Isaiah 61:6

But 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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The Lord addresses the restored community of Israel, outlining their future status and role among the nations following their period of humiliation.

The words — כֹּהֲנֵי יְהוָה (ko.ha.Nei Yah.weh) translates literally as "priests of Yahweh," and תִּקָּרֵאוּ (ti.ka.Re.'u) means "you will be called," establishing a formal bestowal of identity.

The thread — This priestly designation echoes the covenant promise in Exodus 19:6 and is later applied to the church in 1 Peter 2:5 and 1 Peter 2:9.

Why it lands — The text declares a concrete shift from servitude to honored status, requiring the reader to recognize that divine restoration includes both a new identity and a tangible share in the nations' resources.

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The Hebrew words

וְאַתֶּ֗םve./'a.Temand/ you כֹּהֲנֵ֤יko.ha.Neipriests of יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahweh תִּקָּרֵ֔אוּti.ka.Re.'uyou will be called מְשָׁרְתֵ֣יme.sha.re.Tei[the] servants of אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei./nuGod/ our יֵאָמֵ֖רye.'a.Merit will be saidלָכֶ֑םla./Khemof/ youחֵ֤ילcheil[the] wealth of גּוֹיִם֙go.Yimnations תֹּאכֵ֔לוּto.Khe.luyou will consume וּבִכְבוֹדָ֖םu./vi/kh.vo.Da/mand/ in/ abundance/ their תִּתְיַמָּֽרוּ׃tit.ya.Ma.ruyou will boast

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Exodus 19:6 And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites.”
1 Peter 2:5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
Isaiah 60:5 Then you will look and be radiant, and your heart will tremble and swell with joy, because the riches of the sea will be brought to you, and the wealth of the nations will come to you.
Isaiah 66:21 “And I will select some of them as priests and Levites,” says the LORD.
Revelation 5:10 You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth.”
2 Corinthians 11:23 Are they servants of Christ? (I am speaking as if I were out of my mind.) I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death.
Revelation 20:6 Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection! The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years.
Isaiah 60:16 You will drink the milk of nations and nurse at the breasts of royalty; you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
Isaiah 66:12 For this is what the LORD says: “I will extend peace to her like a river, and the wealth of nations like a flowing stream; you will nurse and be carried on her arm, and bounced upon her knees.