Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version And you will be called priests of the LORD, you will be named ministers of our God. You will feed on the wealth of nations, and in their riches you will boast. New Living Translation You will be called priests of the LORD, ministers of our God. You will feed on the treasures of the nations and boast in their riches. English Standard Version but you shall be called the priests of the LORD; they shall speak of you as the ministers of our God; you shall eat the wealth of the nations, and in their glory you shall boast. Berean Standard Bible But 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. King James Bible But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves. New King James Version But you shall be named the priests of the LORD, They shall call you the servants of our God. You shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, And in their glory you shall boast. New American Standard Bible But you will be called the priests of the LORD; You will be spoken of as ministers of our God. You will eat the wealth of nations, And you will boast in their riches. NASB 1995 But you will be called the priests of the LORD; You will be spoken of as ministers of our God. You will eat the wealth of nations, And in their riches you will boast. NASB 1977 But you will be called the priests of the LORD; You will be spoken of as ministers of our God. You will eat the wealth of nations, And in their riches you will boast. Legacy Standard Bible But you will be called the priests of Yahweh; You will be spoken of as ministers of our God. You will eat the wealth of nations, And in their glories you will boast. Amplified Bible But you shall be called the priests of the LORD; People will speak of you as the ministers of our God. You will eat the wealth of nations, And you will boast of their riches. Christian Standard Bible But you will be called the LORD’s priests; they will speak of you as ministers of our God; you will eat the wealth of the nations, and you will boast in their riches. Holman Christian Standard Bible But you will be called the LORD’s priests; they will speak of you as ministers of our God; you will eat the wealth of the nations, and you will boast in their riches. American Standard Version But ye shall be named the priests of Jehovah; men shall call you the ministers of our God: ye shall eat the wealth of the nations, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And you shall be called the Priests of LORD JEHOVAH and the ministers of our God. It will be said to you: “You will eat the wealth of the Gentiles, and in their glory you shall boast yourselves” Brenton Septuagint Translation But ye shall be called priests of the Lord, the ministers of God: ye shall eat the strength of nations, and shall be admired because of their wealth. Contemporary English Version But they themselves will be priests and servants of the LORD our God. The treasures of the nations will belong to them, and they will be famous. Douay-Rheims Bible But you shall be called the priests of the Lord: to you it shall be said: Ye ministers of our God: you shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and you shall pride yourselves in their glory. English Revised Version But ye shall be named the priests of the LORD: men shall call you the ministers of our God: ye shall eat the wealth of the nations, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves. GOD'S WORD® Translation You will be called the priests of the LORD. You will be called the servants of our God. You will consume the wealth of the nations. You will boast in their splendor. Good News Translation And you will be known as the priests of the LORD, The servants of our God. You will enjoy the wealth of the nations And be proud that it is yours. International Standard Version But as for you, you will be called priests of the LORD, and you will be named ministers of our God. You will feed on the wealth of the nations, and you will boast about their riches. JPS Tanakh 1917 But ye shall be named the priests of the LORD, Men shall call you the ministers of our God; Ye shall eat the wealth of the nations, And in their splendour shall ye revel. Literal Standard Version And you are called priests of YHWH, | It is said of you [that you are] ministers of our God, | You consume the strength of nations, | And you boast yourselves in their glory. Majority Standard Bible But 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. New American Bible You yourselves shall be called “Priests of the LORD,” “Ministers of our God” you shall be called. You shall eat the wealth of the nations and in their riches you will boast. NET Bible You 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. New Revised Standard Version but you shall be called priests of the LORD, you shall be named ministers of our God; you shall enjoy the wealth of the nations, and in their riches you shall glory. New Heart English Bible But you shall be named the priests of the LORD; men will call you the ministers of our God: you will eat the wealth of the nations, and you will boast in their glory. Webster's Bible Translation But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves. World English Bible But you will be called Yahweh’s priests. Men will call you the servants of our God. You will eat the wealth of the nations. You will boast in their glory. Young's Literal Translation And ye are called 'Priests of Jehovah,' 'Ministers of our God,' is said of you, The strength of nations ye consume, And in their honour ye do boast yourselves. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Year of the LORD's Favor…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.