Isaiah 61:4-9
English Standard Version
4 (A)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 (B)Strangers shall stand and tend your flocks;
foreigners shall be your plowmen and vinedressers;
6 (C)but you shall be called the priests of the Lord;
they shall speak of you as the ministers of our God;
(D)you shall eat the wealth of the nations,
and in their glory you shall boast.
7 (E)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 (F)For I the Lord love justice;
I hate robbery and wrong;[a]
(G)I will faithfully give them their recompense,
(H)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 61:4-9
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
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