Messiah’s Jubilee

61 The Spirit of the Lord God is on Me, o

because the Lord has anointed Me

to bring good news to the poor. p

He has sent Me to heal q the brokenhearted,

to proclaim liberty to the captives

and freedom to the prisoners; r

2 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor, s

and the day of our God’s vengeance; t

to comfort u all who mourn,

3 to provide for those who mourn in * Zion;

to give them a crown of beauty instead of ashes,

festive oil instead of mourning, v

and splendid clothes instead of despair. w

And they will be called righteous trees,

planted by the Lord

to glorify Him. x

4 They will rebuild the ancient ruins; y

they will restore the former devastations;

they will renew the ruined cities,

the devastations of many generations.

5 Strangers will stand and feed your flocks,

and foreigners will be your plowmen and vinedressers. z

6 But you will be called the Lord’s priests; a

they will speak of you as ministers of our God;

you will eat the wealth of the nations,

and you will boast in their riches.

7 Because your shame was double, b

and they cried out, “Disgrace is their portion,”

therefore, they will possess double in their land, c

and eternal joy will be theirs.

8 For I * Yahweh love justice; d

I hate robbery and injustice; e

I will faithfully reward them

and make an everlasting covenant f with them.

9 Their descendants will be known among the nations,

and their posterity among the peoples.

All who see them will recognize

that they are a people the Lord has blessed.

10 I greatly rejoice in the Lord,

I exult in my God;

for He has clothed me with the garments of salvation

and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, g

as a groom wears a turban

and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. h

11 For as the earth produces its growth,

and as a garden enables what is sown to spring up,

so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise

to spring up before all the nations. i