Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 61

(Luke 4:16–30)

1The Spiritר֛וּחַRu.achH7307of the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֖הYah.wehH3069is on Meעָלָ֑י'a.LaiH5921,becauseיַ֡עַןYa.'anH3282the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068אֹתִ֜י'o.TiH853has anointed Meמָשַׁח֩ma.ShachH4886to preach good newsלְבַשֵּׂ֣רle.va.SerH1319to the poorעֲנָוִ֗ים'a.na.VimH6035.He has sent Meשְׁלָחַ֙נִי֙she.la.Cha.niH7971to bind upלַחֲבֹ֣שׁla.cha.VoshH2280the brokenheartedלְנִשְׁבְּרֵי־ לֵ֔בle.nish.be.rei- LevH7665 H3820,to proclaimלִקְרֹ֤אlik.Ro'H7121libertyדְּר֔וֹרde.RorH1865to the captivesלִשְׁבוּיִם֙lish.vu.YimH7617and freedomH6495to the prisonersוְלַאֲסוּרִ֖יםve.la.'a.su.RimH631,

2to proclaimלִקְרֹ֤אlik.Ro'H7121the yearשְׁנַת־she.nat-H8141of the LORD’sלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068favorרָצוֹן֙ra.tzOnH7522and the dayוְי֥וֹםve.YomH3117of our God’sלֵאלֹהֵ֑ינוּle.lo.Hei.nuH430vengeanceנָקָ֖םna.KamH5359,to comfortלְנַחֵ֖םle.na.ChemH5162allכָּל־kol-H3605who mournאֲבֵלִֽים׃'a.ve.LimH57,

3to consoleלָשׂ֣וּם׀la.SumH7760the mournersלַאֲבֵלֵ֣יla.'a.ve.LeiH57in Zionצִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726—to giveלָתֵת֩la.TetH5414thema crown of beautyפְּאֵ֜רpe.'ErH6287forתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478ashesאֵ֗פֶר'E.ferH665,the oilשֶׁ֤מֶןShe.menH8081of joyשָׂשׂוֹן֙sa.sOnH8342forתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478mourningאֵ֔בֶל'E.velH60,and a garmentמַעֲטֵ֣הma.'a.TehH4594of praiseתְהִלָּ֔הte.hi.LahH8416forתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478a spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of despairכֵּהָ֑הke.HahH3544.So they will be calledוְקֹרָ֤אve.ko.Ra'H7121oaksאֵילֵ֣י'ei.LeiH352of righteousnessהַצֶּ֔דֶקha.Tze.dekH6664,the plantingמַטַּ֥עma.Ta'H4302of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,that He may be glorifiedלְהִתְפָּאֵֽר׃le.hit.pa.'ErH6286.

4They will rebuildוּבָנוּ֙u.va.NuH1129the ancientעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769ruinsחָרְב֣וֹתcha.re.VotH2723;they will restoreיְקוֹמֵ֑מוּye.ko.Me.muH6965the places longרִֽאשֹׁנִ֖יםri.sho.NimH7223devastatedשֹׁמְמ֥וֹתsho.me.MotH8074;they will renewוְחִדְּשׁוּ֙ve.chi.de.ShuH2318the ruinedחֹ֔רֶבCho.revH2721citiesעָ֣רֵי'A.reiH5892,the desolationsשֹׁמְמ֖וֹתsho.me.MotH8074of manyדּ֥וֹרDorH1755generationsוָדֽוֹר׃va.DorH1755.

5Strangersזָרִ֔יםza.RimH2114will standוְעָמְד֣וּve.'a.me.DuH5975and feedוְרָע֖וּve.ra.'UH7462your flocksצֹאנְכֶ֑םtzon.KhemH6629,and foreignersוּבְנֵ֣י נֵכָ֔רu.ve.Nei ne.KharH1121 H5236will be your plowmenאִכָּרֵיכֶ֖ם'i.ka.rei.KhemH406and vinedressersוְכֹרְמֵיכֶֽם׃ve.kho.re.mei.KhemH3755.

6But youוְאַתֶּ֗םve.'a.TemH859will be calledתִּקָּרֵ֔אוּti.ka.Re.'uH7121the priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֤יko.ha.NeiH3548of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068;they will speakיֵאָמֵ֖רye.'a.MerH559of youas ministersמְשָׁרְתֵ֣יme.sha.re.TeiH8334of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430;you will feed onתֹּאכֵ֔לוּto.Khe.luH398the wealthחֵ֤ילcheilH2428of nationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471,and you will boastתִּתְיַמָּֽרוּ׃tit.ya.Ma.ruH3235in their richesוּבִכְבוֹדָ֖םu.vikh.vo.DamH3519.

