Isaiah 61:7
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For 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.Instead of shame, My people will have a double portion, and instead of humiliation, they will rejoice in their share; and so they will inherit a double portion in their land, and everlasting joy will be theirs.
In other translations
For 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.Instead of shame, My people will have a double portion, and instead of humiliation, they will rejoice in their share; and so they will inherit a double portion in their land, and everlasting joy will be theirs.
Hebrew words
תַּחַתtachatin place ofH8478בָּשְׁתְּכֶםbashetekhemshame yourH1322מִשְׁנֶהmishnehdoubleH4932וּכְלִמָּהukhelimahand ignominyH3639יָרֹנּוּyaronuthey will shout for joyH7442חֶלְקָםchelkamportion theirH2506לָכֵןlakhen<to> thereforeH3651בְּאַרְצָםbe'artzamin land theirH776מִשְׁנֶהmishnehdoubleH4932יִירָשׁוּyirashuthey will possessH3423שִׂמְחַתsimchatjoy ofH8057עוֹלָםolamperpetuityH5769תִּהְיֶהtihyehit will belongH1961לָהֶם׃lahemto them
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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