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Isaiah 61 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

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The Year of the Lord’s Favor

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:1 - The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me,
because the LORD has anointed me
to bring good news to the poor;[fn]
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;[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:2 - to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor,
and the day of vengeance of our God;
to comfort all who mourn;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:3 - to grant to those who mourn in Zion—
to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,
the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;
that they may be called oaks of righteousness,
the planting of the LORD, that he may be glorified.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 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.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:5 - Strangers shall stand and tend your flocks;
foreigners shall be your plowmen and vinedressers;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:6 - but you shall be called the priests of the LORD;
they shall speak of you as the ministers of our God;
you shall eat the wealth of the nations,
and in their glory you shall boast.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:7 - Instead of your shame there shall be a double portion;
instead of dishonor they shall rejoice in their lot;
therefore in their land they shall possess a double portion;
they shall have everlasting joy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:8 - For I the LORD love justice;
I hate robbery and wrong;[fn]
I will faithfully give them their recompense,
and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:9 - Their offspring shall be known among the nations,
and their descendants in the midst of the peoples;
all who see them shall acknowledge them,
that they are an offspring the LORD has blessed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:10 - I will greatly rejoice in the LORD;
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 like a priest with a beautiful headdress,
and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:11 - For as the earth brings forth its sprouts,
and as a garden causes what is sown in it to sprout up,
so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise
to sprout up before all the nations.
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ESV Footnotes
Or afflicted
Or the opening [of the eyes] to those who are blind; Septuagint and recovery of sight to the blind
Or that he may display his beauty
Or robbery with a burnt offering
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