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Isaiah 61:5

Israel and the nations

3 to console the mourners in Zion— to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.

4 They will rebuild the ancient ruins; they will restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities, the desolations of many generations.

Strangers will stand and feed your flocks, and foreigners will be your plowmen and vinedressers.

6 But you will be called the priests of the LORD; they will speak of you as ministers of our God; you will feed on the wealth of nations, and you will boast in their riches.

7 Instead of shame, My people will have a double portion, and instead of humiliation, they will rejoice in their share; and so they will inherit a double portion in their land, and everlasting joy will be theirs.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Strangers will stand and feed your flocks, and foreigners will be your plowmen and vinedressers.
KJV
And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.
WEB
Strangers will stand and feed your flocks. Foreigners will work your fields and your vineyards.
ASV
And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and foreigners shall be your plowmen and your vine-dressers.
DARBY
And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your ploughmen and your vinedressers.
BLB
And strangers will stand and pasture your⁺ flocks, and the sons of the foreigner [will be] your⁺ plowmen and your⁺ vinedressers.
ÅB
Og fremmede skal stå og vokte deres flokker, og utlendinger skal være deres åkerdyrkere og vingårdsmenn.
OTB
Fremmede skal vokte deres flokker, og utlendinger skal være deres bønder og vinbønder.
B1930
Og fremmede skal stå og vokte eders hjorder, og utlendinger skal være eders akerdyrkere og vingårdsmenn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 60:10–14

    Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Although I struck you in anger, yet in favor I will show you mercy.

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  • Isaiah 14:1–2

    For the LORD will have compassion on Jacob; once again He will choose Israel and settle them in their own land. The foreigner will join them and unite with the house of Jacob.

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  • Ephesians 2:12–20

    remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.

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