Isaiah 61:4-9
1599 Geneva Bible
4 And they shall build the old waste places, and raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the cities that were desolate and waste through many [a]generations.
5 And the strangers shall [b]stand and feed your sheep, and the sons of the strangers shall be your plowmen, and dressers of your vines.
6 But ye shall be named the [c]Priests of the Lord, and men shall say unto you, The ministers of our God: Ye shall eat the [d]riches of the Gentiles, and shall be exalted with their glory.
7 For your shame you shall receive [e]double, and for confusion, [f]they shall rejoice in [g]their portion: for in their land they shall possess the [h]double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.
8 For I the Lord love judgment, and hate [i]robbery for burnt offering, and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
9 And [j]their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their buds among the people. All that see them, shall know them, that they are the seed which the Lord hath blessed.
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- Isaiah 61:4 That is, for a long time.
- Isaiah 61:5 They shall be ready to serve you in all your necessities.
- Isaiah 61:6 This is accomplished in the time of Christ, by whom all the faithful are made Priests and Kings, 1 Pet. 2:9; Rev. 1:6 and 5:10.
- Isaiah 61:6 Read Isa. 6:11, 16.
- Isaiah 61:7 Abundant recompense, as this word is used, Isa. 40:2.
- Isaiah 61:7 That is, the Jews.
- Isaiah 61:7 To wit, of the Gentiles.
- Isaiah 61:7 Whereas the Gentiles had dominion over the Jews in times past, now they shall have double authority over them and possess twice so much.
- Isaiah 61:8 I will not receive their offerings which are extortioners, deceivers, hypocrites, or that deprive me of my glory.
- Isaiah 61:9 That is, of the Church.
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