Isaiah 61
1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the humble. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom to the captives and the opening of the prison to those who are imprisoned.
2 He has sent me to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn.
3 He has sent me to give those who mourn in Zion a headdress in place of ashes, the oil of joy in place of mourning, a garment of praise in place of a downcast spirit. They will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, so that he may display his splendor.
4 They will rebuild the ancient ruins and raise up what was destroyed long ago; they will renew the ruined cities, devastated from generation to generation.
5 Foreigners will come forward and tend your flocks, and the children of foreigners will be your farmers and vinedressers.
6 But you will be called priests of the LORD, and it will be said of you: servants of our God. You will eat the wealth of the nations and boast of their glory.
7 In place of your shame, a double share; in place of humiliation, they will shout for joy over their portion. Therefore they will inherit a double share in their land, and their joy will be everlasting.
8 For I, the LORD, love justice and hate robbery with wrongdoing. I will faithfully give them their reward, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
9 Their offspring will be known among the nations, and their descendants among the peoples. All who see them will recognize that they are the offspring the LORD has blessed.
10 I greatly rejoice in the LORD; my soul exults in my God, because he has clothed me with garments of salvation and covered me with a robe of righteousness, like a bridegroom wearing a priestly headdress, like a bride adorning herself with her jewels.
11 For as the earth brings forth its growth and a garden makes what was sown in it sprout, so the Lord GOD will make righteousness and praise spring up before all the nations.
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