Isaiah 61:1-3
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The Good News of Deliverance
61 [a]The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
because the Lord has anointed me
to bring good tidings to the afflicted;[b]
he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and the opening of the prison[c] to those who are bound;
2 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor,
and the day of vengeance of our God;
to comfort all who mourn;
3 to grant to those who mourn in Zion—
to give them a garland instead of ashes,
the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
the mantle of praise instead of a faint spirit;
that they may be called oaks of righteousness,
the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified.
Footnotes
- 61.1-4 cf. Lk 4.18-19.
- Isaiah 61:1 Or poor
- Isaiah 61:1 Or the opening of the eyes: Heb the opening
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