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Isaiah 61:4

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They will rebuild the old ruins.
They will raise up the former devastated places.
They will repair the ruined cities
that have been devastated for many generations.

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Isaiah 61:4 in other translations

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.

Isaiah 61:4 · American Standard Version

Isaiah 61:4 in context

  1. 2to proclaim the year of Yahweh’s favor
    and the day of vengeance of our God,
    to comfort all who mourn,
  2. 3to provide for those who mourn in Zion,
    to give to them a garland for ashes,
    the oil of joy for mourning,
    the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness,
    that they may be called trees of righteousness,
    the planting of Yahweh,
    that he may be glorified.
  3. 4They will rebuild the old ruins.
    They will raise up the former devastated places.
    They will repair the ruined cities
    that have been devastated for many generations.
  4. 5Strangers will stand and feed your flocks.
    Foreigners will work your fields and your vineyards.
  5. 6But you will be called Yahweh’s priests.
    Men will call you the servants of our God.
    You will eat the wealth of the nations.
    You will boast in their glory.