Isaiah 61:2

Isaiah 61:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
• New International Version (NIV)to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn,
• English Standard Version (ESV)to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn;
• New King James Version (NKJV)To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn,

Context of Isaiah 61:2

1The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, Because the Lord has anointed and commissioned me To bring good news to the humble and afflicted; He has sent me to bind up [the wounds of] the brokenhearted, To proclaim release [from confinement and condemnation] to the [physical and spiritual] captives And freedom to prisoners, To proclaim the favorable year of the Lord, And the day of vengeance and retribution of our God, To comfort all who mourn, 3To grant to those who mourn in Zion the following: To give them a turban instead of dust [on their heads, a sign of mourning], The oil of joy instead of mourning, The garment [expressive] of praise instead of a disheartened spirit. So they will be called the trees of righteousness [strong and magnificent, distinguished for integrity, justice, and right standing with God], The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified. 4Then they will rebuild the ancient ruins, They will raise up and restore the former desolations; And they will renew the ruined cities, The desolations (deserted settlements) of many generations.

Isaiah 61:2 word by word

לִקְרֹ֤א שְׁנַת־רָצוֹן֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה וְי֥וֹם נָקָ֖ם לֵאלֹהֵ֑ינוּ לְנַחֵ֖ם כָּל־אֲבֵלִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• To proclaimקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call outH7121
• the acceptableרָצוֹןrâtsôn râtsôn · acceptanceH7522
• yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of vengeanceנָקָםnâqâm · vengeanceH5359
• of our Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• to comfortנָחַםnâcham · to be sorry: comfortH5162
• all that mournאָבֵל'âbêl · mourningH57

Cross-references for Isaiah 61:2

• Leviticus 25:9Then you shall sound the ram’s horn everywhere on the tenth day of the seventh month (almost October); on the Day of Atonement you shall sound the trumpet throughout your land.
• Luke 4:19to proclaim the favorable year of the Lord [the day when salvation and the favor of God abound greatly].”
• 2 Corinthians 6:2For He says, “At the acceptable time (the time of grace) I listened to you, And I helped you on the day of salvation.” Behold, now is “the acceptable time,” behold, now is “the day of salvation”—
• Isaiah 34:8For the Lord has a day of vengeance, A year of retribution for the cause of Zion.
• Isaiah 35:4Say to those with an anxious and panic-stricken heart, “Be strong, fear not! Indeed, your God will come with vengeance [for the ungodly]; The retribution of God will come, But He will save you.”
• Isaiah 59:17For He [the Lord] put on righteousness like a coat of armor, And salvation like a helmet on His head; He put on garments of vengeance for clothing And covered Himself with zeal [and great love for His people] as a cloak.
• Isaiah 63:1Who is this who comes from Edom, With crimson-stained garments from Bozrah [in Edom], This One (the Messiah) who is majestic in His apparel, Marching in the greatness of His might? “It is I, [the One] who speaks in righteousness [proclaiming vindication], mighty to save.”
• Isaiah 66:14When you see this, your heart will rejoice; Your bones will flourish like new grass. And the [powerful] hand of the Lord will be revealed to His servants, But His indignation will be toward His enemies.
• Psalms 110:5The Lord is at Your right hand, He will crush kings in the day of His wrath.
• Jeremiah 46:10For that day belongs to the Lord God of hosts, A day of vengeance, that He may avenge Himself on His adversaries. And the sword will devour and be satiated And drink its fill of their blood; For the Lord God of hosts has a sacrifice [like that of a great sin offering] In the north country by the river Euphrates.
• Malachi 4:1“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, and all the arrogant (proud, self-righteous, haughty), and every evildoer shall be stubble; and the day that is coming shall set them on fire,” says the Lord of hosts, “so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.
• Luke 21:22for these are days of vengeance [of rendering full justice or satisfaction], so that all things which are written will be fulfilled.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:16forbidding us from speaking to the Gentiles (non-Jews) so that they may be saved. So, as always, they fill up [to the brim] the measure of their sins [allotted to them by God]. But [God’s] wrath has come upon them at last [completely and forever].
• 2 Thessalonians 1:7and to give relief to you who are so distressed and to us as well when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in a flame of fire,
• Isaiah 25:8He will swallow up death [and abolish it] for all time. And the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces, And He will take away the disgrace of His people from all the earth; For the Lord has spoken.
• Isaiah 57:18I have seen his [willful] ways, but I will heal him; I will lead him [also] and will restore comfort to him and to those who mourn for him,

Commentaries on Isaiah 61:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord - (see the notes at Isaiah 49:8). There is probably an allusion here to the year of Jubilee, when the trumpet was blown, and liberty was proclaimed throughout all the land (so Leviticus 25:9-10). In like manner the Messiah would come to proclaim universal liberty - liberty to all the world from the degrading servitude of sin. The time of his coming would be a time when Yahweh would be pleased to proclaim through…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The time of the Lord’s favor is the day of God’s salvation (see Isaiah 49:8). the day of our God’s vengeance: God turns his wrath against the enemies of his people. It will be a day of righteous vengeance (see Isaiah 34:8; 63:3–4).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. acceptable year--the year of jubilee on which "liberty was proclaimed to the captives" (Is 61:1; 2Co 6:2). day of vengeance--The "acceptable time of grace" is a "year"; the time of "vengeance" but "a day" (so Is 34:8; 63:4; Mal 4:1). Jesus (Lu 4:20, 21) "closed the book" before this clause; for the interval from His first to His second coming is "the acceptable year"; the day of vengeance" will not be till He comes again (2Th 1:7-9). our God--The…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 61:2

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Church
• Gospel
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Jubilee
• Liberty
• Quotations and Allusions
• Repentance
• Salvation
• Seekers
• Trinity

In the dictionaries

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• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Beauty
• Joyful
• Jubilee
• Preach
• Proclaim
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• Abstinence
• Accept; Acceptable; Acceptation

Commentaries on Isaiah 61

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings