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# Chapter 61
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1 “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me,
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Because the Lord has anointed Me
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To preach good tidings to the poor;
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He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
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To proclaim liberty to the captives,
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And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
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2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord,
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And the day of vengeance of our God;
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To comfort all who mourn,
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3 To console those who mourn in Zion,
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To give them beauty for ashes,
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The oil of joy for mourning,
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The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
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That they may be called trees of righteousness,
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The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.”
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4 And they shall rebuild the old ruins,
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They shall raise up the former desolations,
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And they shall repair the ruined cities,
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The desolations of many generations.
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5 Strangers shall stand and feed your flocks,
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And the sons of the foreigner
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Shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.
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6 But you shall be named the priests of the Lord,
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They shall call you the servants of our God.
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You shall eat the riches of the Gentiles,
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And in their glory you shall boast.
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7 Instead of your shame you shall have double honor,
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And instead of confusion they shall rejoice in their portion.
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Therefore in their land they shall possess double;
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Everlasting joy shall be theirs.
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8 “For I, the Lord, love justice;
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I hate robbery for burnt offering;
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I will direct their work in truth,
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And will make with them an everlasting covenant.
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9 Their descendants shall be known among the Gentiles,
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And their offspring among the people.
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All who see them shall acknowledge them,
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That they are the posterity whom the Lord has blessed.”
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10 I will greatly rejoice in the Lord,
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My soul shall be joyful in my God;
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For He has clothed me with the garments of salvation,
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He has covered me with the robe of righteousness,
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As a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments,
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And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
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11 For as the earth brings forth its bud,
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As the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring forth,
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So the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations. |