¹⁸ “The^(A) Spirit of the Lord is upon Me,
Because He has anointed Me
To preach the gospel to the poor;
He has sent Me ^[a]to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To ^(B)set at liberty those who are ^[b]oppressed;
¹⁹ To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”

“In an ^(A)acceptable^[a] time I have heard You,
And in the day of salvation I have helped You;
I will ^[b]preserve You ^(B)and give You
As a covenant to the people,
To restore the earth,
To cause them to inherit the desolate ^[c]heritages;
⁹ That You may say ^(C)to the prisoners, ‘Go forth,’
To those who are in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’

“They shall feed along the roads,
And their pastures shall be on all desolate heights.