Isaiah 61:6 KJV — MannaFest

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.

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ASV

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.

WEB

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.

YLT

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.

DBT

But as for you, ye shall be called priests of Jehovah; it shall be said of you: Ministers of ourGod. Ye shall eat the wealth of the nations, and into their glory shall ye enter.

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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.
Revelation 1:6
And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Isaiah 60:16
Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the Lord am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.
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.

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But his service is perfect freedom, nay, it is the greatest honour. When God brought Israel out of Egypt he took them to be to him a kingdom of priests, Exod. xix. And the gospel church is a royal priesthood, 1 Pet. ii.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

It is not said, "You shall hoard the riches of the Gentiles, and treasure them," but, "You shall eat them; " for there is nothing better in riches than to use them and to do good with them. They shall boast themselves in their glory.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Ministers-- (Eze 44:11). eat . . . riches of . . . Gentiles-- (Isa 60:5-11). in their glory . . . boast yourselves--rather, "in their splendor ye shall be substituted in their stead"; ye shall substitute yourselves [MAURER].

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

The priests - The whole body of them shall now be as near to God as the priests were formerly, and shall be a royal priesthood. This is most certainly true of all the faithful under the gospel.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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ISA 61:61PE 2:9 DEU 7:6
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
ISA 61:61PE 2:9 REV 5:10
Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
ISA 61:61PE 2:9 REV 1:6
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
ISA 61:61PE 2:9 EXO 19:5-6
ISA 61:61PE 2:9 2TI 1:9
ISA 61:61PE 2:5 1PE 2:9
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
ISA 61:61PE 2:5 EPH 2:20-22
ISA 61:61PE 2:5 1CO 3:9

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