61:1  "The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me because the LORD has anointed Me to preach the Gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;

61:2  To preach the acceptable year of the LORD and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn;

61:3  To appoint to those who mourn in Zion, giving to them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the mantle of praise for the spirit of heaviness; so that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He might be glorified."

61:4  And they will build the old wastes, they will raise up the desolations of former times. And they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.

61:5  And strangers will stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the stranger will be your plowmen and your vinedressers.

61:6  But you shall be called the priests of the LORD; it will be said of you, "The ministers of our God;" you will eat the riches of the Gentiles, and you will boast in their glory.

61:7  For your shame you will have double; instead of dishonor they will rejoice in their portion; therefore in their own land they will possess double; everlasting joy will be theirs.

61:8  "For I the LORD love justice, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.

61:9  And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people; all who see them will acknowledge them, that they are the seed the LORD has blessed."

61:10  I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul will be joyful in my God; for He has clothed me with the robes of salvation, He covered me with the robe of righteousness like a bridegroom adorns himself with ornaments, and like a bride adorns herself with her jewels;

61:11  For as the earth brings forth its bud, and as the garden causes that which is sown to grow; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to grow before all the nations.