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# Chapter 61
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1 The Spirit of the Lord God is on 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 heal the brokenhearted,
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to proclaim liberty to the captives
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and freedom to the prisoners;
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2 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor,
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and the day of our God’s vengeance;
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to comfort all who mourn,
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3 to provide for those who mourn in Zion;
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to give them a crown of beauty instead of ashes,
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festive oil instead of mourning,
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and splendid clothes instead of despair.
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And they will be called righteous trees,
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planted by the Lord
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to glorify him.
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4 They will rebuild the ancient ruins;
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they will restore the former devastations;
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they will renew the ruined cities,
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the devastations of many generations.
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5 Strangers will stand and feed your flocks,
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and foreigners will be your plowmen and vinedressers.
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6 But you will be called the Lord’s priests;
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they will speak of you as ministers of our God;
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you will eat the wealth of the nations,
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and you will boast in their riches.
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7 In place of your shame, you will have a double portion;
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in place of disgrace, they will rejoice over their share.
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So they will possess double in their land,
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and eternal joy will be theirs.
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8 For I the Lord love justice;
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I hate robbery and injustice;
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I will faithfully reward my people
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and make a permanent covenant with them.
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9 Their descendants will be known among the nations,
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and their posterity among the peoples.
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All who see them will recognize
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that they are a people the Lord has blessed.
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10 I rejoice greatly in the Lord,
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I exult in my God;
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for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation
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and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness,
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as a groom wears a turban
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and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
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11 For as the earth produces its growth,
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and as a garden enables what is sown to spring up,
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so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise
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to spring up before all the nations. |