Isaiah

Isaiah 61:6

⁶But you will be called the priests of the LORD;

they will speak of you as ministers of our God;

you will feed on the wealth of nations,

and you will boast in their riches.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But you	וְאַתֶּ֗ם	wə·’at·tem	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
will be called	תִּקָּרֵ֔אוּ	tiq·qā·rê·’ū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H7121 call, proclaim, read
the priests	כֹּהֲנֵ֤י	kō·hă·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3548 priest
of the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
they will speak	יֵאָמֵ֖ר	yê·’ā·mêr	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
of you	לָכֶ֑ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
as ministers	מְשָׁרְתֵ֣י	mə·šā·rə·ṯê	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct	H8334 minister, serve
of our God	אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ	’ĕ·lō·hê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God
you will feed on	תֹּאכֵ֔לוּ	tō·ḵê·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H398 eat
the wealth	חֵ֤יל	ḥêl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
of nations	גּוֹיִם֙	gō·w·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
and you will boast	תִּתְיַמָּֽרוּ׃	tiṯ·yam·mā·rū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H3235 exchange, change places
in their riches	וּבִכְבוֹדָ֖ם	ū·ḇiḵ·ḇō·w·ḏām	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3519 abundance, honour, glory

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Exodus 19:6 · 1 Peter 2:5 · 1 Peter 2:9 · Isaiah 60:5–7 · Revelation 5:10 · Isaiah 66:21 · Revelation 20:6 · 2 Corinthians 11:23 · Isaiah 60:16–17 · 1 Corinthians 4:1 · Isaiah 66:12 · Romans 12:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.