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    to give[a] for those in mourning in Zion,
to give them a head wrap instead of ashes,
    the oil of joy instead of mourning,
    a garment of praise instead of a faint spirit.
And they will be called[b] oaks of righteousness,
    the planting of Yahweh, to show his glory.
And they shall build the ancient ruins,
    they shall erect the former deserted places.
And they shall restore the devastated cities,[c]
    the deserted places of many generations.[d]
And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks,[e]
    and foreigners[f] shall be your farmers and vinedressers.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 61:3 Literally “place”
  2. Isaiah 61:3 Literally “it will be called to them”
  3. Isaiah 61:4 Literally “cities of devastation”
  4. Isaiah 61:4 Literally “generation and generation”
  5. Isaiah 61:5 Hebrew “flock”
  6. Isaiah 61:5 Literally “sons of a foreign country”

    and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown(A) of beauty
    instead of ashes,(B)
the oil(C) of joy
    instead of mourning,(D)
and a garment of praise
    instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
    a planting(E) of the Lord
    for the display of his splendor.(F)

They will rebuild the ancient ruins(G)
    and restore the places long devastated;
they will renew the ruined cities
    that have been devastated for generations.
Strangers(H) will shepherd your flocks;
    foreigners will work your fields and vineyards.

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