23_ISA_61_01 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;
23_ISA_61_02 to proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, And the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
23_ISA_61_03 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.
23_ISA_61_04 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.
23_ISA_61_05 And strangers shall stand And feed your flocks, And the sons of the alien [ shall be] your plowmen And your vinedressers.
23_ISA_61_06 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.
23_ISA_61_07 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.
23_ISA_61_08 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.
23_ISA_61_09 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.
23_ISA_61_10 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.
23_ISA_61_11 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.