9  Go on up to a high mountain,

O Zion, herald of good news;¹

lift up your voice with strength,

O Jerusalem, herald of ^mgood news;²

lift it up, fear not;

say to the cities of Judah,

“Behold your God!”

27  I was the first to say¹ to Zion, “Behold, here they are!”

and I give to Jerusalem a herald of ^zgood news.

1  ^uThe Spirit of the Lord God is ^vupon me,

because the Lord has ^wanointed me

to bring ^xgood news to the poor;¹

he has sent me to ^ybind up the brokenhearted,

to proclaim liberty to the captives,

and ^zthe opening of the prison to those who are bound;²

15  ¹ Behold, ^oupon the mountains, ^pthe feet of him

who brings good news,

who publishes peace!

Keep your feasts, O Judah;

fulfill your vows,

for ^qnever again shall the worthless pass through you;

he is utterly cut off.