Isaiah 61:5

Isaiah 61:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.
• New International Version (NIV)Strangers will shepherd your flocks; foreigners will work your fields and vineyards.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Strangers shall stand and tend your flocks; foreigners shall be your plowmen and vinedressers;
• New King James Version (NKJV)Strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, And the sons of the foreigner Shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.

Context of Isaiah 61:5

3In that way, the people in Zion who are sad will become strong again. They will not put ashes on their heads any more. Instead, they will wear beautiful hats. Instead of weeping, they will have olive oil to show their joy. They will not feel upset, but they will sing happy songs to praise God. People will call them ‘Strong trees that show God's righteousness’. They will be like trees that the Lord himself has planted to show how great he is. 4God's people will build again their towns that became heaps of stones a long time ago. Once again, they will live in the cities that have been empty for so long. The Lord says to his people, ‘Foreign people will take care of your sheep for you. They will work on your farms, and they will take care of your vines. 6People will call you “The Lord's priests who are servants of our God”. You will enjoy valuable things from other nations. You will boast about all the riches that you receive from them. 7You will not be ashamed any more. Instead, you will receive twice as much blessing. People will not say that you are useless. Instead, you will live happily on your own land. Yes, my people will have twice the crops from their land, And so they will always be very happy.

Isaiah 61:5 word by word

וְעָמְד֣וּ זָרִ֔ים וְרָע֖וּ צֹאנְכֶ֑ם וּבְנֵ֣י נֵכָ֔ר אִכָּרֵיכֶ֖ם וְכֹרְמֵיכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And strangersזוּרzûr · be a strangerH2114
• shall standעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• and feedרָעָהrâ‛âh · to pastureH7462
• your flocksצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
• and the sonsבֵּןbên · son: type ofH1121
• of the alienנֵכָרnêkâr · foreignH5236
• your plowmenאִכָּר'ikkâr · farmerH406
• and your vinedressersכָּרַםkôrêm · to tend vineyardsH3755

Cross-references for Isaiah 61:5

• Isaiah 14:1The Lord will once again be kind to Jacob's descendants. He will choose to help the Israelite people again, as his own people. He will put them back in their land. Foreign people will join them and they will become a part of Jacob's family.
• Isaiah 60:10Foreign people will build your walls again. Their kings will be your servants. I punished you when I was angry with you. But now I will show my grace and I will be kind to you.
• Ephesians 2:12At that time, you did not know about Christ, God's special Messiah. You did not belong to the nation of Israel's people. You did not know about the good things that God had promised to his people. You were living in this world with nothing good to hope for. You were living without God's help.

Commentaries on Isaiah 61:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Strangers shall - feed your flocks - Gentiles shall first preach to you the salvation of Christ, and feed with Divine knowledge the Jewish congregations.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5And strangers shall stand - (See the notes at Isaiah 14:1-2; Isaiah 60:10). And feed your flocks - The keeping of flocks constituted a very considerable part of the husbandry of those who dwelt in Palestine. Of course, any considerable prosperity of a spiritual nature would be well represented by an accession of foreigners, who should come to relieve them in their toil. It is not necessary to suppose that this is to be taken literally, nor that it should…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-9Verses 4-9 Promises are here made to the Jews returned out of captivity, which extend to all those who, through grace, are delivered out of spiritual thraldom. An unholy soul is like a city that is broken down, and has no walls, like a house in ruins; but by the power of Christ's gospel and grace, it is fitted to be a habitation of God, through the Spirit. When, by the grace of God, we attain to holy indifference as to the affairs of this world; when…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. stand--shall wait on you as servants (Is 14:1, 2; 60:10).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 61:5

• Church
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

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Commentaries on Isaiah 61

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings