Verse 6
Isaiah 61:6
World English Bible, British Edition
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But you will be called the LORD’s priests.
Men will call you the servants of our God (Elohim).
You will eat the wealth of the nations.
You will boast in their glory.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/אַתֶּ֗ם כֹּהֲנֵ֤י יְהוָה֙ תִּקָּרֵ֔אוּ מְשָׁרְתֵ֣י אֱלֹהֵ֔י/נוּ יֵאָמֵ֖ר לָ/כֶ֑ם חֵ֤יל גּוֹיִם֙ תֹּאכֵ֔לוּ וּ/בִ/כְבוֹדָ֖/ם תִּתְיַמָּֽרוּ
English Translation
And you, the priests of the Lord, shall be called; the ministers of our God, it shall be said to you, "You shall eat the wealth of nations, and you shall boast in their glory."
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