Focused Passage

Isaiah 61:5-9

The Spirit-Anointed Servant Proclaims Good News and Everlasting Joy

From the Spirit-anointed herald’s mission of good news, healing, freedom, favor, vengeance, and comfort, to the transformation of mourners into oaks of righteousness, to the rebuilding of ancient ruins, to the priestly identity and double portion of the restored people, to the LORD’s love of justice and everlasting covenant, to rejoicing in salvation and righteousness springing up before the nations.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

5Strangers will stand and feed your flocks, and foreigners will be your plowmen and vinedressers.

6But 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.

7Instead 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.

8For 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.

9Their descendants will be known among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples. All who see them will acknowledge that they are a people the LORD has blessed.

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References and Original Words

Verse 5

Cross-references

Isaiah 60:10Classic cross-references Isaiah 14:2Classic cross-references Isaiah 45:14Classic cross-references Isaiah 14:1Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 3:9Classic cross-references 1 Peter 2:9-10OliveGrove study links 2 Corinthians 1:20OliveGrove study links Hebrews 8:10-12OliveGrove study links

Original words

Strangersזָרִ֔יםH2114Adjective - masculine pluralwill standוְעָמְד֣וּH5975Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluraland feedוְרָע֖וּH7462Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralyour flocksצֹאנְכֶ֑םH6629Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine pluraland foreignersוּבְנֵ֣יH1121Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct. . .נֵכָ֔רH5236Noun - masculine singularwill be your plowmenאִכָּרֵיכֶ֖םH406Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluraland vinedressersוְכֹרְמֵיכֶֽם׃H3755Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural

Verse 6

Cross-references

1 Peter 2:9Classic cross-references 1 Peter 2:5Classic cross-references Revelation 1:6Classic cross-references Isaiah 60:16Classic cross-references Exodus 19:6Classic cross-references 1 Peter 2:9-10OliveGrove study links 2 Corinthians 1:20OliveGrove study links Hebrews 8:10-12OliveGrove study links

Original words

But youוְאַתֶּ֗םH859Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine pluralwill be calledתִּקָּרֵ֔אוּH7121Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralthe priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֤יH3548Noun - masculine plural constructof the LORDיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularthey will speakיֵאָמֵ֖רH559Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularof youלָכֶ֑םPreposition | second person masculine pluralas ministersמְשָׁרְתֵ֣יH8334Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural constructof our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּH430Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common pluralyou will feed onתֹּאכֵ֔לוּH398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralthe wealthחֵ֤ילH2428Noun - masculine singular constructof nationsגּוֹיִם֙H1471Noun - masculine pluraland you will boastתִּתְיַמָּֽרוּ׃H3235Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralin their richesוּבִכְבוֹדָ֖םH3519Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural

Verse 7

Cross-references

Zephaniah 3:19Classic cross-references Job 42:10Classic cross-references Zechariah 9:12Classic cross-references Isaiah 40:2Classic cross-references Isaiah 60:19Classic cross-references 1 Peter 2:9-10OliveGrove study links 2 Corinthians 1:20OliveGrove study links Hebrews 8:10-12OliveGrove study links

Original words

Insteadתַּ֤חַתH8478Prepositionof shameבָּשְׁתְּכֶם֙H1322Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural[My people will have a] double portionמִשְׁנֶ֔הH4932Noun - masculine singularand [instead of] humiliationוּכְלִמָּ֖הH3639Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularthey will rejoiceיָרֹ֣נּוּH7442Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralin their shareחֶלְקָ֑םH2506Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluraland soלָכֵ֤ןH3651Adverbthey will inheritיִירָ֔שׁוּH3423Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plurala double portionמִשְׁנֶ֣הH4932Noun - masculine singularin their landבְּאַרְצָם֙H776Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluraland everlastingעוֹלָ֖םH5769Noun - masculine singularjoyשִׂמְחַ֥תH8057Noun - feminine singular constructwill beתִּֽהְיֶ֥הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singulartheirsלָהֶֽם׃Preposition | third person masculine plural

Verse 8

Cross-references

Psalms 11:7Classic cross-references Jeremiah 9:24Classic cross-references Zechariah 8:16Classic cross-references Genesis 17:7Classic cross-references Isaiah 55:3Classic cross-references 1 Peter 2:9-10OliveGrove study links 2 Corinthians 1:20OliveGrove study links Hebrews 8:10-12OliveGrove study links

Original words

Forכִּ֣יH3588ConjunctionIאֲנִ֤יH589Pronoun - first person common singularthe LORDיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularloveאֹהֵ֣בH157Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularjusticeמִשְׁפָּ֔טH4941Noun - masculine singularI hateשֹׂנֵ֥אH8130Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularrobberyגָזֵ֖לH1498Noun - masculine singularand iniquityבְּעוֹלָ֑הH5766Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singularin My faithfulnessבֶּאֱמֶ֔תH571Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singularI will give themוְנָתַתִּ֤יH5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singulartheir recompenseפְעֻלָּתָם֙H6468Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluraland makeאֶכְר֥וֹתH3772Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularan everlastingעוֹלָ֖םH5769Noun - masculine singularcovenantוּבְרִ֥יתH1285Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular constructwith themלָהֶֽם׃Preposition | third person masculine plural

Verse 9

Cross-references

Isaiah 44:3Classic cross-references Ephesians 1:3Classic cross-references Isaiah 65:23Classic cross-references Genesis 30:27Classic cross-references Malachi 3:12Classic cross-references 1 Peter 2:9-10OliveGrove study links 2 Corinthians 1:20OliveGrove study links Hebrews 8:10-12OliveGrove study links

Original words

Their descendantsזַרְעָ֔םH2233Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralwill be knownוְנוֹדַ֤עH3045Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularamong the nationsבַּגּוֹיִם֙H1471Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluraland their offspringוְצֶאֱצָאֵיהֶ֖םH6631Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralamongבְּת֣וֹךְH8432Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructthe peoplesהָעַמִּ֑יםH5971Article | Noun - masculine pluralAllכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructwho see themרֹֽאֵיהֶם֙H7200Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralwill acknowledgeיַכִּיר֔וּםH5234Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine pluralthatכִּ֛יH3588Conjunctiontheyהֵ֥םH1992Pronoun - third person masculine pluralare a peopleזֶ֖רַעH2233Noun - masculine singularthe LORDיְהוָֽה׃סH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularhas blessedבֵּרַ֥ךְH1288Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular

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