Isaiah 56:3

56:3 No foreigner who becomes a follower of ¹  the Lord should say,

‘The Lord will certainly ²  exclude me from his people.’

The eunuch should not say,

‘Look, I am like a dried-up tree.’”

Isaiah 59:2

59:2 But your sinful acts have alienated you from your God;

your sins have caused him to reject you and not listen to your prayers. ³ 

[56:3]  ¹ tn Heb “who attaches himself to.”

[56:3]  ² tn The infinitive absolute precedes the finite verb for emphasis.

[59:2]  ³ tn Heb “and your sins have caused [his] face to be hidden from you so as not to hear.”