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Isaiah 61:4–5

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4And sthey shall build the old wastes,

They shall raise up the former desolations,

And they shall repair the waste cities,

tThe desolations of many generations.

5And ustrangers shall stand and feed your flocks,

And vthe sons of uthe alien shall be wyour plowmen and your vinedressers.

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Cross references

  1. sch. 58. 12. So ch. 49. 8. Ezek. 36. 10, 33–36. See ch. 44. 26.
  2. tComp. Ps. 74. 3.
  3. uSo Eph. 2. 12. Comp. ch. 14. 2.
  4. vSee ch. 60. 10.
  5. uSo Eph. 2. 12. Comp. ch. 14. 2.
  6. w2 Chr. 26. 10. Joel 1. 11.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

They shall build up the ancient ruins;

they shall raise up the former devastations;

they shall repair the ruined cities,

the devastations of many generations.

Strangers shall stand and tend your flocks;

foreigners shall be your plowmen and vinedressers;

NIVNew International Version (2011)

They will rebuild the ancient ruins

and restore the places long devastated;

they will renew the ruined cities

that have been devastated for generations.

Strangers will shepherd your flocks;

foreigners will work your fields and vineyards.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

They will rebuild the ancient ruins;

they will restore the former devastations;

they will renew the ruined cities,

the devastations of many generations.

Strangers will stand and feed your flocks,

and foreigners will be your plowmen and vinedressers.

NLTNew Living Translation

They will rebuild the ancient ruins,

repairing cities destroyed long ago.

They will revive them,

though they have been deserted for many generations.

Foreigners will be your servants.

They will feed your flocks

and plow your fields

and tend your vineyards.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And they shall build the ancient ruins,

they shall erect the former deserted places.

And they shall restore the devastated cities,

the deserted places of many generations.

And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks,

and foreigners shall be your farmers and vinedressers.

KJV 1900King James Version

And they shall build the old wastes,

They shall raise up the former desolations,

And they shall repair the waste cities,

The desolations of many generations.

And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks,

And the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.