61The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, for the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted and to proclaim that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed.H7307H136H3069H3068H4886H1319H6035H7971H2280H7665H3820H7121H1865H7617H6495H6312He has sent me to tell those who mourn that the time of the Lord’s favor has come, and with it, the day of God’s anger against their enemies.H7121H7522H8141H3068H3117H5359H430H5162H573To all who mourn in Israel, he will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair. In their righteousness, they will be like great oaks that the Lord has planted for his own glory.H7760H57H6726H5414H6287H665H8081H8342H60H4594H8416H7307H3544H7121H352H6664H4302H3068H62864They will rebuild the ancient ruins, repairing cities destroyed long ago. They will revive them, though they have been deserted for many generations.H1129H5769H2723H6965H7223H8074H2318H2721H5892H8074H1755H17555Foreigners will be your servants. They will feed your flocks and plow your fields and tend your vineyards.H2114H5975H7462H6629H1121H5236H406H37556You will be called priests of the Lord, ministers of our God. You will feed on the treasures of the nations and boast in their riches.H7121H3548H3068H559H8334H430H398H2428H1471H3519H32357Instead of shame and dishonor, you will enjoy a double share of honor. You will possess a double portion of prosperity in your land, and everlasting joy will be yours.H1322H4932H3639H7442H2506H776H3423H4932H5769H80578“For I, the Lord, love justice. I hate robbery and wrongdoing. I will faithfully reward my people for their suffering and make an everlasting covenant with them.H3068H157H4941H8130H1498H5930H5414H6468H571H3772H5769H12859Their descendants will be recognized and honored among the nations. Everyone will realize that they are a people the Lord has blessed.”H2233H3045H1471H6631H8432H5971H7200H5234H2233H3068H128810I am overwhelmed with joy in the Lord my God! For he has dressed me with the clothing of salvation and draped me in a robe of righteousness. I am like a bridegroom in his wedding suit or a bride with her jewels.H7797H7797H3068H5315H1523H430H3847H899H3468H3271H4598H6666H2860H3547H6287H3618H5710H362711The Sovereign Lord will show his justice to the nations of the world. Everyone will praise him! His righteousness will be like a garden in early spring, with plants springing up everywhere.H776H3318H6780H1593H2221H6779H136H3069H6666H8416H6779H1471
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