To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.

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    and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown(A) of beauty
    instead of ashes,(B)
the oil(C) of joy
    instead of mourning,(D)
and a garment of praise
    instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
    a planting(E) of the Lord
    for the display of his splendor.(F)

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13 Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God.

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13 planted in the house of the Lord,
    they will flourish in the courts of our God.(A)

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13 But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.

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13 He replied, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted(A) will be pulled up by the roots.

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