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Isaiah 56:4–5

4 For thus says the Lord:

“To the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths,

And choose what pleases Me,

And hold fast My covenant,

5 Even to them I will give in eMy house

And within My walls a place fand a name

Better than that of sons and daughters;

I will give 1them an everlasting name

That shall not be cut off.

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Isaiah 56:4–5 — The New International Version (NIV)

For this is what the Lord says:

“To the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths,

who choose what pleases me

and hold fast to my covenant—

to them I will give within my temple and its walls

a memorial and a name

better than sons and daughters;

I will give them an everlasting name

that will endure forever.

Isaiah 56:4–5 — English Standard Version (ESV)

For thus says the Lord:

“To the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths,

who choose the things that please me

and hold fast my covenant,

I will give in my house and within my walls

a monument and a name

better than sons and daughters;

I will give them an everlasting name

that shall not be cut off.

Isaiah 56:4–5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

For thus saith the Lord unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths,

And choose the things that please me,

And take hold of my covenant;

Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls

A place and a name better than of sons and of daughters:

I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.

Isaiah 56:4–5 — New Living Translation (NLT)

For this is what the Lord says:

I will bless those eunuchs

who keep my Sabbath days holy

and who choose to do what pleases me

and commit their lives to me.

I will give them—within the walls of my house—

a memorial and a name

far greater than sons and daughters could give.

For the name I give them is an everlasting one.

It will never disappear!

Isaiah 56:4–5 — New Century Version (NCV)

This is what the Lord says:

“The eunuchs should obey the law about the Sabbath

and do what I want

and keep my agreement.

If they do, I will make their names remembered

within my Temple and its walls.

It will be better for them than children.

I will give them a name that will last forever,

that will never be forgotten.

Isaiah 56:4–5 — American Standard Version (ASV)

For thus saith Jehovah of the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and hold fast my covenant: Unto them will I give in my house and within my walls a memorial and a name better than of sons and of daughters; I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.

Isaiah 56:4–5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

for thus saith Jehovah: Unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and hold fast to my covenant, even unto them will I give in my house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.

Isaiah 56:4–5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

This is what the Lord says: ⸤I will remember⸥ the castrated men who keep my days of rest—a holy days, choose what pleases me, and faithfully observe the conditions of my promise.Inside my house and within my walls, I will give them something better than sons and daughters. I will give them a monument and a name. I will give them a permanent name that will not be forgotten.

Isaiah 56:4–5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

For the Lord says this:

“For the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths,

and choose what pleases Me,

and hold firmly to My covenant,

I will give them, in My house and within My walls,

a memorial and a name

better than sons and daughters.

I will give each of them an everlasting name

that will never be cut off.

Isaiah 56:4–5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

For thus says the Lord:

To the eunuchs who keep my sabbaths,

who choose the things that please me

and hold fast my covenant,

I will give, in my house and within my walls,

a monument and a name

better than sons and daughters;

I will give them an everlasting name

that shall not be cut off.

Isaiah 56:4–5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

For thus says Yahweh, “To the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths,

and choose that in which I delight,

and who keep hold of my covenant.

And I will give them a monument and a name in my house and within my walls,

better than sons and daughters;

I will give him an everlasting name

that shall not be cut off.

Isaiah 56:4–5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

The Lord says,

“Suppose some eunuchs keep my Sabbath days.

They choose to do what pleases me.

And they are faithful in keeping my covenant.

Then I will set up a monument in the area of my temple.

Their names will be written on it.

That will be better for them than having sons and daughters.

The names of the eunuchs will be remembered forever.

They will never be forgotten.

Isaiah 56:4–5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

For thus says the Lord,

“To the eunuchs who keep My sabbaths,

And choose what pleases Me,

And hold fast My covenant,

To them I will give in My house and within My walls a memorial,

And a name better than that of sons and daughters;

I will give them an everlasting name which will not be cut off.


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