Isaiah 61:4-9
New American Standard Bible
4 Then they will (A)rebuild the ancient ruins,
They will raise up the former devastations;
And they will repair the ruined cities,
The desolations of many generations.
5 (B)Strangers will stand and pasture your flocks,
And [a]foreigners will be your farmers and your vinedressers.
6 But you will be called the (C)priests of the Lord;
You will be spoken of as (D)ministers of our God.
You will eat the (E)wealth of nations,
And you will boast in their [b]riches.
7 Instead of your (F)shame you will have a (G)double portion,
And instead of humiliation they will shout for joy over their portion.
Therefore they will possess a double portion in their land,
(H)Everlasting joy will be theirs.
8 For I, the Lord, (I)love justice,
I hate robbery [c]in the burnt offering;
And I will faithfully give them their reward,
And make an (J)everlasting covenant with them.
9 Then their offspring will be known among the nations,
And their descendants in the midst of the peoples.
All who see them will recognize them
Because they are the (K)offspring whom the Lord has blessed.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 61:5 Lit sons of the foreigner
- Isaiah 61:6 Or glory
- Isaiah 61:8 Or with malice
Isaiah 61:4-9
Lexham English Bible
4 And they shall build the ancient ruins,
they shall erect the former deserted places.
And they shall restore the devastated cities,[a]
the deserted places of many generations.[b]
5 And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks,[c]
and foreigners[d] shall be your farmers and vinedressers.
6 But[e] you shall be called the priests of Yahweh,
you will be called[f] servers of our God.
You shall eat the wealth of the nations,
and you shall boast in their riches.
7 Instead of your shame, a double portion,
and instead of insult, they will rejoice over their portion.
Therefore they will take a double portion in their land;
they shall possess everlasting joy.[g]
8 For I, Yahweh, love justice,
hate robbery and[h] injustice,
and I will faithfully[i] give their reward,
and I will make[j] an everlasting covenant with[k] them.
9 And their descendants[l] will be known among the nations,
and their offspring in the midst of the peoples.
All those who see them shall recognize them,
that they are descendants[m] whom Yahweh has blessed.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 61:4 Literally “cities of devastation”
- Isaiah 61:4 Literally “generation and generation”
- Isaiah 61:5 Hebrew “flock”
- Isaiah 61:5 Literally “sons of a foreign country”
- Isaiah 61:6 Or “And”
- Isaiah 61:6 Literally “it shall be said of you”
- Isaiah 61:7 Literally “possession of joy everlasting shall be for them”
- Isaiah 61:8 Or “in”
- Isaiah 61:8 Literally “in the faithfulness”
- Isaiah 61:8 Literally “cut”
- Isaiah 61:8 Literally “to”
- Isaiah 61:9 Hebrew “descendant”
- Isaiah 61:9 Hebrew “descendant”
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