48 lines
2.2 KiB
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48 lines
2.2 KiB
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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 bring good news to the poor;
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he has sent me to bind up 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 year of the Lord's favor,
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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 grant to those who mourn in Zion—
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to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,
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the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
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the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;
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that they may be called oaks of righteousness,
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the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified.
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4 They shall build up the ancient ruins;
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they shall raise up the former devastations;
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they shall repair the ruined cities,
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the devastations of many generations.
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5 Strangers shall stand and tend your flocks;
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foreigners shall be your plowmen and vinedressers;
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6 but you shall be called the priests of the Lord;
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they shall speak of you as the ministers of our God;
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you shall eat the wealth of the nations,
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and in their glory you shall boast.
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7 Instead of your shame there shall be a double portion;
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instead of dishonor they shall rejoice in their lot;
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therefore in their land they shall possess a double portion;
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they shall have everlasting joy.
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8 For I the Lord love justice;
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I hate robbery and wrong;
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I will faithfully give them their recompense,
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and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
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9 Their offspring shall be known among the nations,
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and their descendants in the midst of the peoples;
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all who see them shall acknowledge them,
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that they are an offspring the Lord has blessed.
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10 I will greatly rejoice in the Lord;
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my soul shall exult 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 like a priest with a beautiful headdress,
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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 sprouts,
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and as a garden causes what is sown in it to sprout up,
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so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise
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to sprout up before all the nations. |