Isaiah 61:3–9

3 to ⌊give⌋d for those in mourning in Zion,

to give them a head wrap instead of ashes,

the oil of joy instead of mourning,

a garment of praise instead of a faint spirit.

And ⌊they will be called⌋e oaks of righteousness,

the planting of Yahweh, to show his glory.

4 And they shall build the ancient ruins,

they shall erect the former deserted places.

And they shall restore the ⌊devastated cities⌋,f

the deserted places of ⌊many generations⌋.g

5 And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks,h

and ⌊foreigners⌋i shall be your farmers and vinedressers.

6 Butj you shall be called the priests of Yahweh,

⌊you will be called⌋k servers of our God.

You shall eat the wealth of the nations,

and you shall boast in their riches.

7 Instead of your shame, a double portion,

and instead of insult, they will rejoice over their portion.

Therefore they will take a double portion in their land;

⌊they shall possess everlasting joy⌋.l

8 For I, Yahweh, love justice,

hate robbery andm injustice,

and I will ⌊faithfully⌋n give their reward,

and I will ⌊make⌋o an everlasting covenant ⌊with⌋p them.

9 And their descendantsq will be known among the nations,

and their offspring in the midst of the peoples.

All those who see them shall recognize them,

that they are descendantsr whom Yahweh has blessed.