Isaiah Chapter 61 (NIV)
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The Year of the Lord’s FavorThe Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me,because the Lord has anointed meto preach good news to the poor.He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,to proclaim freedom for the captivesand release from darkness for the prisoners,
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to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favorand the day of vengeance of our God,to comfort all who mourn,
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and provide for those who grieve in Zion—to bestow on them a crown of beautyinstead of ashes,the oil of gladnessinstead of mourning,and a garment of praiseinstead of a spirit of despair.They will be called oaks of righteousness,a planting of the Lordfor the display of his splendor.
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They will rebuild the ancient ruinsand restore the places long devastated;they will renew the ruined citiesthat have been devastated for generations.
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Aliens will shepherd your flocks;foreigners will work your fields and vineyards.
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And you will be called priests of the Lord,you will be named ministers of our God.You will feed on the wealth of nations,and in their riches you will boast.
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Instead of their shamemy people will receive a double portion,and instead of disgracethey will rejoice in their inheritance;and so they will inherit a double portion in their land,and everlasting joy will be theirs.
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“For I, the Lord, love justice;I hate robbery and iniquity.In my faithfulness I will reward themand make an everlasting covenant with them.
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Their descendants will be known among the nationsand their offspring among the peoples.All who see them will acknowledgethat they are a people the Lord has blessed.”
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I delight greatly in the Lord;my soul rejoices in my God.For he has clothed me with garments of salvationand arrayed me in a robe of righteousness,as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest,and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
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For as the soil makes the sprout come upand a garden causes seeds to grow,so the Sovereign Lord will make righteousness and praisespring up before all nations.
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