Isa 61
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The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me; he has sent Lu 4:18 me to preach glad tidings to the poor,
to heal the broken in heart, to proclaim liberty
to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind;
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to declare the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of recompence; to comfort
all that mourn;
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that there should be given to them that mourn in Sion glory instead of ashes, the
Or, anointing oil of joy to the mourners, Alex. reads katastolhn as one word the garment of glory for the spirit of heaviness:
and they shall be called generations
of righteousness, the planting of the Lord for glory.
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And they shall build the old waste places, they shall raise up those that were before
made desolate, and shall renew the desert cities, even those that had been desolate
for many generations.
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And strangers shall come and feed your flocks, and aliens shall be your ploughmen
and vine-dressers.
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But you shall be called priests of the Lord, the ministers of God: you shall eat the
strength of nations, and shall be admired because of their wealth.
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Thus shall they inherit the land a second time, and everlasting joy shall be upon
their head.
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For I am the Lord who love righteousness, and hate robberies of injustice; and I will
give their labour to the just, and will make an everlasting covenant with them.
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And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring in the midst
of peoples: every one that sees them shall Or, acknowledge take notice of them, that they are a seed blessed of God;
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and they shall greatly rejoice in the Lord. Let my soul rejoice in the Lord; for he
has clothed me with the robe of salvation, and the garment of joy: he has put a mitre
on me as on a bridegroom, and adorned me with ornaments as a bride.
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And as the earth putting forth her flowers, and as a garden its seed; so shall the
Lord, even the Lord, cause righteousness to spring forth, and exultation before all
nations.