Isaiah 61:7

Instead of your bushah (shame) ye shall have a mishneh (double [portion]); 1 and for dishonor they shall rejoice in their chelek (portion): 1 therefore in their land they shall possess the mishneh; 1 simchat olam (everlasting joy) shall be unto them. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.

In Context

6But ye shall be named the Kohanim of Hashem; 1 men shall call you the Mesharetim (Ministers) of Eloheinu; 1 ye shall eat the chayil Goyim, 1 (wealth of Nations) and in their kavod shall ye boast. 1

8For I Hashem love mishpat, 1 I hate gazel (robbery) in [obtaining] the olah (burnt offering); 1 and I will direct their work in emes, 1 and I will make a Brit Olam + 61:8 Gn 12:1-3; Isa 55:3 with them. 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 21:17But he shall acknowledge the ben of the hated for the bechor, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath; for he is the beginning of his strength; the mishpat habechorah (right of the firstborn) is his.

Job 42:10And Hashem restored the fortunes of Iyov, when he prayed for his friends; also Hashem gave Iyov twice as much as he possessed before.

Isaiah 35:10And the Peduyei Hashem (ransomed ones of Hashem ) shall return, 1 and come to Tziyon with songs 1 and simchat olam (everlasting joy) upon their heads; 1 they shall obtain sasson (joy) and simchah (gladness), 1 and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Isaiah 51:11Therefore the Redeemed of Hashem shall return, 1 and come with singing unto Tziyon; 1 and simchat olam shall be upon their rosh; 1 they shall obtain sasson and simchah; 1 and sorrow and mourning shall flee away. 1

Isaiah 60:19The shemesh shall be no more thy ohr yomam; 1 neither for brightness shall the yarei'ach give light unto thee; 1 but Hashem shall be unto thee an Ohr Olam, 1 and thy G-d thy tiferet. 1

Zechariah 9:12Return to the stronghold, 1 ye prisoners of tikvah (hope); 1 even today do I proclaim 1 that I will repay double unto thee; 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 61:5-10

The Office of the Messiah; The Prosperity of the Church. ( b. c. 706.) 4 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. 5 And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your ploughmen and your vinedressers. 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… Read the whole commentary →

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