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New American Standard Bible
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Exaltation of the Afflicted
1
The Spirit of the Lord G
OD
is upon me, Because the L
ORD
has anointed me To bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to captives And freedom to prisoners;
2
To proclaim the favorable year of the L
ORD
And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn,
3
To grant those who mourn
in
Zion, Giving them a garland instead of ashes, The oil of gladness instead of mourning, The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, The planting of the L
ORD
, that He may be glorified.
4
Then they will rebuild the ancient ruins, They will raise up the former devastations; And they will repair the ruined cities, The desolations of many generations.
5
Strangers will stand and pasture your flocks, And foreigners will be your farmers and your vinedressers.
6
But you will be called the priests of the L
ORD
; You will be spoken of
as
ministers of our God. You will eat the wealth of nations, And in their riches you will boast.
7
Instead of your shame
you will have a
double
portion,
And
instead of
humiliation they will shout for joy over their portion. Therefore they will possess a double
portion
in their land, Everlasting joy will be theirs.
8
For I, the L
ORD
, love justice, I hate robbery in the burnt offering; And I will faithfully give them their recompense And make an everlasting covenant with them.
9
Then their offspring will be known among the nations, And their descendants in the midst of the peoples. All who see them will recognize them Because they are the offspring
whom
the L
ORD
has blessed.
10
I will rejoice greatly in the L
ORD
, My soul will exult in my God; For He has clothed me with garments of salvation, He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness, As a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
11
For as the earth brings forth its sprouts, And as a garden causes the things sown in it to spring up, So the Lord G
OD
will cause righteousness and praise To spring up before all the nations.
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