Isaiah 61 · Verse 6

Isaiah 61:6

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.
Isaiah 61:6, King James Version

Isaiah 61:6 in other translations

BSBBut 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.
WEBBut you will be called the LORD’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.
ASVBut 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.
YLTAnd 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.
DARBYBut as for you, ye shall be called priests of Jehovah; it shall be said of you: Ministers of our God. Ye shall eat the wealth of the nations, and into their glory shall ye enter.
BBEBut you will be named the priests of the Lord, the servants of our God: you will have the wealth of the nations for your food, and you will be clothed with their glory.
WebsterBut 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.

What does Isaiah 61:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. But ye--as contrasted with the "strangers." Ye shall have no need to attend to your flocks and lands: strangers will do that for you; your exclusive business will be the service of Jehovah as His "priests" (Ex 19:6, which remains yet to be realized; compare as to the spiritual Israel, Is 66:21; 1Pe 2:5, 9; Re 1:6; 5:10). Ministers--(Eze 44:11). eat ... riches of ... Gentiles--(Is 60:5-11). in their glory ... boast yourselves--rather, "in their splendor ye shall be substituted in their stead"; ye shall substitute yourselves [Maurer].

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 61:4-9

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…

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Isaiah 61:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאַתֶּ֗םve.'a.Temand youH859
כֹּהֲנֵ֤יko.ha.Neipriests ofH3548
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
תִּקָּרֵ֔אוּti.ka.Re.'uyou will be calledH7121
מְשָׁרְתֵ֣יme.sha.re.Tei[the] servants ofH8334
אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuGod ourH430
יֵאָמֵ֖רye.'a.Merit will be saidH559
לָכֶ֑םla.Khemof you
חֵ֤ילcheil[the] wealth ofH2428
גּוֹיִם֙go.YimnationsH1471
תֹּאכֵ֔לוּto.Khe.luyou will consumeH398
וּבִכְבוֹדָ֖םu.vikh.vo.Damand in abundance theirH3519
תִּתְיַמָּֽרוּ\׃tit.ya.Ma.ruyou will boastH3235

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 61:6

  • 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.

  • 1 Peter 2:9

    But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

  • 1 Peter 2:5

    Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

  • Isaiah 60:5-7

    Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee. 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. All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory.

  • Revelation 5:10

    And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.

  • Isaiah 66:21

    And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, saith the Lord.

  • 2 Corinthians 11:23

    Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.

  • Revelation 20:6

    Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

  • 1 Corinthians 4:1

    Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Romans 12:1

    I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
named.
60:17; 66:21; Ex 19:6; Ro 12:1; 1Pe 2:5,9; Re 1:6; 5:10; 20:6
called.
Eze 14:11; 1Co 3:5; 4:1; 2Co 6:4; 11:23; Eph 4:11,12
ye shall eat.
23:18; 60:5-7,10,11,16; 66:12; Ac 11:28-30; Ro 15:26,27

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Context

  • Isaiah 61:5

    And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.

  • Isaiah 61:6

    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.

  • Isaiah 61:7

    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.

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Isaiah 61:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y vosotros seréis llamados sacerdotes de Jehová, ministros del Dios nuestro seréis dichos: comeréis las riquezas de las gentes, y con su gloria seréis sublimes.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Mais vous, vous serez appelés les sacrificateurs de l’ Éternel; on dira de vous: les serviteurs de notre Dieu. Vous mangerez des richesses des nations, et vous vous revêtirez de leur gloire.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Ihr aber, ihr werdet Priester Jehovas genannt werden; Diener unseres Gottes wird man euch heißen. Ihr werdet der Nationen Reichtümer genießen und in ihre Herrlichkeit eintreten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Vos autem sacerdotes Domini vocabimini: Ministri Dei nostri, dicetur vobis, fortitudinem gentium comedetis, et in gloria earum superbietis.