1The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me ; because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek ; 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 ; 2to proclaim the year of Jehovah ’s favor , and the day of vengeance of our God ; to comfort all that mourn; 3to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion , to give unto them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness ; that they may be called trees of righteousness , the planting of Jehovah , that he may be glorified .
The Year of the Lord's Favor
4And 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 . 5And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks , and foreigners shall be your plowmen and your vine-dressers. 6But ye shall be named the priests of Jehovah ; men shall call you the ministers of our God : ye shall eat the wealth of the nations , and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves . 7Instead of your shame ye shall have double ; and instead of dishonor they shall rejoice in their portion : therefore in their land they shall possess double ; everlasting joy shall be unto them .
The Everlasting Covenant
8For I , Jehovah , 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 . 9And 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 Jehovah hath blessed . 10I will greatly rejoice in Jehovah , 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 a garland , and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels . 11For as the earth bringeth forth its bud , and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth ; so the Lord Jehovah will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations .