Because the Lord has anointed Me

To preach good tidings to the poor;

He has sent Me to 61:1 Lit. bind upheal the brokenhearted,

To proclaim liberty to the captives,

And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;

And the day of vengeance of our God;

To comfort all who mourn,

To give them beauty for ashes,

The oil of joy for mourning,

The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;

That they may be called trees of righteousness,

The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.”

They shall raise up the former desolations,

And they shall repair the ruined cities,

The desolations of many generations.

And the sons of the foreigner

Shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.

They shall call you the servants of our God.

You shall eat the riches of the Gentiles,

And in their glory you shall boast.

And instead of confusion they shall rejoice in their portion.

Therefore in their land they shall possess double;

Everlasting joy shall be theirs.

I hate robbery 61:8 Or infor burnt offering;

I will direct their work in truth,

And will make with them an everlasting covenant.

And their offspring among the people.

All who see them shall acknowledge them,

That they are the posterity whom the Lord has blessed.”

My soul shall be joyful 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 ornaments,

And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

As the garden causes 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.