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61 The Lord Yahweh’s Spirit is on me,
    because Yahweh has anointed me to preach good news to the humble.
He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted,
    to proclaim liberty to the captives
    and release to those who are bound,[a]
to proclaim the year of Yahweh’s favor
    and the day of vengeance of our God,
    to comfort all who mourn,
to provide for those who mourn in Zion,
    to give to them a garland for ashes,
    the oil of joy for mourning,
    the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness,
that they may be called trees of righteousness,
    the planting of Yahweh,
    that he may be glorified.

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  1. 61:1 LXX and DSS add: recovery of sight to the blind

18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
    because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to heal the broken hearted,[a]
    to proclaim release to the captives,
    recovering of sight to the blind,
    to deliver those who are crushed,
19     and to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”Isaiah 61:1-2

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Footnotes

  1. 4:18 NU omits “to heal the broken hearted”