(A)Strangers will stand and pasture your flocks,
And [a]foreigners will be your farmers and your vinedressers.
But you will be called the (B)priests of the Lord;
You will be spoken of as (C)ministers of our God.
You will eat the (D)wealth of nations,
And you will boast in their [b]riches.
Instead of your (E)shame you will have a (F)double portion,
And instead of humiliation they will shout for joy over their portion.
Therefore they will possess a double portion in their land,
(G)Everlasting joy will be theirs.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 61:5 Lit sons of the foreigner
  2. Isaiah 61:6 Or glory

Strangers(A) will shepherd your flocks;
    foreigners will work your fields and vineyards.
And you will be called priests(B) of the Lord,
    you will be named ministers of our God.
You will feed on the wealth(C) of nations,
    and in their riches you will boast.

Instead of your shame(D)
    you will receive a double(E) portion,
and instead of disgrace
    you will rejoice in your inheritance.
And so you will inherit(F) a double portion in your land,
    and everlasting joy(G) will be yours.

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