18 (A)In that day the deaf shall hear the words of the book,
And the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness.

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Say to those who are fearful-hearted,
“Be strong, do not fear!
Behold, your God will come with (A)vengeance,
With the recompense of God;
He will come and (B)save you.”

Then the (C)eyes of the blind shall be opened,
And (D)the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
Then the (E)lame shall leap like a deer,
And the (F)tongue of the dumb sing.
For (G)waters shall burst forth in the wilderness,
And streams in the desert.

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The Good News of Salvation

61 “The (A)Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me,
Because the Lord (B)has anointed Me
To preach good tidings to the poor;
He has sent Me (C)to [a]heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim (D)liberty to the captives,
And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 61:1 Lit. bind up

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