1The 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;
2To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD,
and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all
that mourn;
3To 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.
4And 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.
5And strangers shall stand and feed your
flocks, and the sons of the alien shall
be your plowmen and your vinedressers.
6But 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.
7For 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.
8For 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.
9And 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.
10I 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.
11For 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.