Isaiah 61:5
ContextNET © | 1 “Foreigners will take care of 2 your sheep; foreigners will work in your fields and vineyards. |
NIV © | Aliens will shepherd your flocks; foreigners will work your fields and vineyards. |
NASB © | Strangers will stand and pasture your flocks, And foreigners will be your farmers and your vinedressers. |
NLT © | Foreigners will be your servants. They will feed your flocks and plow your fields and tend your vineyards. |
MSG © | You'll hire outsiders to herd your flocks and foreigners to work your fields, |
BBE © | And men from strange countries will be your herdsmen, and those who are not Israelites will be your ploughmen and vine-keepers. |
NRSV © | Strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, foreigners shall till your land and dress your vines; |
NKJV © | Strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, And the sons of the foreigner Shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers. |
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NET © | 1 “Foreigners will take care of 2 your sheep; foreigners will work in your fields and vineyards. |
NET © Notes |
1 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. 2 tn Heb “will stand [in position] and shepherd.” |