Isaiah 61:9-11

The Voice

⁹    Furthermore, I will promise them My support for their children,
        so that all nations and everyone around
    Will see that they are the children blessed by the Eternal God.

¹⁰I am filled with joy and my soul vibrates with exuberant hope,
    because of the Eternal my God;
For He has dressed me with the garment of salvation,
    wrapped me with the robe of righteousness.
It’s as though I’m dressed for my wedding day,^[a]
    in the very best: a bridegroom’s garland and a bride’s jewels.
¹¹The whole earth sprouts newness and life in the springtime,
    and green shoots break through the well-seeded garden soil.
That’s what it is like with the Eternal’s victory—
    the Lord will cause justice and praise to sprout up before all the nations, for all peoples to see.