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katapi HOME Isaiah 61:1 - Good news of deliverance.  Is.61.1-62.1261 1 The Spirit of the Lord Yahweh is upon me,
because Yahweh has anointed me
to bring good tidings to the afflicted;
he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
61 2 to proclaim the year of Yahweh's favour,
and the day of vengeance of our God;
to comfort all who mourn;
61 3 to grant to those who mourn in Zion -
to give them a garland instead of ashes,
the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
the mantle of praise instead of a faint spirit;
that they may be called oaks of righteousness,
the planting of Yahweh, that he may be glorified.
61 4 They shall build up the ancient ruins,
they shall raise up the former devastations;
they shall repair the ruined cities,
the devastations of many generations.

61 5 Aliens shall stand and feed your flocks,
foreigners shall be your plowmen and vinedressers;
61 6 but you shall be called the priests of Yahweh,
men shall speak of you as the ministers of our God;
you shall eat the wealth of the nations,
and in their riches you shall glory.
61 7 Instead of your shame you shall have a double portion,
instead of dishonour you shall rejoice in your lot;
therefore in your land you shall possess a double portion;
yours shall be everlasting joy.

61 8 For I Yahweh love justice,
I hate robbery and wrong;
I will faithfully give them their recompense,
and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
61 9 Their descendants shall be known among the nations,
and their offspring in the midst of the peoples;
all who see them shall acknowledge them,
that they are a people whom Yahweh has blessed.

61 10 I will greatly rejoice in Yahweh,
my soul shall exult in my God;
for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation,
he has covered me with the robe of righteousness,
as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland,
and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
61 11 For as the earth brings forth its shoots,
and as a garden causes what is sown in it to spring up,
so the Lord Yahweh will cause righteousness and praise
to spring forth before all the nations.