Dual Panel1The spirit <07307> of the sovereign <0136> Lord <03069> is upon <05921> me, because <03282> the Lord <03068> has chosen <04886> me. He has commissioned <07971> me to encourage <02280> the poor <06035>, to help the brokenhearted <03820> <07665>, to decree <07121> the release <01865> of captives <07617>, and the freeing of <06495> prisoners <0631>,
2to announce <07121> the year <08141> when the Lord <03068> will show his favor <07522>, the day <03117> when our God <0430> will seek vengeance <05359>, to console <05162> all <03605> who mourn <057>,
3to strengthen <07760> those who mourn <057> in Zion <06726>, by giving <05414> them a turban <06287>, instead <08478> of ashes <0665>, oil <08081> symbolizing joy <08342>, instead <08478> of mourning <060>, a garment <04594> symbolizing praise <08416>, instead <08478> of discouragement <03544> <07307>. They will be called <07121> oaks <0352> of righteousness <06664>, trees planted <04302> by the Lord <03068> to reveal <06286> his splendor <06286>.
4They will rebuild <01129> the perpetual <05769> ruins <02723> and restore the places that were desolate <08074>; they will reestablish <02318> the ruined <02721> cities <05892>, the places that have been desolate <08074> since ancient times <01755> <01755>.
5“Foreigners <02114> will take care <07462> of your sheep <06629>; foreigners <05236> <01121> will work in your fields <0406> and vineyards <03755>.
6You <0859> will be called <07121>, ‘the Lord’s <03068> priests <03548>, servants <08334> of our God <0430>.’ You will enjoy <0398> the wealth <02428> of nations <01471> and boast <03235> about the riches <03519> you receive from them.
7Instead <08478> of shame <01322>, you will get a double <04932> portion; instead of humiliation <03639>, they will rejoice <07442> over the land they receive. Yes <03651>, they will possess <03423> a double <04932> portion <02506> in their land <0776> and experience <01961> lasting <05769> joy <08057>.
8For <03588> I <0589>, the Lord <03068>, love <0157> justice <04941> and hate <08130> robbery <01498> and sin. I will repay <06468> them because of my faithfulness <0571>; I will make <03772> a permanent <05769> covenant <01285> with them.
9Their descendants <02233> will be known <03045> among the nations <01471>, their offspring <06631> among <08432> the peoples <05971>. All <03605> who see <07200> them will recognize <05234> that <03588> the Lord <03068> has blessed <01288> them <02233> <01992>.”
10I will greatly rejoice <07797> <07797> in the Lord <03068>; I <05315> will be overjoyed <01523> because of my God <0430>. For <03588> he clothes <03847> me in garments <0899> of deliverance <03468>; he puts on me a robe <04598> symbolizing vindication <06666>. I look like a bridegroom <02860> when he wears <03271> a turban <06287> as a priest <03547> would; I look like a bride <03618> when she puts on <05710> her jewelry <03627>.
11For just as <03588> the ground <0776> produces <03318> its crops <06780> and a garden <01593> yields <02221> its produce <06779>, so <03651> the sovereign <0136> Lord <03068> will cause deliverance <06666> to grow <06779>, and give his people reason to praise <08416> him in the sight <05048> of all <03605> the nations <01471>.