Isaiah 66:21 And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, said the LORD. Those taken to be priests and Levites might be the Gentiles who bring back the dispersed of Israel, or the restored Israelites themselves. The latter is the more probable meaning. (A. B. Davidson, D. D.)From them refers to the converted heathen, by whom the Israelites were brought back to their home. (F. Delitzsch,. D.D.)Incorporated in Jehovah's priestly Church (Isaiah 61:6), the heathen are not now excluded even from priestly and Levitical service in the temple. (F. Delitzsch,. D.D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, saith the LORD.WEB: Of them also will I take for priests [and] for Levites," says Yahweh. |
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