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Then they will (A)rebuild the ancient waste places;
They will raise up the former desolations;
And they will make new the ruined cities,
The desolations from generation to generation.
(B)Strangers will stand and pasture your flocks,
And [a]foreigners will be your farmers and your vinedressers.
But you will be called the (C)priests of Yahweh;
You will be spoken of as (D)ministers of our God.
You will eat the (E)wealth of nations,
And in their glories you will boast.
Instead of your (F)shame you will have a (G)double portion,
And instead of dishonor they will shout for joy over their portion.
Therefore they will possess a double portion in their land;
(H)Everlasting gladness will be theirs.
For I, Yahweh, (I)love justice,
I hate robbery [b]in the burnt offering;
And in truth I will give them their recompense
And cut an (J)everlasting covenant with them.
Then their seed will be known among the nations,
And their offspring in the midst of the peoples.
All who see them will recognize them
Because they are the (K)seed whom Yahweh has blessed.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 61:5 Lit sons of the foreigner
  2. Isaiah 61:8 Or with iniquity