To (A)grant those who mourn in Zion,
Giving them a garland instead of ashes,
The (B)oil of gladness instead of mourning,
The cloak of praise instead of a disheartened spirit.
So they will be called [a](C)oaks of righteousness,
The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.

Then they will (D)rebuild the ancient ruins,
They will raise up the former devastations;
And they will repair the ruined cities,
The desolations of many generations.
(E)Strangers will stand and pasture your flocks,
And [b]foreigners will be your farmers and your vinedressers.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 61:3 Or terebinths
  2. Isaiah 61:5 Lit sons of the foreigner

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