Isa 61 | EngLXX | STEP | The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me; he has sent me to preachglad tidings to the poor, to heal the broken in heart, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and recoveryof sight to the blind;

Isaiah 61

1 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me; he has sent me to preachglad tidings to the poor, to heal the broken in heart, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and recoveryof sight to the blind; 2 to declare the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of recompence; to comfort allthat mourn; 3 that there should be given to them that mourn in Sion glory instead of ashes, the oilof joy to the mourners, the garment of glory for the spirit of heaviness: and they shall be called generationsof righteousness, the planting of the Lord for glory. 4 And they shall build the old waste places, they shall raise up those that were beforemade desolate, and shall renew the desert cities,even those that had been desolate formany generations. 5 And strangers shall come and feed your flocks, and aliensshall be your plowmen and vine-dressers. 6 But you⌃ shall be called priests of the Lord, the ministers of God: you⌃ shall eat thestrength of nations, and shall be admired because of their wealth. 7 Thus shall they inherit the land a second time, and everlasting joy shall be upon theirhead. 8 For I am the Lord who love righteousness, and hate robberies of injustice; and I willgive their labor to the just, and will make an everlasting covenant with them. 9 And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring in the midst ofpeoples: every one that sees them shall take notice of them, that they are a seed blessed of God; 10 and they shall greatly rejoice in the Lord. Let my soul rejoice in the Lord; for he hasclothed me with the robe of salvation, and the garment of joy: he has put a mitre on me as on a bridegroom,and adorned me with ornaments as a bride. 11 And as the earth putting forth her flowers, and as a garden its seed; so shall the Lord,even the Lord, cause righteousness to spring forth, and exultation before all nations.