ISA-61:1 The spirit of the Lord GOD [is] upon me; because the

LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he

hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty

to the captives, and the opening of the prison to [them that

are] bound;

ISA-61:2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the

day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

ISA-61:3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto

them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment

of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called

trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might

be glorified.

ISA-61:4 And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise

up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste

cities, the desolations of many generations.

ISA-61:5 And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the

sons of the alien [shall be] your plowmen and your vinedressers.

ISA-61:6 But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD: [men]

shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches

of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.

ISA-61:7 For your shame [ye shall have] double; and [for]

confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in

their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall

be unto them.

ISA-61:8 For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt

offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make

an everlasting covenant with them.

ISA-61:9 And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and

their offspring among the people: all that see them shall

acknowledge them, that they [are] the seed [which] the LORD hath

blessed.

ISA-61:10 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be

joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of

salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as

a bridegroom decketh [himself] with ornaments, and as a bride

adorneth [herself] with her jewels.

ISA-61:11 For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the

garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth;

so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring

forth before all the nations.

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