KJV ORIGINAL
And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, saith the LORD.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
And I will choose some of them to serve as priests and Levites, says the LORD.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is saying He will choose people from all nations to serve Him in positions that were once reserved only for certain Jewish families.
📚 Historical Context
In ancient Israel, only men from the tribe of Levi could serve as priests and temple workers, and this was considered an exclusive privilege for Jewish people. This verse comes at the end of Isaiah's prophecy about God gathering people from all nations to worship Him. It represents a revolutionary promise that God would extend priestly service beyond traditional ethnic and tribal boundaries.
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