Holy Scripture

Isaiah 61:5

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“(Verse 3-5) And they shall be called in her strong justices, the plantation of the Lord, to glorify. And they shall build the ancient places that were waste, and shall raise up the desolate cities, that were destroyed for generations and generations. And strangers shall stand and shall feed your flocks: and the sons o…”
Jerome, 5th c. — Commentary on Isaiah

Source: Septuagint

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5And strangers shall come and feed thy flocks, and aliens shall be thy plowmen and vinedressers.

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3that there should be given to them that mourn in Zion glory instead of ashes, the oil of joy to the mourners, the garment of glory for the spirit of heaviness: and they shall be called generations of righteousness, the planting of the Lord for glory.

4And they shall build the old waste places, they shall raise up those that were before made desolate, and shall renew the desert cities, even those that had been desolate for many generations.

— Isaiah 61:5 —

6But ye shall be called priests of the Lord, the ministers of God: ye shall eat the strength of nations, and shall be admired because of their wealth.

7Thus shall they inherit the land a second time, and everlasting joy shall be upon their head.

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