All of your people will be godly; they will possess the land permanently. I will plant them like a shoot; they will be the product of my labor, through whom I reveal my splendor.

For if we have become united with him in the likeness of his death, we will certainly also be united in the likeness of his resurrection.

Now if some of the branches were broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among them and participated in the richness of the olive root,

that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, so that, because you have been rooted and grounded in love,

Shall flourish

to strengthen those who mourn in Zion, by giving them a turban, instead of ashes, oil symbolizing joy, instead of mourning, a garment symbolizing praise, instead of discouragement. They will be called oaks of righteousness, trees planted by the Lord to reveal his splendor.

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the honor both now and on that eternal day.

In the

Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give him thanks! Praise his name!

who serve in the Lord's temple, in the courts of the temple of our God.

He made the courtyard of the priests and the large enclosure and its doors; he plated their doors with bronze.

General references

The time is coming when Jacob will take root; Israel will blossom and grow branches. The produce will fill the surface of the world.

"For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit,