Isaiah
Isaiah 61:5
5Strangers will stand and feed your flocks,
and foreigners will be your plowmen and vinedressers.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strangers | זָרִ֔ים | zā·rîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H2114 be a stranger |
| will stand | וְעָמְד֣וּ | wə·‘ā·mə·ḏū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| and feed | וְרָע֖וּ | wə·rā·‘ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H7462 pasture, tend, graze |
| your flocks | צֹאנְכֶ֑ם | ṣō·nə·ḵem | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks |
| and foreigners | וּבְנֵ֣י | ū·ḇə·nê | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| will be your plowmen | אִכָּרֵיכֶ֖ם | ’ik·kā·rê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H406 ploughman, husbandman |
| and vinedressers | וְכֹרְמֵיכֶֽם׃ | wə·ḵō·rə·mê·ḵem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H3755 tend vineyards, dress vines |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 60:10–14 · Isaiah 14:1–2 · Ephesians 2:12–20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.