| Isaiah 61:1
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| JPS
| 61:1
| The spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me;
Because the LORD hath anointed me
To bring good tidings unto the humble;
He hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives,
And the opening of the eyes to them that are bound;
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| TJBU
| 61:1
| The prophet said, the spirit of prophecy from before the presence of the Lord God is upon me; because that the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings to the meek; He hath sent me to strengthen the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberly to the captives, and to the prisoners! Appear in light!
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| Isaiah 61:2
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| JPS
| 61:2
| To proclaim the year of the LORD'S good pleasure,
And the day of vengeance of our God;
To comfort all that mourn;
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| TJBU
| 61:2
| To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, 8 and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn.
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| Isaiah 61:3
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| JPS
| 61:3
| To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion,
To give unto them a garland for ashes,
The oil of joy for mourning,
The mantle of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
That they might be called terebinths of righteousness,
The planting of the LORD, wherein He might glory.
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| TJBU
| 61:3
| To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, that unto them be given a crown for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the spirit of praise for their spirit which is faint; they shall be called princes of truth, the people of the Lord, that He may assuredly be glorified.
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| Isaiah 61:4
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| JPS
| 61:4
| And they shall build the old wastes,
They shall raise up the former desolations,
And they shall renew the waste cities,
The desolations of many generations.
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| TJBU
| 61:4
| And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the cities which were wastes, the deso lations of many generations.
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| Isaiah 61:5
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| JPS
| 61:5
| And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks,
And aliens shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.
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| TJBU
| 61:5
| And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the Gentiles shall be your plowmen, and they shall dress your vineyards.
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| Isaiah 61:6
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| JPS
| 61:6
| But ye shall be named the priests of the LORD,
Men shall call you the ministers of our God;
Ye shall eat the wealth of the nations,
And in their splendour shall ye revel.
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| TJBU
| 61:6
| But ye shall be called the Priests of the Lord: it shall be said of you that ye are those who minister before our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory ye shall delight yourselves.
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| Isaiah 61:7
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| 61:7
| For your shame which was double,
And for that they rejoiced: 'Confusion is their portion';
Therefore in their land they shall possess double,
Everlasting joy shall be unto them.
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| TJBU
| 61:7
| Instead of your having suffered shame, and confusion, I will bring unto you double mercies, which I have promised you; and the Gentiles who glory in their portion shall be confounded: therefore in their own land they shall possess double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.
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| Isaiah 61:8
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| 61:8
| For I the LORD love justice,
I hate robbery with iniquity;
And I will give them their recompense in truth,
And I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
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| TJBU
| 61:8
| For I, the Lord, love justice; lying and vio lence are an abomination in my presence; and I will render the reward of their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
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| Isaiah 61:9
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| 61:9
| 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 the seed which the LORD hath blessed.
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| TJBU
| 61:9
| And their sons shall be magnified amongst the nations, and their sons' sons amongst the kingdoms: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the Lord has blessed.
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| Isaiah 61:10
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| 61:10
| 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 victory,
As a bridegroom putteth on a priestly diadem,
And as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
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| TJBU
| 61:10
| Jerusalem shall say, I will greatly rejoice in the Word of the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in the salvation of my God; for He hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, He hath covered me with the upper garment of righteousness, like a bridegroom who is happy in his bride- chamber, and like the high priest who decketh himself with his robes, and like a bride who is adorned with her jewels.
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| Isaiah 61:11
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| 61:11
| For as the earth bringeth forth her growth,
And as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth;
So the Lord GOD will cause victory and glory
To spring forth before all the nations.
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| 61:11
| For as the earth bringeth forth her shoots, and as a watered garden causeth the things that are sown in it to grow, thus the Lord God shall reveal the righteousness and the praise of Jerusalem before all the nations.
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