“1 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; 2 To proclaim the
acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to
comfort all that mourn; 3 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.”
“4 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. 5 And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and
the sons of the alien [shall be] your plowmen and your vinedressers. 6
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. 7 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. 8 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. 9 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.”
“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. 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.” (Isaiah 61:1-11 AV)