but he will judge the poor righteously and execute justice for the oppressed of the land. He will strike the land with a sceptre from his mouth, and he will kill the wicked with a command from his lips.
Isaiah 29:19 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The humble will have joy after joy in the Lord, and the poor people will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The meek also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The meek also shall increase their joy in the Lord, and the poor among men shall rejoice and exult in the Holy One of Israel. American Standard Version (1901) The meek also shall increase their joy in Jehovah, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. Common English Bible The poor will again find joy in the LORD, and the neediest of people will rejoice in the holy one of Israel. Catholic Public Domain Version And the meek will increase their rejoicing in the Lord, and the poor among men will exult in the Holy One of Israel. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the meek shall increase their joy in the Lord: and the poor men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. |
but he will judge the poor righteously and execute justice for the oppressed of the land. He will strike the land with a sceptre from his mouth, and he will kill the wicked with a command from his lips.
Then the firstborn of the poor will be well fed, and the impoverished will lie down in safety, but I will kill your root with hunger, and your remnant will be slain.
What answer will be given to the messengers from that nation? The Lord has founded Zion, and his oppressed people find refuge in her.
For you have been a stronghold for the poor person, a stronghold for the needy in his distress, a refuge from storms and a shade from heat. When the breath of the violent is like a storm against a wall,
The Lord brings this charge against the elders and leaders of his people: ‘You have devastated the vineyard. The plunder from the poor is in your houses.
Why do you crush my people and grind the faces of the poor? ’ This is the declaration of the Lord God of Armies.
For the High and Exalted One, who lives for ever, whose name is holy, says this: ‘I live in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and lowly of spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the oppressed.
The Spirit of the Lord God is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners;
I rejoice greatly in the Lord, I exult in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a groom wears a turban and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
My hand made all these things, and so they all came into being. This is the Lord’s declaration. I will look favourably on this kind of person: one who is humble, submissive in spirit, and trembles at my word.
‘But you, Daniel, keep these words secret and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will roam about, and knowledge will increase.’
yet I will celebrate in the Lord; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!
Seek the Lord, all you humble of the earth, who carry out what he commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you will be concealed on the day of the Lord’s anger.
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, because I am lowly and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
The blind receive their sight, the lame walk, those with leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor are told the good news,
‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.
with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
Therefore, ridding yourselves of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent, humbly receive the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Didn’t God choose the poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he has promised to those who love him?