Isaiah 61:8

"Instead of your shame you will have double. Instead of dishonor, they will rejoice in their portion. Therefore in their land they will possess double. Everlasting joy will be to them."

Key Reflection

In Isaiah 61:8, the prophet speaks of the restoration and vindication of God’s people, particularly those who have been oppressed and despised. The original audience would have recognized this promise as a reversal of their current shame and humiliation, anticipating a time when they would not only regain honor but also experience double the blessings in their land, symbolizing a profound and enduring joy that transcends temporal circumstances.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

For I the Lord love judgment -That is, ‘I shall delight in rendering to my people what is right. It is right that they should enjoy my protection, and be favored with the tokens of my kindness. Loving justice and right, therefore, I will confer on them the privileges and blessings which they ought to enjoy, and which will be a public expression of my favor and love.’ I hate robbery for burnt-offering -There has been great variety in the interpretation of this phrase. Lowth renders it, ‘Who hate rapine and iniquity.’ Noyes, ‘I hate rapine and iniquity.’ Jerome, as in our translation,Et odio habens rapinam in holocausto.

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