To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, and to give unto them beauty for [a]ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of gladness for the spirit of heaviness, that they might be called [b]trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 61:3 Which was the sign of mourning.
  2. Isaiah 61:3 Trees that bring forth good fruits, as Matt. 3:8.

    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)

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