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

3to strengthen those who mourn in Zion, by giving them a turban, instead of ashes, oil symbolizing joy, instead of mourning, a garment symbolizing praise, instead of discouragement. They will be called oaks of righteousness, trees planted by the Lord to reveal his splendor. 4They will rebuild the perpetual ruins and restore the places that were desolate; they will reestablish the ruined cities, the places that have been desolate since ancient times. “Foreigners will take care of your sheep; foreigners will work in your fields and vineyards. 6You will be called, ‘the Lord’s priests, servants of our God.’ You will enjoy the wealth of nations and boast about the riches you receive from them. 7Instead of shame, you will get a double portion; instead of humiliation, they will rejoice over the land they receive. Yes, they will possess a double portion in their land and experience lasting joy.

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 certainly have compassion on Jacob; he will again choose Israel as his special people and restore them to their land. Resident foreigners will join them and unite with the family of Jacob.
• Isaiah 60:10Foreigners will rebuild your walls; their kings will serve you. Even though I struck you down in my anger, I will restore my favor and have compassion on you.
• Ephesians 2:12that you were at that time without the Messiah, alienated from the citizenship of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

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