… Cross References 1 Peter 2:5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. Isaiah 56:6 And the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to minister to Him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be His servants--all who keep the Sabbath without profaning it and who hold fast to My covenant-- Isaiah 60:5 Then you will look and be radiant, and your heart will tremble and swell with joy, because the riches of the sea will be brought to you, and the wealth of the nations will come to you. Isaiah 60:11 Your gates will always stand open; they will never be shut, day or night, so that the wealth of the nations may be brought into you, with their kings being led in procession. Isaiah 66:12 For this is what the LORD says: "I will extend peace to her like a river, and the wealth of nations like a flowing stream; you will nurse and be carried on her arm, and bounced upon her knees. Isaiah 66:21 "And I will select some of them as priests and Levites," says the LORD. Treasury of Scripture But you shall be named the Priests of the LORD: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: you shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall you boast yourselves. named Isaiah 60:17 For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron: I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness. Isaiah 66:21 And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, saith the LORD. Exodus 19:6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel. called Ezekiel 14:11 That the house of Israel may go no more astray from me, neither be polluted any more with all their transgressions; but that they may be my people, and I may be their God, saith the Lord GOD. 1 Corinthians 3:5 Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man? 1 Corinthians 4:1 Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. ye shall eat Isaiah 23:18 And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the LORD: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the LORD, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing. Isaiah 60:6-7,10,11,16 The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the LORD… Isaiah 66:12 For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees. Jump to Previous Boast Clothed Consume Eat Enter Feed Food Gentiles Glory Honour Ministers Nations Priests Revel Riches Servants Speak Splendour Wealth YourselvesJump to Next Boast Clothed Consume Eat Enter Feed Food Gentiles Glory Honour Ministers Nations Priests Revel Riches Servants Speak Splendour Wealth YourselvesIsaiah 61 1. The office of Christ4. The forwardness 7. And blessing of the faithful (6) But ye shall be named the Priests of the Lord . . .--This had been the original ideal of the nation's life (Exodus 19:6), forfeited for a time through the sins of the people (Exodus 28:1), to be fulfilled at last in the citizens of the new Jerusalem. (Comp. 1Peter 2:9.) The thought implies, it may be noted, that as Israel has succeeded to the position of the sons of Aaron, so mankind at large is to occupy the position of Israel, as chosen and redeemed. Even the heathen Gentiles shall speak of the new Israel as "Ministers of our God." Ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles . . .--St. Paul seems to see a partial fulfilment of the promise in the collection made among the Gentiles for the Church at Jerusalem (Romans 15:27). On the other hand, the phrase that the conversion of the Jews shall be the riches of the Gentiles (Romans 11:12), affords an illustration of the varying aspects of prophetic imagery. . . . Verse 6. - But ye shall be named the Priests of the Lord. By the covenant made at Sinai, Israel was to be "a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation" (Exodus 19:6). Had they risen to the height of their calling when our Lord and his disciples offered them salvation before offering it to the Gentiles, they might have "been in the midst of the heathen who had entered into the congregation of Jehovah and become the people of God, what the Aaronites farmerly were in the midst of Israel itself" (Delitzsch). Will they ever now obtain this position? Ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles (comp. Isaiah 60:5-9 and 16). The Gentiles, when they came in, would freely offer to the Church of their substance.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew But youוְאַתֶּ֗ם (wə·’at·tem) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine plural Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you will be called תִּקָּרֵ֔אוּ (tiq·qā·rê·’ū) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read the priests כֹּהֲנֵ֤י (kō·hă·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 3548: Priest of the LORD; יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel they will speak יֵאָמֵ֖ר (yê·’ā·mêr) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say of you as ministers מְשָׁרְתֵ֣י (mə·šā·rə·ṯê) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 8334: To attend as a, menial, worshipper, to contribute to of our God; אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative you will feed on תֹּאכֵ֔לוּ (tō·ḵê·lū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 398: To eat the wealth חֵ֤יל (ḥêl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2428: A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength of the nations, גּוֹיִם֙ (gō·w·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts and you will boast תִּתְיַמָּֽרוּ׃ (tiṯ·yam·mā·rū) Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 3235: To exchange, to change places in their riches. וּבִכְבוֹדָ֖ם (ū·ḇiḵ·ḇō·w·ḏām) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 3519: Weight, splendor, copiousness Links Isaiah 61:6 NIVIsaiah 61:6 NLT Isaiah 61:6 ESV Isaiah 61:6 NASB Isaiah 61:6 KJV Isaiah 61:6 BibleApps.com Isaiah 61:6 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 61:6 Chinese Bible Isaiah 61:6 French Bible Isaiah 61:6 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 61:6 But you shall be named the priests (Isa Isi Is) |