Isa 61 | HCSB | STEP | The Spirit of the Lord God is on Me, because the Lord has anointed Me to bring good news to the poor . He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted , to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners ;

Isaiah 61

Messiah’s Jubilee

1 The Spirit of the Lord God is on Me, ^a
because the Lord has anointed Me
to bring good news to the poor. ^b
He has sent Me to heal ^{▼▼Lit bind up} the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives
and freedom to the prisoners; ^d
2 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor, ^e
and the day of our God’s vengeance; ^f
to comfort ^g all who mourn,
3 to provide for those who mourn in ^{▼▼Zion: Originally a term for the fortified section of Jerusalem and then, by extension, used for the temple and the city of Jerusalem both in the present time and in the future}Zion;
to give them a crown of beauty instead of ashes,
festive oil instead of mourning, ⁱ
and splendid clothes instead of despair. ^{▼▼Lit a dim spirit}
And they will be called righteous trees,
planted by the Lord
to glorify Him. ^k

4 They will rebuild the ancient ruins; ^l
they will restore the former devastations;
they will renew the ruined cities,
the devastations of many generations.
5 Strangers will stand and feed your flocks,
and foreigners will be your plowmen and vinedressers. ^m
6 But you will be called the Lord’s priests; ⁿ
they will speak of you as ministers of our God;
you will eat the wealth of the nations,
and you will boast in their riches.
7 Because your shame was double, ^o
and they cried out, “Disgrace is their portion,”
therefore, they will possess double in their land, ^p
and eternal joy will be theirs.

8 For I ^{▼▼Yahweh/Yah: Or The Lord; the personal name of God in Hebrew; "Yah" is the shortened form of the name.}Yahweh love justice; ^r
I hate robbery and injustice; ^{▼▼Some Hb mss, DSS, LXX, Syr, Tg, Vg; other Hb mss read robbery with a burnt offering}
I will faithfully reward them
and make an everlasting covenant ^t with them.
9 Their descendants will be known among the nations,
and their posterity among the peoples.
All who see them will recognize
that they are a people the Lord has blessed.

10 I greatly rejoice in the Lord,
I exult in my God;
for He has clothed me with the garments of salvation
and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, ^u
as a groom wears a turban
and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. ^v
11 For as the earth produces its growth,
and as a garden enables what is sown to spring up,
so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise
to spring up before all the nations. ^w