(A)But you shall be named the priests of the Lord,
They shall call you the servants of our God.
(B)You shall eat the riches of the Gentiles,
And in their glory you shall boast.
(C)Instead of your shame you shall have double honor,
And instead of confusion they shall rejoice in their portion.
Therefore in their land they shall possess double;
Everlasting joy shall be theirs.

“For (D)I, the Lord, love justice;
(E)I hate robbery [a]for burnt offering;
I will direct their work in truth,
(F)And will make with them an everlasting covenant.
Their descendants shall be known among the Gentiles,
And their offspring among the people.
All who see them shall acknowledge them,
(G)That they are the posterity whom the Lord has blessed.”

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Footnotes

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And you will be called priests(A) of the Lord,
    you will be named ministers of our God.
You will feed on the wealth(B) of nations,
    and in their riches you will boast.

Instead of your shame(C)
    you will receive a double(D) portion,
and instead of disgrace
    you will rejoice in your inheritance.
And so you will inherit(E) a double portion in your land,
    and everlasting joy(F) will be yours.

“For I, the Lord, love justice;(G)
    I hate robbery and wrongdoing.
In my faithfulness I will reward my people
    and make an everlasting covenant(H) with them.
Their descendants(I) will be known among the nations
    and their offspring among the peoples.
All who see them will acknowledge
    that they are a people the Lord has blessed.”(J)

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