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You will be called, ‘the Lord’s priests,
servants of our God.’[a]
You will enjoy[b] the wealth of nations
and boast about[c] the riches you receive from them.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 61:6 tn The Hebrew text adds, “it will be said concerning you.”
  2. Isaiah 61:6 tn Heb “eat” (KJV, NAB, NASB); NIV “feed on”; NLT “be fed with.”
  3. Isaiah 61:6 tc The form in the Hebrew text probably needs to be emended to יִתְאַמְּרוּ (yitʾammeru), a Hitpael from אָמַר (ʾamar), meaning “boast about” (see HALOT 67 s.v. II אמר, HALOT 416 s.v. ימר, and BDB 56 s.v. אָמַר).
  4. Isaiah 61:6 tn Heb “their glory” (i.e., riches).

And you will be called priests(A) of the Lord,
    you will be named ministers of our God.
You will feed on the wealth(B) of nations,
    and in their riches you will boast.

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