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Isaiah 56:5
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Isaiah 56:5
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
5 I will give them, in my house
and within my walls, a monument and a name[a]
Better than sons and daughters;
an eternal name, which shall not be cut off, will I give them.
Footnotes
- 56:5 A monument and a name: literally in Hebrew, “a hand and a name”; a memorial inscription to prevent oblivion for one who had no children; cf. 2 Sm 18:18; Neh 7:5; 13:14.
New American Bible (Revised Edition) (NABRE)
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