1The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me; because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;stylusLuke 4:18, Luke 4:19, Luke 4:18, Luke 4:19, Luke 7:222to proclaim the year of Jehovah’s favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;stylusMatthew 5:4, Matthew 5:4, Isaiah 34:8, Isaiah 34:8, Isaiah 57:183to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Jehovah, that he may be glorified.stylusJeremiah 17:7, Jeremiah 17:8, Psalms 30:11, Jeremiah 17:7, Jeremiah 17:84And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.stylusIsaiah 58:12, Isaiah 58:12, Amos 9:14, Amos 9:15, Ezekiel 36:335And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and foreigners shall be your plowmen and your vine-dressers.stylusIsaiah 60:10, Isaiah 60:14, Isaiah 60:10, Isaiah 60:14, Isaiah 14:16But ye shall be named the priests of Jehovah; men shall call you the ministers of our God: ye shall eat the wealth of the nations, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.stylusExodus 19:6, Exodus 19:6, 1 Peter 2:5, 1 Peter 2:5, Isaiah 60:57Instead of your shame ye shall have double; and instead of dishonor they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess double; everlasting joy shall be unto them.stylusJob 42:10, Job 42:10, Zechariah 9:12, Zechariah 9:12, Isaiah 40:28For I, Jehovah, love justice, I hate robbery with iniquity; and I will give them their recompense in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.stylusPsalms 11:7, Psalms 11:7, Jeremiah 9:24, Jeremiah 9:24, Zechariah 8:169And their seed shall be known among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples; all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which Jehovah hath blessed.stylusIsaiah 44:3, Isaiah 44:3, Psalms 115:14, Psalms 115:14, Acts 3:2610I will greatly rejoice in Jehovah, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with a garland, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.stylusRevelation 19:7, Revelation 19:8, Revelation 19:7, Revelation 19:8, Philippians 3:911For as the earth bringeth forth its bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord Jehovah will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.stylusMark 4:26, Mark 4:32, Isaiah 58:11, Mark 4:26, Mark 4:32