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
Revised Standard Version
4 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 Aliens shall stand and feed your flocks,
foreigners shall be your plowmen and vinedressers;
6 but you shall be called the priests of the Lord,
men shall speak of you as the ministers of our God;
you shall eat the wealth of the nations,
and in their riches you shall glory.
7 Instead of your shame you shall have a double portion,
instead of dishonor you[a] shall rejoice in your[b] lot;
therefore in your[c] land you[d] shall possess a double portion;
yours[e] shall be everlasting joy.
8 For I the Lord love justice,
I hate robbery and wrong;[f]
I will faithfully give them their recompense,
and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
9 Their descendants shall be known among the nations,
and their offspring in the midst of the peoples;
all who see them shall acknowledge them,
that they are a people whom the Lord has blessed.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 61:7 Heb they
- Isaiah 61:7 Heb their
- Isaiah 61:7 Heb their
- Isaiah 61:7 Heb they
- Isaiah 61:7 Heb theirs
- Isaiah 61:8 Or robbery with a burnt offering
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