7Insteadתַּ֤חַתTa.chatH8478of shameבָּשְׁתְּכֶם֙ba.she.te.KhemH1322, My people will have adouble portionמִשְׁנֶ֔הmish.NehH4932,and instead of humiliationוּכְלִמָּ֖הu.khe.li.MahH3639,they will rejoiceיָרֹ֣נּוּya.Ro.nuH7442in their shareחֶלְקָ֑םchel.KamH2506;and soלָכֵ֤ןla.KhenH3651they will inheritיִירָ֔שׁוּyi.Ra.shuH3423a double portionמִשְׁנֶ֣הmish.NehH4932in their landבְּאַרְצָם֙be.'ar.TzamH776,and everlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769joyשִׂמְחַ֥תsim.ChatH8057will beתִּֽהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961theirs.

8Forכִּ֣יkiH3588Iאֲנִ֤י'a.NiH589,the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,loveאֹהֵ֣ב'o.HevH157justiceמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941;I hateשֹׂנֵ֥אso.Ne'H8130robberyגָזֵ֖לga.ZelH1498and iniquityבְּעוֹלָ֑הbe.'o.LahH5766;in My faithfulnessבֶּאֱמֶ֔תbe.'e.MetH571I will give themוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414their recompenseפְעֻלָּתָם֙fe.'u.la.TamH6468and makeאֶכְר֥וֹת'ekh.RotH3772an everlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769covenantוּבְרִ֥יתu.ve.RitH1285with them.

9Their descendantsזַרְעָ֔םzar.'AmH2233will be knownוְנוֹדַ֤עve.no.Da'H3045among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִם֙ba.go.YimH1471,and their offspringוְצֶאֱצָאֵיהֶ֖םve.tze.'e.tza.'ei.HemH6631amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the peoplesהָעַמִּ֑יםha.'a.MimH5971.Allכָּל־kol-H3605who see themרֹֽאֵיהֶם֙ro.'ei.HemH7200will acknowledgeיַכִּיר֔וּםya.ki.RumH5234thatכִּ֛יkiH3588theyהֵ֥םhemH1992are a peopleזֶ֖רַעZe.ra'H2233the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068has blessedבֵּרַ֥ךְbe.RakhH1288.

10I will rejoice greatlyH7797in the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֗הba.Yah.wehH3068,my soulנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315will exultתָּגֵ֤לta.GelH1523in my Godבֵּֽאלֹהַ֔יbe.lo.HaiH430;forכִּ֤יkiH3588He has clothed meהִלְבִּישַׁ֙נִי֙hil.bi.Sha.niH3847with garmentsבִּגְדֵי־big.dei-H899of salvationיֶ֔שַׁעYe.sha'H3468and wrapped meיְעָטָ֑נִיye.'a.Ta.niH3271in a robeמְעִ֥ילme.'IlH4598of righteousnessצְדָקָ֖הtze.da.KahH6666,as a bridegroomכֶּֽחָתָן֙ke.cha.TanH2860wears a priestlyיְכַהֵ֣ןye.kha.HenH3547headdressפְּאֵ֔רpe.'ErH6287,as a brideוְכַכַּלָּ֖הve.khak.ka.LahH3618adorns herselfתַּעְדֶּ֥הta'.DehH5710with her jewelsכֵלֶֽיהָ׃khe.Lei.haH3627.

11Forכִּ֤יkiH3588as the earthכָאָ֙רֶץ֙kha.'A.retzH776brings forthתּוֹצִ֣יאto.Tzi'H3318its growthצִמְחָ֔הּtzim.ChahH6780,and as a gardenוּכְגַנָּ֖הu.khe.ga.NahH1593enables seedזֵרוּעֶ֣יהָze.ru.'Ei.haH2221to spring upתַצְמִ֑יחַtatz.Mi.achH6779,soכֵּ֣ן׀kenH3651the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069will cause righteousnessצְדָקָה֙tze.da.KahH6666and praiseוּתְהִלָּ֔הu.te.hi.LahH8416to spring upיַצְמִ֤יחַyatz.Mi.achH6779beforeנֶ֖גֶדNe.gedH5048allכָּל־kol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

(Luke 4:16–30)

Commentaries on Isaiah 61