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Isaiah 61:8 — For I the Lord love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and…
“For I the Lord love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.”
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The verses around Isaiah 61:8.
6But 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.
7For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.
8For I the Lord love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
9And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the Lord hath blessed.
10I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
Verse explanation
“I hate robbery for burnt offering” repeats the criticism from other chapters against offerings obtained unjustly, and “an everlasting covenant” promised here reinforces that the new relationship with the people will be lasting, grounded in truth.
From the Isaiah 61 study in Bible in Stories.
Isaiah 61:8 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
For I the Lord love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Porque eu, o Senhor, amo o juizo, aborreço a rapina no holocausto; e farei que a sua obra seja em verdade; e farei um concerto eterno com elles.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Porque eu, o SENHOR, amo a justiça, e odeio o roubo com sacrifício de queima; e farei que sua obra seja em verdade, e farei um pacto eterno com eles.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Yo, el Señor, amo lo que es justo. Odio el robo y la injusticia. Recompensaré fielmente a mi pueblo y haré un acuerdo eterno con él.
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More verses about justice
- Micah 6:8He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to…
- Isaiah 1:17Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
- Psalms 89:14Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.
- Proverbs 21:3To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
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