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 me To bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to captives And freedom to prisoners; To proclaim the favorable year of the Lord And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn, 3To grant those who mourn in Zion, Giving them a garland instead of ashes, The oil of gladness instead of mourning, The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified. 4Then they will rebuild the ancient ruins, They will raise up the former devastations; And they will repair the ruined cities, The desolations of many generations.

Isaiah 61:2 word by word

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

• proclaimקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call outH7121
• the favorableרָצוֹןrâtsôn râtsôn · acceptanceH7522
• yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of vengeanceנָקָםnâqâm · vengeanceH5359
• of our Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• comfortנָחַםnâcham · to be sorry: comfortH5162
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• who mournאָבֵל'âbêl · mourningH57

Cross-references for Isaiah 61:2

• Leviticus 25:9You shall then sound a ram’s horn abroad on the tenth day of the seventh month; on the day of atonement you shall sound a horn all through your land.
• Luke 4:19To proclaim the favorable year of the Lord.”
• 2 Corinthians 6:2for He says, “At the acceptable time I listened to you, And on the day of salvation I helped you.” 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 recompense for the cause of Zion.
• Isaiah 35:4Say to those with anxious heart, “Take courage, fear not. Behold, your God will come with vengeance; The recompense of God will come, But He will save you.”
• Isaiah 59:17He put on righteousness like a breastplate, And a helmet of salvation on His head; And He put on garments of vengeance for clothing And wrapped Himself with zeal as a mantle.
• Isaiah 63:1Who is this who comes from Edom, With garments of glowing colors from Bozrah, This One who is majestic in His apparel, Marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save.”
• Isaiah 66:14Then you will see this, and your heart will be glad, And your bones will flourish like the new grass; And the hand of the Lord will be made known to His servants, But He will be indignant toward His enemies.
• Psalms 110:5The Lord is at Your right hand; He will shatter kings in the day of His wrath.
• Jeremiah 46:10For that day belongs to the Lord God of hosts, A day of vengeance, so as to avenge Himself on His foes; And the sword will devour and be satiated And drink its fill of their blood; For there will be a slaughter for the Lord God of hosts, In the land of the north by the river Euphrates.
• Malachi 4:1“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace; and all the arrogant and every evildoer will be chaff; and the day that is coming will set them ablaze,” says the Lord of hosts, “so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.”
• Luke 21:22because these are days of vengeance, so that all things which are written will be fulfilled.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:16hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles so that they may be saved; with the result that they always fill up the measure of their sins. But wrath has come upon them to the utmost.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:7and to give relief to you who are afflicted and to us as well when the Lord Jesus will be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire,
• Isaiah 25:8He will swallow up death for all time, And the Lord God will wipe tears away from all faces, And He will remove the reproach of His people from all the earth; For the Lord has spoken.
• Isaiah 57:18I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will lead him and restore comfort to him and to his mourners,

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

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Beauty
• Joyful
• Jubilee
• Preach
• Proclaim
• Raise
• 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