Isaiah 61:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat 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.

But ye shall be named the Priests of the Lord. "Ye," as contrasted with the "strangers." Ye shall have no need to attend to your flocks and lands: strangers will do that for you: your exclusive business will be the service of Yahweh as His "priests" (Exodus 19:6, which remains yet to be realized: cf. as to the spiritual Israel, Isaiah 66:21; 1 Peter 2:5; 1 Peter 2:9; Revelation 1:6; Revelation 5:10).

The Ministers of our God - (Ezekiel 44:11.)

Ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles - (Isaiah 60:5-11.)

In their glory shall ye boast yourselves ( tityamaaruw (H3235)) - or, 'in their splendour ye shall be substituted in their stead; literally, ye shall substitute yourselves. From yaamar (H3235), the same as muwr (H4171), Jeremiah 2:11, change (Maurer). But Jerome, the Vulgate, Septuagint, Chaldaic, Arabic, and Syriac support the English version. [Thus, the Hebrew letter yodh (y) will stand instead of the Hebrew letter 'aleph ('): tityamaaruw (H3235) being for tit'amªruw (H559), Hithpael, from 'aamar (H559).] So the latter ( yit'amªruw (H559)) is translated "boast themselves" in Psalms 94:4.

Isaiah 61:6

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.