Verse 8
Isaiah 61:8
World English Bible
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“For I, Yahweh, love justice.
I hate robbery and iniquity.
I will give them their reward in truth,
and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
Original Language Text
hebrew
כִּ֣י אֲנִ֤י יְהוָה֙ אֹהֵ֣ב מִשְׁפָּ֔ט שֹׂנֵ֥א גָזֵ֖ל בְּ/עוֹלָ֑ה וְ/נָתַתִּ֤י פְעֻלָּתָ/ם֙ בֶּ/אֱמֶ֔ת וּ/בְרִ֥ית עוֹלָ֖ם אֶכְר֥וֹת לָ/הֶֽם
English Translation
For I am the LORD; I love justice, I hate robbery in burnt offerings, and I will give them their reward in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
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