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Isaiah 61:6

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.

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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.

KJV

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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Original language & word study

13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
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 →

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Isaiah 60:16You will drink the milk of nations and nurse at the breasts of royalty; you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.Exodus 19:6And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites.”1 Peter 2:5you 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 2:9But 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 60:5Then 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 60:5–7Then 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 66:21“And I will select some of them as priests and Levites,” says the LORD.Revelation 5:10You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth.”Isaiah 60:6Caravans of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah, and all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and frankincense and proclaiming the praises of the LORD.Revelation 20:6Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection! The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and will reign with Him for a thousand years.2 Corinthians 11:23Are they servants of Christ? I am speaking like I am out of my mind, but I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death.Ezekiel 14:11in order that the house of Israel may no longer stray from Me and no longer defile themselves with all their transgressions. Then they will be My people and I will be their God, declares the Lord GOD.’”1 Corinthians 4:1So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.Romans 12:1Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.Isaiah 66:12For 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 60:16–17You will drink the milk of nations and nurse at the breasts of royalty; you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.Genesis 26:28“We can plainly see that the LORD has been with you,” they replied. “We recommend that there should now be an oath between us and you. Let us make a covenant with youNumbers 25:13It will be a covenant of permanent priesthood for him and his descendants, because he was zealous for his God and made atonement for the Israelites.”

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About Isaiah

The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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