Isaiah 61:9

And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring in the midst of peoples: every one that sees them shall + 61:9 Or, acknowledge. take notice of them, that they are a seed blessed of God;

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the LORD hath blessed.

In Context

8For I am the Lord who love righteousness, and hate robberies of injustice; and I will give their labor to the just, and will make an everlasting covenant with them.

10and they shall greatly rejoice in the Lord. Let my soul rejoice in the Lord; for he has clothed me with the robe of salvation, and the garment of joy: he has put a mitre on me as on a bridegroom, and adorned me with ornaments as a bride.

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Cross References

Numbers 22:12And God said to Balaam, You shall not go with them, neither shall you curse the people; for they are blessed.

Isaiah 44:3For I will give water to the thirsty that walk in a dry land: I will put my Spirit upon your seed, and my blessings upon your children:

Zechariah 8:13And it shall come to pass, as you⌃ were a curse among the nations, O house of Juda, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and you⌃ shall be a blessing: be of good courage, and strengthen your hands.

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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