Isa 61:1-3, Jer 23:5-6, 33:14-17, Eze 17:22-24, 21:27, 34:23-25 | ESV | STEP | The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor ; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted , to proclaim liberty to the captives , and the opening of the prison to those who are bound ;

Isaiah 61:1-3

The Year of the Lord’s Favor

1 ^aThe Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
because the Lord has ^banointed me
to bring good news to the poor; ^{▼▼Or afflicted}
he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and ^dthe opening of the prison to those who are bound; ^{▼▼Or the opening [of the eyes] to those who are blind; Septuagint and recovery of sight to the blind}
2 ^fto proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor,
^gand the day of vengeance of our God;
to comfort all who mourn;
3 to grant to those who mourn in Zion—
^hto give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,
ⁱthe oil of gladness instead of mourning,
the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;
^jthat they may be called oaks of righteousness,
the planting of the Lord, ^kthat he may be glorified. ^{▼▼Or that he may display his beauty}

Jeremiah 23:5-6

5 ^m“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous ⁿBranch, and ^ohe shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. 6 In his days Judah will be saved, and ^pIsrael will ^qdwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called: ^r‘The Lord is our righteousness.’

Jeremiah 33:14-17

The Lord’s Eternal Covenant with David

14 ^s“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when ^tI will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. 15 In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous ^uBranch to spring up for David, and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. 16 In those days Judah will be saved, ^vand Jerusalem will dwell securely. And this is the name by which it will be called: ^w‘The Lord is our righteousness.’

17 “For thus says the Lord: ^xDavid shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel,

Ezekiel 17:22-24

22 Thus says the Lord God: ^y“I myself will take a sprig from the lofty top of the cedar and will set it out. ^zI will break off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and ^aaI myself will plant it on a high and lofty mountain. 23 ^abOn the mountain height of Israel will I plant it, that it may bear branches and produce fruit and become a noble cedar. ^acAnd under it will dwell every kind of bird; in the shade of its branches birds of every sort will nest. 24 And all the trees of the field shall know that I am the Lord; ^adI bring low the high tree, and make high the low tree, dry up ^aethe green tree, and make ^afthe dry tree flourish. ^agI am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will do it.”

Ezekiel 21:27

27 A ruin, ruin, ruin I will make it. ^ahThis also shall not be, ^aiuntil he comes, the one to whom judgment belongs, and I will give it to him.

Ezekiel 34:23-25

23 And ^ajI will set up over them one shepherd, ^akmy servant David, and he shall feed them: he shall feed them and be their shepherd. 24 And ^alI, the Lord, will be their God, and my servant David shall be prince among them. ^amI am the Lord; I have spoken.

The Lord’s Covenant of Peace

25 ^an“I will make with them a covenant of peace and ^aobanish wild beasts from the land, ^apso that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods.