Isaiah 61:4-11

Isaiah 61:4-11

[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  [5] And strangers  shall stand  and feed  your flocks,  and the sons  of the alien  shall be your plowmen  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 boast  yourselves. [7] 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. [8] For I the LORD  love  judgment,  I hate  robbery  for burnt offering;  and I will direct  their work  in truth,  and I will make  an everlasting  covenant  with them. [9] 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.  [10] I will greatly  in the LORD,  my soul  shall be joyful  in my God;  for he hath clothed  me with the garments  of salvation,  he hath covered  me with the robe  of righteousness,  as a bridegroom  decketh  himself with ornaments,  and as a bride  adorneth  herself with her jewels.  [11] For as the earth  bringeth forth  her bud,  and as the garden  causeth the things that are sown  in it to spring forth;  so the Lord  will cause righteousness  and praise  to spring forth  before all the nations. 

What does Isaiah 61:4-11 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

The Anointed One would fulfill God"s ancient promises to Israel.
"The Servant of Jehovah celebrates the glorious office committed to him, and expounds the substance of the gospel given him to proclaim. It points to the restoration of the promised land, and to the elevation of Israel, after its purification in the furnace of judgment, to great honour and dignity in the midst of the world of nations." [1]