Isaiah 61:5
Strangers will stand and feed your flocks,
What it says
Strangers and foreigners tend flocks and fields in the renewed order.
What it is doing
This verse shows the nations serving within the restoration of God's people.
In context
1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, 2to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor 3to console the mourners in Zion — 4They will rebuild the ancient ruins; 5Strangers will stand and feed your flocks, 6But you will be called the priests of the LORD; 7Instead of shame, My people will have a double portion, 8For I, the LORD, love justice; 9Their descendants will be known among the nations, 10I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, 11For as the earth brings forth its growth,