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Isaiah 61

Exaltation of the Afflicted

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The  aSpirit of the Lord  1GOD is upon me, Because the LORD has anointed me To  bbring good news to the  2 cafflicted; He has sent me to  dbind up the brokenhearted, To  eproclaim liberty to captives And  3freedom to prisoners;

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To  aproclaim the favorable year of the LORD And the  bday of vengeance of our God; To  ccomfort all who mourn,

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To  agrant those who mourn in Zion, Giving them a garland instead of ashes, The  boil of gladness instead of mourning, The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting. So they will be called  1 coaks of righteousness, The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.

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Then they will  arebuild the ancient ruins, They will raise up the former devastations; And they will repair the ruined cities, The desolations of many generations.

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 aStrangers will stand and pasture your flocks, And  1foreigners will be your farmers and your vinedressers.

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But you will be called the  apriests of the LORD; You will be spoken of as  bministers of our God. You will eat the  cwealth of nations, And in their  1riches you will boast.

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Instead of your  ashame you will have a  bdouble portion, And instead of humiliation they will shout for joy over their portion. Therefore they will possess a double portion in their land,  cEverlasting joy will be theirs.

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For I, the LORD,  alove justice, I hate robbery  1in the burnt offering; And I will faithfully give them their recompense And make an  beverlasting covenant with them.

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Then their offspring will be known among the nations, And their descendants in the midst of the peoples. All who see them will recognize them Because they are the  aoffspring whom the LORD has blessed.

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I will  arejoice greatly in the LORD, My soul will exult in  bmy God; For He has  cclothed me with garments of salvation, He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness, As a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, And  das a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

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For as the  aearth brings forth its sprouts, And as a garden causes the things sown in it to spring up, So the Lord  1GOD will  bcause  crighteousness and praise To spring up before all the nations.



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