LXI. 1 The spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to bring glad tidings unto the afflicted; hath sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to captives, and opening of eyes to the bound:
2 To proclaim a year of acceptance for the LORD, and a day of vengeance for our God; to comfort all mourners
3 To appoint for the mourners of Zion, to give unto them. a garland instead of ashes, the Oil of gladness instead Of mourning, a garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; and they shall be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he may beautify himself.
4 And they shall build up ruins of old time; they shall raise up desolations of the first days; and they shall restore ruined cities, desolations of generation upon generation.
5 And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and aliens shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.
6 And ye shall be called the Priests of the LORD; men shall say of you, The Ministers of our God; ye shall eat the wealth of nations, and in their glory shall ye boast.
7 Instead of your shame, (ye shall have) twofold; and as for confusion, they shall sing of their portion; therefore in their land they shall possess twofold; everlasting joy shall be unto them
8 For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery with injustice; and I will give them their earnings with truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
9 And their seed shall be known among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples; all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are a seed which the LORD hath blessed.
10 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall exult in my God; for he hath put on me garments of salvation, he hath wrapped me in a cloke of righteousness, as a bridegroom putteth on priestly garland, and as a bride doth don her jewels.
11 For as the earth which putteth forth her sprout, and as a garden which causeth its plants to sprout, so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to sprout forth before all the nations.
Isaias. . ed. Richard Rusden Ottley. Germany. 2016.
Sponsored by University of Leipzig.
Funding provided by European Social Fund Saxony.