Isaiah 61:7

Isaiah 61:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Instead of your shame you will receive a double portion, and instead of disgrace you will rejoice in your inheritance. And so you will inherit a double portion in your land, and everlasting joy will be yours.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Instead of your shame there shall be a double portion; instead of dishonor they shall rejoice in their lot; therefore in their land they shall possess a double portion; they shall have everlasting joy.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Instead of your shame you shall have double honor, And instead of confusion they shall rejoice in their portion. Therefore in their land they shall possess double; Everlasting joy shall be theirs.

Context of Isaiah 61:7

5“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. Instead 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. 8For I, the Lord, love justice and hate robbery and sin. I will repay them because of my faithfulness; I will make a permanent covenant with them. 9Their descendants will be known among the nations, their offspring among the peoples. All who see them will recognize that the Lord has blessed them.”

Isaiah 61:7 word by word

תַּ֤חַת בָּשְׁתְּכֶם֙ מִשְׁנֶ֔ה וּכְלִמָּ֖ה יָרֹ֣נּוּ חֶלְקָ֑ם לָכֵ֤ן בְּאַרְצָם֙ מִשְׁנֶ֣ה יִירָ֔שׁוּ שִׂמְחַ֥ת עוֹלָ֖ם תִּֽהְיֶ֥ה לָהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For your shameבֹּ֫שֶׁתbôsheth · shameH1322
• doubleמִשְׁנֶהmishneh · secondH4932
• confusionכְּלִמָּהkelimmâh · shameH3639
• they shall rejoiceרָנַןrânan · to singH7442
• in their portionחֵ֫לֶקchêleq · portionH2506
• therefore in their landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• they shall possessיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: possessH3423
• everlastingעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• joyשִׂמְחָהώimchâh · joyH8057

Cross-references for Isaiah 61:7

• Isaiah 40:2“Speak kindly to Jerusalem, and tell her that her time of warfare is over, that her punishment is completed. For the Lord has made her pay double for all her sins.”
• Deuteronomy 21:17Rather, he must acknowledge the son of the less loved wife as firstborn and give him the double portion of all he has, for that son is the beginning of his father’s procreative power – to him should go the right of the firstborn.
• 2 Kings 2:9When they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “What can I do for you, before I am taken away from you?” Elisha answered, “May I receive a double portion of the prophetic spirit that energizes you.”
• Job 42:10So the Lord restored what Job had lost after he prayed for his friends, and the Lord doubled all that had belonged to Job.
• Zechariah 9:12Return to the stronghold, you prisoners, with hope; today I declare that I will return double what was taken from you.
• 2 Corinthians 4:17For our momentary, light suffering is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison
• Isaiah 35:10those whom the Lord has ransomed will return that way. They will enter Zion with a happy shout. Unending joy will crown them, happiness and joy will overwhelm them; grief and suffering will disappear.
• Isaiah 51:11Those whom the Lord has ransomed will return; they will enter Zion with a happy shout. Unending joy will crown them, happiness and joy will overwhelm them; grief and suffering will disappear.
• Isaiah 60:19The sun will no longer supply light for you by day, nor will the moon’s brightness shine on you; the Lord will be your permanent source of light – the splendor of your God will shine upon you.
• Psalms 16:11You lead me in the path of life; I experience absolute joy in your presence; you always give me sheer delight.
• Matthew 25:46And these will depart into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
• 2 Thessalonians 2:16Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by grace gave us eternal comfort and good hope,

Commentaries on Isaiah 61:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7For your shame "Instead of your shame" - The translation of this verse, which is very confused, and probably corrupted in the Hebrew, is taken from the Syriac Version; except that the latter has not expressed the word משנה mishneh, double, in the first place. Five MSS. add the conjunction ו vau to שמחת simchath . The Syriac reads תרנו taronnu, and תירשו tirashu, in the second person, "ye shall rejoice, ye shall inherit. "And for להם lahem, to them, two…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7For your shame - That is, instead of the reproach and humiliation which you have been called to experience. You shall have double - A double inheritance or reward (see the notes at Isaiah 40:2). And for confusion - The word confusion‘ here means the same as a blush of shame, and refers to the scenes of humiliation and sorrow which the nation had passed through on account of its sins. They shall rejoice - There is here a change from the second to the third…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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7The people had faced God's wrath for their sins (Isaiah 40:2). Now, they would receive a double share of God’s blessing.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. double--Instead of your past share, ye shall have not merely as much, but "double" as much reward (Is 40:2; Zec 9:12; compare the third clause in this verse). confusion--rather, "humiliation," or "contumely." rejoice--They shall celebrate with jubilation their portion [Maurer]. Transition from the second to the third person. in their land--marking the reference to literal Israel, not to the Church at large. everlasting joy--(Is 35:10).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 61:7

• Church
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Joy

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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