Isaiah 61:3-9
Christian Standard Bible
3 to provide for those who mourn in Zion;
to give them a crown of beauty instead of ashes,
festive oil instead of mourning,(A)
and splendid clothes instead of despair.[a]
And they will be called righteous trees,
planted by the Lord
to glorify him.(B)
4 They will rebuild the ancient ruins;(C)
they will restore the former devastations;
they will renew the ruined cities,
the devastations of many generations.
5 Strangers will stand and feed your flocks,
and foreigners will be your plowmen and vinedressers.(D)
6 But you will be called the Lord’s priests;(E)
they will speak of you as ministers of our God;
you will eat the wealth of the nations,
and you will boast in their riches.
7 In place of your shame, you will have a double portion;(F)
in place of disgrace, they will rejoice over their share.
So they will possess double in their land,(G)
and eternal joy will be theirs.
8 For I the Lord love justice;(H)
I hate robbery and injustice;[b]
I will faithfully reward my people
and make a permanent covenant(I) with them.
9 Their descendants will be known among the nations,
and their posterity among the peoples.
All who see them will recognize
that they are a people the Lord has blessed.
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