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)
Isaiah 61:5-9
Revised Standard Version
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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