Online Bible

The ^aSpirit of Lord Yahweh is upon meBecause Yahweh has anointed meTo ^bbring good news to the ¹^cafflicted;He has sent me to ^dbind up the brokenhearted,To ^eproclaim release to captivesAnd ²freedom to prisoners,2 To ^aproclaim the favorable year of YahwehAnd the ^bday of vengeance of our God,To ^ccomfort all who mourn,3 To ^agrant those who mourn in Zion,Giving them a headdress instead of ashes,The ^boil of rejoicing instead of mourning,The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting.So they will be called ¹^coaks of righteousness,The planting of Yahweh, that He may show forth His beautiful glory.

4 Then they will ^arebuild the ancient waste places;They will raise up the former desolations;And they will make new the ruined cities,The desolations from generation to generation.5 ^aStrangers will stand and pasture your flocks,And ¹foreigners will be your farmers and your vinedressers.6 But you will be called the ^apriests of Yahweh;You will be spoken of as ^bministers of our God.You will eat the ^cwealth of nations,And in their glories you will boast.7 Instead of your ^ashame you will have a ^bdouble portion,And instead of dishonor they will shout for joy over their portion.Therefore they will possess a double portion in their land;^cEverlasting gladness will be theirs.8 For I, Yahweh, ^alove justice,I hate robbery ¹in the burnt offering;And in truth I will give them their recompenseAnd cut an ^beverlasting covenant with them.9 Then their seed will be known among the nations,And their offspring in the midst of the peoples.All who see them will recognize themBecause they are the ^aseed whom Yahweh has blessed.

10 I will ^arejoice greatly in Yahweh;My soul will rejoice in ^bmy God,For He has ^cclothed me with garments of salvation,He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness,As a bridegroom decks himself with a headdress,And ^das a bride adorns herself with her jewels.11 For as the ^aearth brings forth its branches,And as a garden causes the things sown in it to branch out,So Lord Yahweh will ^bcause ^crighteousness and praiseTo branch out before all the nations.