Yesaya 60:18

60:18 Sounds of violence ¹  will no longer be heard in your land,

or the sounds of ²  destruction and devastation within your borders.

You will name your walls, ‘Deliverance,’

and your gates, ‘Praise.’

Yesaya 61:6

61:6 You will be called, ‘the Lord’s priests,

servants of our God.’ ³ 

You will enjoy ⁴  the wealth of nations

and boast about ⁵  the riches you receive from them. ⁶ 

[60:18]  ¹ tn The words “sounds of” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[60:18]  ² tn The words “sounds of” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[61:6]  ³ tn The Hebrew text adds, “it will be said concerning you.”

[61:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “eat” (KJV, NAB, NASB); NIV “feed on”; NLT “be fed with.”

[61:6]  ⁵ tc The form in the Hebrew text is probably a corruption of יִתְאַמְּרוּ (yit’ammÿru), a Hitpael from אָמַר (’amar), meaning “boast about” (see HALOT 67 s.v. II אמר, HALOT 416 s.v. ימר, and BDB 56 s.v. אָמַר).

[61:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “their glory” (i.e., riches).