Isaiah 61:8
6 But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.
7 For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.
For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
9 And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the LORD hath blessed.
10 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- For I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery and iniquity; in My faithfulness I will give them their recompense and make an everlasting covenant with them.
- KJV
- For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
- WEB
- “For I, the LORD, love justice. I hate robbery and iniquity. I will give them their reward in truth and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
- ASV
- For I, Jehovah, love justice, I hate robbery with iniquity; and I will give them their recompense in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
- DARBY
- For I, Jehovah, love judgment, I hate robbery with wrong; and I will give their recompence in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
- BLB
- For I [am] YHWH, loving justice [and] hating robbery with injustice! And I will give their recompense in truth, and a covenant forever I will cut with them.
- ÅB
- for jeg, Herren, elsker rett og hater urettferdig rov, og trofast vil jeg gi dem deres lønn, og en evig pakt vil jeg gjøre med dem.
- OTB
- For jeg, Herren, elsker rettferdighet; jeg hater ran og urett. I min trofasthet vil jeg belønne dem og inngå en evig pakt med dem.
- B1930
- for jeg, Herren, elsker rett og hater urettferdig rov, og trofast vil jeg gi dem deres lønn, og en evig pakt vil jeg gjøre med dem.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 11:7
For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
Read in contextJeremiah 9:24
But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD.
Read in contextZechariah 8:16–17
These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:
Read in contextJeremiah 32:40
And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.
Read in contextGenesis 17:7
And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
Read in contextIsaiah 55:3
Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
Read in contextPsalms 37:28
For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
Read in contextPsalms 25:8–12
Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
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