61 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; 2 To
proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of
our God; to comfort all that mourn; 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. 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. 5 And
strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien
shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.
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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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.