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Isaiah 61:5

Isaiah 61:5
And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks,.... The several congregated churches of Christ, which shall be set among…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

And strangers shall stand - (See the notes at Isa 14:1-2; Isa 60:10). And feed your flocks - The keeping of flocks…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

Strangers shall - feed your flocks - Gentiles shall first preach to you the salvation of Christ, and feed with Divine…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Isaiah 61:4-9

Promises are here made to the Jews now returned out of captivity, and settled again in their own land, which are to be…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Isaiah 61:5-6

Israel's priesthood among the nations, and the services rendered to it by the latter. The meaning of course is not that…

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