Isaiah 61:3-9
English Standard Version
3 to grant to those who mourn in Zion—
(A)to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,
(B)the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;
(C)that they may be called oaks of righteousness,
the planting of the Lord, (D)that he may be glorified.[a]
4 (E)They shall build up the ancient ruins;
they shall raise up the former devastations;
they shall repair the ruined cities,
the devastations of many generations.
5 (F)Strangers shall stand and tend your flocks;
foreigners shall be your plowmen and vinedressers;
6 (G)but you shall be called the priests of the Lord;
they shall speak of you as the ministers of our God;
(H)you shall eat the wealth of the nations,
and in their glory you shall boast.
7 (I)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 (J)For I the Lord love justice;
I hate robbery and wrong;[b]
(K)I will faithfully give them their recompense,
(L)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 61:3 Or that he may display his beauty
- Isaiah 61:8 Or robbery with a burnt offering
Isaiah 61:3-9
International Standard Version
3 to provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes,
the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
a mantle of praise instead of a spirit of despair.”
“Then people will call them[a] “Oaks of Righteousness”,
“The Planting of the Lord”,
in order to display his splendor.
4 They will rebuild the ancient ruins;
they will restore the places long devastated;
they will build again the ruined cities,
they will build again[b] the places devastated for many generations.
5 Strangers will stand and feed your flocks,
and foreigners will work your land
and dress your vines.
6 But as for you, you will be called priests of the Lord,
and[c] you will be named ministers of our God.
You will feed on the wealth of the nations,
and you will boast about their riches.
7 Instead of your shame you will receive double,
and instead of disgrace people will shout with joy over your[d] inheritance;
therefore you[e] will inherit a double portion in their land;
everlasting joy will be yours.”[f]
8 “For I, the Lord, love justice,
and[g] I hate robbery and iniquity;
I will faithfully present your reward[h]
and make an everlasting covenant with you.[i]
9 Your[j] offspring will be known among the nations,
and your[k] descendants among the people.[l]
All who see them will acknowledge them,
that they are an offspring the Lord has blessed.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 61:3 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read they will be called
- Isaiah 61:4 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX lacks again
- Isaiah 61:6 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX lacks and
- Isaiah 61:7 So 1QIsaa; MT reads their
- Isaiah 61:7 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX reads they
- Isaiah 61:7 So 1QIsaa; MT reads theirs; LXX reads over their head
- Isaiah 61:8 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT lacks and
- Isaiah 61:8 So 1QIsaa; MT LX read present their reward
- Isaiah 61:8 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read with them
- Isaiah 61:9 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read Their
- Isaiah 61:9 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read their
- Isaiah 61:9 Lit. peoples
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