The Book of Isaiah

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Chapter 61

1: The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preachgood tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, toproclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them thatare bound;
Luke 4:18

2: To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; tocomfort all that mourn;
Luke 4:19

3: To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.

4: And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.

5: And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall beyour plowmen and your vinedressers.

6: But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.

7: For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess thedouble: everlasting joy shall be unto them.

8: For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.

9: And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: 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 therobe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.

11: For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
Isaiah 62

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