Isaiah 61:5-9
English Standard Version
5 (A)Strangers shall stand and tend your flocks;
foreigners shall be your plowmen and vinedressers;
6 (B)but you shall be called the priests of the Lord;
they shall speak of you as the ministers of our God;
(C)you shall eat the wealth of the nations,
and in their glory you shall boast.
7 (D)Instead of your shame there shall be a double portion;
instead of dishonor they shall rejoice in their lot;
therefore in their land they shall possess a double portion;
they shall have everlasting joy.
8 (E)For I the Lord love justice;
I hate robbery and wrong;[a]
(F)I will faithfully give them their recompense,
(G)and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
9 Their offspring shall be known among the nations,
and their descendants in the midst of the peoples;
all who see them shall acknowledge them,
that they are an offspring the Lord has blessed.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 61:8 Or robbery with a burnt offering
Isaiah 61:5-9
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
5 Strangers shall stand and feed your flocks;
foreigners shall till your land and dress your vines,(A)
6 but you shall be called priests of the Lord;
you shall be named ministers of our God;
you shall enjoy the wealth of the nations,
and in their riches you shall glory.(B)
7 Because their[a] shame was double
and dishonor was proclaimed as their lot,
therefore in their land they shall possess a double portion;
everlasting joy shall be theirs.(C)
8 For I, the Lord, love justice,
I hate robbery and wrongdoing;[b]
I will faithfully give them their recompense,
and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.(D)
9 Their descendants shall be known among the nations
and their offspring among the peoples;
all who see them shall acknowledge
that they are a people whom the Lord has blessed.(E)
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