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A Metaphor for Blessing
Scholars widely agree that this verse is not a literal promise of foreign servants but a powerful metaphor. Commentators like John Calvin and Albert Barnes explain that the imagery of others tending flocks and fields is used to describe a future of immense spiritual prosperity and peace. It paints a picture of a community so blessed by God that the normal, burdensome toils of life are lifted, allowing them to flourish under Christ's reign.
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Isaiah
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 61:5
18th Century
Theologian
And strangers shall stand - (See the notes at Isaiah 14:1-2; Isaiah 60:10).
And feed your flocks -
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 61:5
19th Century
Bishop
Strangers shall stand ... —i.e., like servants waiting for their master’s orders. The implied thought of the who…
Charles Spurgeon
On Isaiah 61:5–6
19th Century
Preacher
And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers. But you shall be named t…
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John Calvin
On Isaiah 61:5
16th Century
Theologian
And strangers shall stand. He means that foreigners and strangers shall be ready to yield obedience to them. For, because they were at tha…
John Gill
On Isaiah 61:5
17th Century
Pastor
And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks
The several congregated churches of Christ, which shall be set among them, comp…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 61:4–9
17th Century
Minister
Promises are made here to the Jews who returned from captivity, which extend to all those who, through grace, are delivered from spiritual bondage.…