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bring thy sonnes from farre, and their siluer, 61
and their golde with them, vnto the Name of 1 The Spirit of the Lord God is vpon mee,
the Lord thy God, and to the Holy one of Israel, therefore hath the Lord anoynted mee: hee hath
because he hath glorified thee. 10 And the sonnes sent mee to preache good tidings vnto the poore,
of strangers shall builde vp thy walles, and their to binde vp the broken hearted, to preach libertie
Kings shall minister vnto thee: for in my wrath I to the captiues, and to them that are bound, the
smote thee, but in my mercie I had compassion opening of the prison, To preache the accept-
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on thee. 11 Therefore thy gates shalbe open able yeere of the Lord, and the day of vengeance
continually: neither day nor night shall they of our God, to comfort all that mourne, 3 To
be shutte, that men may bring vnto thee the appoint vnto them that mourne in Zion, and
riches of the Gentiles, and that their Kings may to giue vnto them beautie for ashes, the oyle
be brought. 12 For the nation and the kingdome, of ioye for mourning, the garment of gladnesse
that will not serue thee, shall perish: and those for the spirit of heauinesse, that they might be
nations shalbe vtterly destroyed. 13 The glory called trees of righteousnesse, the planting of
of Lebanon shall come vnto thee, the firre tree, the Lord, that he might be glorified. 4 And they
the elme and the boxe tree together, to beautifie shall builde the olde waste places, and raise vp
the place of my Sanctuarie: for I will glorifie the the former desolations, and they shall repaire the
place of my feete. 14 The sonnes also of them that cities that were desolate and waste through many
afflicted thee, shall come and bowe vnto thee: generations. 5 And the strangers shall stande
and all they that despised thee, shall fall downe at and feede your sheepe, and the sonnes of the
the soles of thy feete: and they shall call thee, The strangers shall be your plowmen and dressers of
citie of the Lord, Zion of the Holy one of Israel. your vines. 6 But ye shall be named the Priestes
15 Where as thou hast bene forsaken and hated: of the Lord, and men shall say vnto you, The
so that no man went by thee, I will make thee ministers of our God, Ye shall eate the riches of
an eternall glorie, and a ioye from generation the Gentiles, and shalbe exalted with their glorie.
to generation. 16 Thou shalt also sucke ye milke 7 For your shame you shall receiue double, and
of the Gentiles, and shalt sucke the breastes of for confusion they shall reioyce in their portion:
Kings: and thou shalt know, that I the Lord am for in their lande they shall possesse the double:
thy Sauiour, and thy Redeemer, the mightie one euerlastingioyshallbevntothem. ForItheLord
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of Iaakob. 17 For brasse will I bring golde, and for loue iudgement and hate robberie for burnt of-
yron will I bring siluer, and for wood brasse, and fering, and I wil direct their worke in trueth, and
for stones yron. I will also make thy gouerne- will make an euerlasting couenant with them.
ment peace, and thine exactours righteousnesse. 9 And their seede shall be knowen among the
18 Violence shall no more be heard of in thy land, Gentiles, and their buddes among the people. All
neither desolation, nor destruction within thy that see them, shall know them, that they are
borders: but thou shalt call saluation, thy walles, the seede which the Lord hath blessed. 10 I will
and praise, thy gates. 19 Thou shalt haue no greatly reioyce in the Lord, and my soule shall be
more sunne to shine by day, neither shall the ioyfull in my God: for he hath clothed mee with
brightnesse of the moone shine vnto thee: for the garments of saluation, and couered me with
the Lord shall be thine euerlasting light, and thy the robeof righteousnes: heehathdeckedme like
God, thy glorie. 20 Thy sunne shall neuer goe a bridegrome, and as a bride tireth herselfe with
downe, neither shall thy moone be hid: for the her iewels. 11 For as the earth bringeth foorth
Lord shalbe thine euerlasting light, and the dayes her bud, and as the garden causeth to growe that
of thy sorowe shalbe ended. 21 Thy people also which is sowen in it: so the Lord God will cause
shalbe all righteous: they shall possesse the land righteousnesse to grow and praise before all the
for euer, the grasse of my planting shalbe the heathen.
worke of mine handes, that I may be glorified.
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small one as a strong nation: I the Lord wil hasten 1 For Zions sake I will not holde my tongue,
it in due time. and for Ierusalems sake I wil not rest, vntil the
righteousnes thereof breake foorth as the light,
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and saluation thereof as a burning lampe. And