me get wine;let us fill ourselves with strong drink; and tomorrow will be like this day,great beyond measure.”