aTo give them beauty 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,
bThe planting of the Lord, cthat He may be glorified.”
They shall raise up the former desolations,
And they shall repair the ruined cities,
The desolations of many generations.
And the sons of the foreigner
Shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.
They shall call you the servants of our God.
bYou shall eat the riches of the Gentiles,
And in their glory you shall boast.
And instead of confusion they shall rejoice in their portion.
Therefore in their land they shall possess double;
Everlasting joy shall be theirs.
bI hate robbery1 for burnt offering;
I will direct their work in truth,
cAnd will make with them an everlasting covenant.
And their offspring among the people.
All who see them shall acknowledge them,
aThat they are the posterity whom the Lord has blessed.”
My soul shall be joyful in my God;
For bHe has clothed me with the garments of salvation,
He has covered me with the robe of righteousness,
cAs a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments,
And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
As the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring forth,
So the Lord God will cause arighteousness and bpraise to spring forth before all the nations.
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American Standard Version
And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and foreigners shall be your plowmen and your vine-dressers.
Amplified® Bible
Aliens shall stand [ready] and feed your flocks, and foreigners shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.
Contemporary English Version
They will hire foreigners to take care of their sheep and their vineyards.
Darby English Version
And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your ploughmen and your vinedressers.
Good News Bible
My people, foreigners will serve you. They will take care of your flocks And farm your land and tend your vineyards.
King James Version
And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.
New American Standard Bible
Strangers will stand and pasture your flocks, And foreigners will be your farmers and your vinedressers.
New International Version
Aliens will shepherd your flocks;
foreigners will work your fields and vineyards.
New King James Version
Strangers shall stand and feed your flocks,
And the sons of the foreigner
Shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Strangers will stand and pasture your flocks, And foreigners will serve your farmers and your vinedressers.
Revised Standard Version
Aliens shall stand and feed your flocks, foreigners shall be your plowmen and vinedressers;
Young's Literal Translation
And strangers have stood and fed your flock, Sons of a foreigner `are' your husbandmen, And your vine-dressers.
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