Isaiah 61:4-9

Evangelical Heritage Version

⁴ Then they will rebuild ancient ruins.
They will raise up what was formerly devastated,
and they will renew ruined cities,
    which have been devastated for generations.
⁵ Strangers will stand and shepherd your flock,
and foreigners will be your farmers and vinedressers.
⁶ You will be called the Lord’s priests.
You will be named ministers of our God.
You will eat the wealth of nations,
and you will boast about their riches.
⁷ In place of your shame, you will receive a double portion.
Instead of dishonor, they will rejoice in their share of the land.
In fact, in their land they will inherit a double portion.
Everlasting joy will be theirs.
⁸ Yes, I am the Lord. I love justice.
I hate robbery in a burnt offering.^[a]
I will repay them in faithfulness,
and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
⁹ Their offspring will be known among the nations,
and their descendants in the midst of the peoples.
All who see them will recognize
    that they are offspring whom the Lord has blessed.