Isaiah 61
61
Joyful proclamations
1The LORD God’s spirit is upon me,
because the LORD has anointed me.
He has sent me
to bring good news to the poor,
to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim release for captives,
and liberation for prisoners,
2to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor
and a day of vindication for our God,
to comfort all who mourn,
3to provide for Zion’s mourners,
to give them a crown in place of ashes,
oil of joy in place of mourning,
a mantle of praise in place of discouragement.
They will be called Oaks of Righteousness,
planted by the LORD to glorify himself.
4They will rebuild the ancient ruins;
they will restore formerly deserted places;
they will renew ruined cities,
places deserted in generations past.
5Foreigners will stay and shepherd your sheep,
and strangers will be your farmers and vinedressers.
6You will be called The Priests of the LORD;
Ministers of Our God, they will say about you.
You will feed on the wealth of nations,
and fatten#61.6 Heb uncertain yourself on their riches.
7Instead of shame, their#61.7 Or your portion will be double;
instead of disgrace, they will rejoice over their share.
They will possess a double portion in their land;
everlasting joy will be theirs.
8I, the LORD, love justice;
I hate robbery and dishonesty.#61.8 Heb manuscripts, LXX, Syr, Tg; MT robbery with an entirely burned offering
I will faithfully give them their wage,
and make with them an enduring covenant.
9Their offspring will be known among the nations,
and their descendants among the peoples.
All who see them will recognize
that they are a people blessed by the LORD.
10I surely rejoice in the LORD;
my heart is joyful because of my God,
because he has clothed me with clothes of victory,
wrapped me in a robe of righteousness
like a bridegroom in a priestly crown,
and like a bride adorned in jewelry.
11As the earth puts out its growth,
and as a garden grows its seeds,
so the LORD God will grow righteousness and praise before all the nations.
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Isaiah 61
61
1 #
Mt 11.5; Lk 4.18-19; 7.22. The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
because the Lord has anointed me
to bring good tidings to the afflicted;#61.1 Or poor
he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and the opening of the prison#61.1 Or the opening of the eyes: Heb the opening to those who are bound;
2to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor,
and the day of vengeance of our God;
to comfort all who mourn;
3to grant to those who mourn in Zion—
to give them a garland instead of ashes,
the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
the mantle of praise instead of a faint spirit;
that they may be called oaks of righteousness,
the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified.
4They shall build up the ancient ruins,
they shall raise up the former devastations;
they shall repair the ruined cities,
the devastations of many generations.
5Aliens shall stand and feed your flocks,
foreigners shall be your plowmen and vinedressers;
6 #
Ex 19.6; 1 Pet 2.5; Rev 1.6; 5.10; 20.6. but you shall be called the priests of the Lord,
men shall speak of you as the ministers of our God;
you shall eat the wealth of the nations,
and in their riches you shall glory.
7Instead of your shame you shall have a double portion,
instead of dishonor you#61.7 Heb they shall rejoice in your#61.7 Heb their lot;
therefore in your#61.7 Heb their land you#61.7 Heb they shall possess a double portion;
yours#61.7 Heb theirs shall be everlasting joy.
8For I the Lord love justice,
I hate robbery and wrong;#61.8 Or robbery with a burnt offering
I will faithfully give them their recompense,
and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
9Their descendants shall be known among the nations,
and their offspring in the midst of the peoples;
all who see them shall acknowledge them,
that they are a people whom the Lord has blessed.
10I will greatly rejoice in the Lord,
my soul shall exult in my God;
for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation,
he has covered me with the robe of righteousness,
as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland,
and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
11For as the earth brings forth its shoots,
and as a garden causes what is sown in it to spring up,
so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise
to spring forth before all the nations.
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