Isaiah 61

CHAPTER 61

Exaltation of the Afflicted

¹The ^aSpirit of Lord Yahweh is upon me

Because Yahweh has anointed me

To ^bbring good news to the ^1cafflicted;

He has sent me to ^dbind up the brokenhearted,

To ^eproclaim release to captives

And ²freedom to prisoners,

²To ^aproclaim the favorable year of Yahweh

And the ^bday of vengeance of our God,

To ^ccomfort all who mourn,

³To ^agrant those who mourn in Zion,

Giving them a headdress instead of ashes,

The ^boil of rejoicing instead of mourning,

The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting.

So they will be called ^1coaks of righteousness,

The planting of Yahweh, that He may show forth His beautiful glory.

⁴Then they will ^arebuild the ancient waste places;

They will raise up the former desolations;

And they will make new the ruined cities,

The desolations from generation to generation.

^5aStrangers will stand and pasture your flocks,

And ¹foreigners will be your farmers and your vinedressers.

⁶But you will be called the ^apriests of Yahweh;

You will be spoken of as ^bministers of our God.

You will eat the ^cwealth of nations,

And in their glories you will boast.

⁷Instead of your ^ashame you will have a ^bdouble portion,

And instead of dishonor they will shout for joy over their portion.

Therefore they will possess a double portion in their land;

^cEverlasting gladness will be theirs.

⁸For I, Yahweh, ^alove justice,

I hate robbery ¹in the burnt offering;

And in truth I will give them their recompense

And cut an ^beverlasting covenant with them.

⁹Then their seed will be known among the nations,

And their offspring in the midst of the peoples.

All who see them will recognize them

Because they are the ^aseed whom Yahweh has blessed.

¹⁰I will ^arejoice greatly in Yahweh;

My soul will rejoice in ^bmy God,

For He has ^cclothed me with garments of salvation,

He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness,

As a bridegroom decks himself with a headdress,

And ^das a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

¹¹For as the ^aearth brings forth its branches,

And as a garden causes the things sown in it to branch out,

So Lord Yahweh will ^bcause ^crighteousness and praise

To branch out before all the nations.