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Isaiah 61
Exaltation Of The Afflicted
Because the LORD has anointed me
To bring good news to the afflicted;
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to captives
And freedom to prisoners;
And the day of vengeance of our God;
To comfort all who mourn,
Giving them a garland instead of ashes,
The oil of gladness instead of mourning,
The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting.
So they will be called oaks of righteousness,
The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.
They will raise up the former devastations;
And they will repair the ruined cities,
The desolations of many generations.
And foreigners will be your farmers and your vinedressers.
You will be spoken of as ministers of our God.
You will eat the wealth of nations,
And in their riches you will boast.
And instead of humiliation they will shout for joy over their portion.
Therefore they will possess a double portion in their land,
Everlasting joy will be theirs.
I hate robbery in the burnt offering;
And I will faithfully give them their recompense
And make an everlasting covenant with them.
And their descendants in the midst of the peoples.
All who see them will recognize them
Because they are the offspring whom the LORD has blessed.
My soul will exult in my God;
For He has clothed me with garments of salvation,
He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness,
As a bridegroom decks himself with a garland,
And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
And as a garden causes the things sown in it to spring up,
So the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise
To spring up before all the nations.