Isaiah 61:2-11

Ottley(i) 2 To call it an acceptable year of the Lord, and a day of requital; to comfort all them that mourn; 3 That there be given to the mourners of Zion glory instead of ashes, the anointing of joy to the mourners, a robe of glory instead of a spirit of despair; and they shall be called generations of righteousness, a plant of the Lord for glory. 4 And they shall build everlasting desolations, they shall set up what were before utterly desolate, and they shall renew desolate cities, that had been desolate for generations. 5 And strangers shall come, feeding thy sheep, and aliens for plowmen and vinedressers. 6 But ye shall be called priests of the Lord, and ministers of God; ye shall eat up the might of nations, and in their wealth shall ye be marvelled at. 7 So shall they inherit the earth a second time, and everlasting joy (shall be) upon their head. 8 For I am the Lord, that love righteousness, and hate robberies (proceeding) from injustice: and I will give to the righteous their toil, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them. 9 And their seed shall become known among the nations, and their offspring; every one that seeth them shall observe them, that these are a seed blessed by God. 10 And with joy shall they rejoice unto the Lord. Let my soul triumph because of the Lord; for he hath clothed me with a cloke of salvation and a robe of joy, he hath put a garland on (my head) as on a bridegroom, and hath adorned me with ornaments as a bride. 11 And like earth making her blossom to grow, and like a garden its seeds; so will the Lord make righteousness and triumph to rise up before all the nations.