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Chapter 61
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The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the
LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the
meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to
proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of
the prison to them that are bound; |
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To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the
day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; |
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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. |
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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. |
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And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and
the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your
vinedressers. |
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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. |
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For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion
they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their
land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall
be unto them. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 the robe of righteousness,
as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as
a bride adorneth herself with her jewels. |
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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. |
