To preach the [a]acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of [b]vengeance of our God, to comfort all that mourn,

To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, and to give unto them beauty for [c]ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of gladness for the spirit of heaviness, that they might be called [d]trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 61:2 The time when it pleased God to show his good favor to man, which S. Paul calleth the fullness of time, Gal. 4:4.
  2. Isaiah 61:2 For when God delivereth his Church, he punisheth his enemies.
  3. Isaiah 61:3 Which was the sign of mourning.
  4. Isaiah 61:3 Trees that bring forth good fruits, as Matt. 3:8.

21 (A)Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be satisfied: (B)blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.

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