^{4 Ref} And they have built the wastes of old, The desolations of the ancients they raise up, And they have renewed waste cities, The desolations of generation and generation.

^{5 Ref} And strangers have stood and fed your flock, Sons of a foreigner `are' your husbandmen, And your vine-dressers.

^{6 Ref} And ye are called `Priests of Jehovah,' `Ministers of our God,' is said of you, The strength of nations ye consume, And in their honour ye do boast yourselves.