Isaiah 61
Good Tidings of
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The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the
meek; Mt. 11.5 · Lk. 7.22 he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim
liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them
that are bound;
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to proclaim the acceptable year of the
LORD, Lk. 4.18, 19 and
the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; Mt. 5.4
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to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion,
to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the
garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be
called Trees of righteousness, The planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.
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And they shall build the old wastes, they
shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the
waste cities, the desolations of many generations.
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And strangers shall stand and feed your
flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and
your vinedressers.
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But ye shall be named The priests of the
LORD: men shall call you The ministers
of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their
glory shall ye boast yourselves.
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For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their
portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double:
everlasting joy shall be unto them.
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For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct
their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with
them.
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And their seed shall be known among the
Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them
shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the LORD hath blessed.
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I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath
clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with
the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her
jewels. Rev. 21.2
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For as the earth bringeth forth her bud,
and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring
forth; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness
and praise to spring forth before all the
nations.
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