KJV ORIGINAL
Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the LORD, speak, saying, The LORD hath utterly separated me from his people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Don't let the foreigner who has committed himself to the LORD say, 'The LORD has completely cut me off from his people.' And don't let the eunuch say, 'Look, I am like a dead tree that can't bear fruit.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is telling people who feel excluded or different that they shouldn't assume He has rejected them or that they're worthless to Him.
📚 Historical Context
This was written during a time when Jewish religious law excluded foreigners and eunuchs from full participation in temple worship and community life. Eunuchs, who were castrated men often serving in royal courts, were considered ceremonially unclean and barred from the assembly of God's people according to Deuteronomy 23:1.
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