Isa 61
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The spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to bring
good tidings unto the humble; He hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim
liberty to the captives, and the opening of the eyes to them that are bound;
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To proclaim the year of the LORD'S good pleasure, and the day of vengeance of our
God; to comfort all that mourn;
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To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them a garland for ashes, the
oil of joy for mourning, the mantle of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they
might be called terebinths of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, wherein He
might glory.
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And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and
they shall renew the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.
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And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and aliens 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 wealth of the nations, and in their splendour shall ye revel.
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For your shame which was double, and for that they rejoiced: 'Confusion is their portion';
therefore in their land they shall possess double, everlasting joy shall be unto them.
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For I the LORD love justice, I hate robbery with iniquity; and I will give them their
recompense in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
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And their seed shall be known among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples;
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 victory,
as a bridegroom putteth on a priestly diadem, and as a bride adorneth herself with
her jewels.
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For as the earth bringeth forth her growth, and as the garden causeth the things that
are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause victory and glory to spring
forth before all the nations.