Isaiah 61

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1 The Spirit of the Lord God is on Me, for the Lord has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor, he has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and to the prisoners the opening of the prison,
2 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord and the day of vengeance of our God, to console all who mourn,
3 To announce to those who mourn in Zion that they will be given an ornament instead of ashes, instead of weeping - the oil of joy, instead of a dull spirit - nice clothes, and call them by strong truth, the planting of the Lord for His glory.

4 And the centuries-old wilderness will be built up, ancient ruins will be restored and the cities ravaged will be resumed, abandoned in desolation from old generations.
5 And foreigners will come and feed your flocks; And the sons of strangers shall be your farmers and your husbandmen.
6th And you will be called the priests of the Lord, the servants of our God will call you; You will enjoy the heritage of the nations and be glorified by their glory.
7th For the shame you will be doubled; For reproach they will rejoice at their share, because in their land they will receive twice; They will have eternal joy.
8 For I, the Lord, love justice, I hate robbery with violence, and I will render justice to them in truth; and I will make an everlasting covenant with them;
9 And their seed shall be known among the nations, and their seed among the nations; All who see them will know that they are a seed blessed by the Lord.

10 I will rejoice with joy in the Lord; my soul shall rejoice in my God; For he hath clothed me in the garments of salvation, he clothed me with the garment of righteousness, as he put a crown upon the bridegroom, and adorned himself with the bride, as a bride.
eleven For as the earth produces its plants, and how the garden sprouts the seed that was sown in it, so will the Lord God manifest righteousness and glory in front of all the nations.

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