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To (A)grant those who mourn in Zion,
Giving them a headdress instead of ashes,
The (B)oil of rejoicing instead of mourning,
The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting.
So they will be called [a](C)oaks of righteousness,
The planting of Yahweh, that He may show forth His beautiful glory.

Then they will (D)rebuild the ancient waste places;
They will raise up the former desolations;
And they will make new the ruined cities,
The desolations from generation to generation.
(E)Strangers will stand and pasture your flocks,
And [b]foreigners will be your farmers and your vinedressers.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 61:3 Or terebinths
  2. Isaiah 61:5 Lit sons of the foreigner

    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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