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ISAIAH 61
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They will call you the City of the Lord,
and Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
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“Though you were once despised and hated,
with no one traveling through you,
I will make you beautiful forever,
a joy to all generations.
Powerful kings and mighty nations
will satisfy your every need,
as though you were a child
nursing at the breast of a queen.
You will know at last that I, the Lord,
am your Savior and your Redeemer,
the Mighty One of Israel.*
I will exchange your bronze for gold,
your iron for silver,
your wood for bronze,
and your stones for iron.
I will make peace your leader
and righteousness your ruler.
Violence will disappear from your land;
the desolation and destruction of war
will end.
Salvation will surround you like city walls,
and praise will be on the lips of all who
enter there.
“No longer will you need the sun to shine
by day,
nor the moon to give its light by night,
for the Lord your God will be your
everlasting light,
and your God will be your glory.
Your sun will never set;
your moon will not go down.
For the Lord will be your everlasting light.
Your days of mourning will come to
an end.
All your people will be righteous.
They will possess their land forever,
for I will plant them there with my own
hands
in order to bring myself glory.
The smallest family will become a thousand
people,
and the tiniest group will become a
mighty nation.
At the right time, I, the Lord, will make
it happen.”
Good News for the Oppressed
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upon me,
for the Lord has anointed me
to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent me to comfort the
brokenhearted
and to proclaim that captives will
be released
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60:16 Hebrew of Jacob. See note on 14:1. 61:1 Greek version
reads and the blind will see. Compare Luke 4:18. 61:2 Or to
proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord. 61:3 Hebrew in Zion.
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and prisoners will be freed.*
He has sent me to tell those who mourn
that the time of the Lord’s favor has
come,*
and with it, the day of God’s anger
against their enemies.
To all who mourn in Israel,*
he will give a crown of beauty for ashes,
a joyous blessing instead of mourning,
festive praise instead of despair.
In their righteousness, they will be like
great oaks
that the Lord has planted for his own
glory.
They will rebuild the ancient ruins,
repairing cities destroyed long ago.
They will revive them,
though they have been deserted for
many generations.
Foreigners will be your servants.
They will feed your flocks
and plow your fields
and tend your vineyards.
You will be called priests of the Lord,
ministers of our God.
You will feed on the treasures of the
nations
and boast in their riches.
Instead of shame and dishonor,
you will enjoy a double share of honor.
You will possess a double portion of
prosperity in your land,
and everlasting joy will be yours.
“For I, the Lord, love justice.
I hate robbery and wrongdoing.
I will faithfully reward my people for their
suffering
and make an everlasting covenant with
them.
Their descendants will be recognized
and honored among the nations.
Everyone will realize that they are a
people
the Lord has blessed.”
I am overwhelmed with joy in the Lord
my God!
For he has dressed me with the clothing
of salvation
and draped me in a robe of
righteousness.
I am like a bridegroom dressed for his
wedding
or a bride with her jewels.
The Sovereign Lord will show his justice
to the nations of the world.
Everyone will praise him!
His righteousness will be like a garden in
early spring,
with plants springing up everywhere.