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To console those who mourn in Zion ,
To give them beauty 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 the LORD ,
that He may be glorified ."
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And they shall rebuild the old ruins ,
They shall raise up the former desolations ,
And they shall repair the ruined cities ,
The desolations of many generations .
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Strangers shall stand and feed your flocks ,
And the sons of the foreigner Shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers .
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But you shall be named the priests of the LORD ,
They shall call you the servants of our God .
You shall eat the riches of the Gentiles ,
And in their glory you shall boast .
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Instead of your shame you shall have double honor ,
And instead of confusion they shall rejoice in their portion .
Therefore in their land they shall possess double ;
Everlasting joy shall be theirs .
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For I ,
the LORD ,
love justice ;
I hate robbery for burnt offering ;
I will direct their work in truth ,
And will make with them an everlasting covenant .
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Their descendants shall be known among the Gentiles ,
And their offspring among the people .
All who see them shall acknowledge them ,
That they are the posterity whom the LORD has blessed ."
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I will greatly rejoice in the LORD ,
My soul shall be joyful in my God ;
For He has clothed me with the garments of salvation ,
He has covered me with the robe of righteousness ,
As a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments ,
And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels .
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For as the earth brings forth its bud ,
As the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring forth ,
So the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations .