¹² But I will leave in your midst
    a people ^(A)humble and lowly.
^(B)They shall seek refuge in the name of the Lord,

^7 (A)The Lord is good,
    ^(B)a stronghold in the day of trouble;
^(C)he knows those who take refuge in him.

⁸ In the whole land, declares the Lord,
    two thirds shall be cut off and perish,
    ^(A)and one third shall be left alive.
⁹ And ^(B)I will put this third into the fire,
    and refine them as one refines silver,
    and test them as gold is tested.
^(C)They will call upon my name,
    and ^(D)I will answer them.
^(E)I will say, ‘They are my people’;
    and they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’”

61 ^(A)The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
    because the Lord has ^(B)anointed me
to bring good news to the poor;^[a]
    he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
    and ^(C)the opening of the prison to those who are bound;^[b]
2 (D)to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor,
    ^(E)and the day of vengeance of our God;
    to comfort all who mourn;
³ to grant to those who mourn in Zion—
    ^(F)to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,
^(G)the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
    the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;
^(H)that they may be called oaks of righteousness,
    the planting of the Lord, ^(I)that he may be glorified.^[c]