1The spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make the broken-hearted well, to say that the prisoners will be made free, and that those in chains will see the light again;

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Luke 4:18, Luke 4:19, Luke 4:18, Luke 4:19, Luke 7:22

2To give knowledge that the year of the Lord's good pleasure has come, and the day of punishment from our God; to give comfort to all who are sad;

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Matthew 5:4, Matthew 5:4, Isaiah 34:8, Isaiah 34:8, Isaiah 57:18

3To give them a fair head-dress in place of dust, the oil of joy in place of the clothing of grief, praise in place of sorrow; so that they may be named trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, and so that he may have glory.

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Jeremiah 17:7, Jeremiah 17:8, Psalms 30:11, Jeremiah 17:7, Jeremiah 17:8

4And they will be building again the old broken walls, and will make new the old waste places, and will put up again the towns which have been waste for long generations.

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Isaiah 58:12, Isaiah 58:12, Amos 9:14, Amos 9:15, Ezekiel 36:33

5And men from strange countries will be your herdsmen, and those who are not Israelites will be your ploughmen and vine-keepers.

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Isaiah 60:10, Isaiah 60:14, Isaiah 60:10, Isaiah 60:14, Isaiah 14:1

6But you will be named the priests of the Lord, the servants of our God: you will have the wealth of the nations for your food, and you will be clothed with their glory.

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Exodus 19:6, Exodus 19:6, 1 Peter 2:5, 1 Peter 2:5, Isaiah 60:5

7As they had twice as much grief, and marks of shame were their heritage, so in their land they will be rewarded twice over, and will have eternal joy.

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Job 42:10, Job 42:10, Zechariah 9:12, Zechariah 9:12, Isaiah 40:2

8For I, the Lord, take pleasure in upright judging; I will not put up with the violent taking away of right; and I will certainly give them their reward, and I will make an eternal agreement with them.

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Psalms 11:7, Psalms 11:7, Jeremiah 9:24, Jeremiah 9:24, Zechariah 8:16

9And their seed will be noted among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples: it will be clear to all who see them that they are the seed to which the Lord has given his blessing.

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Isaiah 44:3, Isaiah 44:3, Psalms 115:14, Psalms 115:14, Acts 3:26

10I will be full of joy in the Lord, my soul will be glad in my God; for he has put on me the clothing of salvation, covering me with the robe of righteousness, as the husband puts on a fair head-dress, and the bride makes herself beautiful with jewels.

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Revelation 19:7, Revelation 19:8, Revelation 19:7, Revelation 19:8, Philippians 3:9

11For as the earth puts out buds, and as the garden gives growth to the seeds which are planted in it, so the Lord will make righteousness and praise to be flowering before all the nations.

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Mark 4:26, Mark 4:32, Isaiah 58:11, Mark 4:26, Mark 4:32