61:5 2 “Foreigners will take care of 3 your sheep;
foreigners will work in your fields and vineyards.
1 tn Heb “The remnant of the house of Judah that is left will add roots below and produce fruit above.”
2 sn The Lord speaks in vv. 7-8 (and possibly v. 9). It is not clear where the servant’s speech (see vv. 1-3a) ends and the Lord’s begins. Perhaps the direct address to the people signals the beginning of the Lord’s speech.
3 tn Heb “will stand [in position] and shepherd.”