Isaiah 56:8

“The Lord God, which gathereth the outcasts of Israel, saith, &c.] Not the outcasts of literal Israel, the captives in Babylon, and elsewhere; but of spiritual Israel, and who are cast out, not by the Lord, but by the men of the world; who cast out their names as evil, who call them outcasts, and account them the offscouring of all things, (<243017>Jeremiah 30:17) or rather this character of them may represent what they appear to be in a state of nature, when they seem to be neglected, and not taken notice of by the Lord, as if they were not his people, or beloved by him; and are like the infant cast out into the open field to the loathing of its person; and yet such as these the Lord looks…”

“Jehovah will not only restore the scattered outcasts of Israel (Isa 11:12; Psa 147:2) to their own land, but "will gather others ('strangers') to him (Israel), besides those gathered" (Margin, "to his gathered"; that is, in addition to the Israelites collected from their dispersion), (Joh 10:16; Eph 1:10; Eph 2:19).”

“The Lord God - This verse is a continuation of the promise made in the previous verses, that those of other nations would be united to the ancient people of God. The sense is, that Yahweh would not only gather back to their country those who were scattered abroad in other lands, but would also call to the same privileges multitudes of those who were now aliens and strangers. Which gathereth the outcasts of Israel - Who will collect again and restore to their own country those of the Jews who were scattered abroad - the exiles who were in distant lands. Yet will I gather others to him - To Israel; that is, to the Jews (see John 10:16). Besides those - Margin, ‘To his gathered.’ To those who…”

“The Lord - Who will gather to himself, and bring into their own land, those that are cast out of their own land. Yet - I will make a far more comprehensive gathering of the Gentiles. Isaiah 56:9”

“56:8 The outcasts of Israel were those dispersed among the nations as the result of the Exile (see also 11:12). • The others would be eunuchs and Gentiles (56:3-7; see also 57:19; John 10:16).”

“which: Isa 11:11, Isa 11:12, Isa 27:12, Isa 27:13, Isa 54:7; Psa 106:47, Psa 107:2, Psa 107:3, Psa 147:2; Jer 30:17; Jer 31:10; Hos 1:11; Mic 4:6; Zep 3:18-20; Zac 10:8-10 Yet: Isa 43:6, Isa 49:12, Isa 49:22, Isa 60:3-11, Isa 66:18-21; Gen 49:10; Joh 10:16, Joh 11:52; Eph 1:10, Eph 2:14-16 beside those that are gathered: Heb. to his gathered Isaiah 56:9”

“The expression "saying of the Lord" (Ne'um Jehovah), which is so solemn an expression in itself, and which stands here at the head of the following declaration, is a proof that it contains not only something great, but something which needs a solemn confirmation because of its strangeness. Not only is there no ground for supposing that Gentiles who love Jehovah will be excluded from the congregation; but it is really Jehovah's intention to gather some out of the heathen, and add them to the assembled diaspora of Israel. "Word of the Lord, Jehovah: gathering the outcasts of Israel, I will also gather beyond itself to its gathered ones." We only find ה נאם at the commencement of the sentence,…”