Isaiah 61
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Isaiah 61:1-4

1The 1SpiritH7307 of the LordH136 2GodH3068 is upon me, BecauseH3282 the LordH3068 anointedH4886 me To 3bringH1319 goodH1319 newsH1319 to the 4humbleH6035; He has sentH7971 me to 5bindH2280 upH2280 the brokenheartedH7665H3820, To 6proclaimH7121 7releaseH1865 to captivesH7617 And 8freedomH6495 to prisonersH631;2To 9proclaimH7121 the favorableH7522 yearH8141 of the LordH3068 And the 10dayH3117 of vengeanceH5359 of our GodH430; To 11comfortH5162 allH3605 who mournH57,3To 12grantH7760 those who mournH57 in ZionH6726, GivingH5414 them a garlandH6287 insteadH8478 ofH8478 ashesH665, The 13oilH8081 of gladnessH8342 insteadH8478 ofH8478 mourningH60, The cloakH4594 of praiseH8416 insteadH8478 ofH8478 a disheartenedH3544 spiritH7307. So they will be calledH7121 1415oaksH352 of righteousnessH6664, The plantingH4302 of the LordH3068, that He may be glorifiedH6286.

4Then they will 16rebuildH1129 the ancientH5769 ruinsH2723, They will raiseH6965 upH6965 the formerH7223 devastationsH8074; And they will repairH2318 the ruinedH2721 citiesH5892, The desolationsH8074 of manyH1755 generationsH1755.

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Notes

  1. 1. Isaiah 61:1 Is 11:2; 48:16; Luke 4:18 ↩
  2. 2. Isaiah 61:1 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord ↩
  3. 3. Isaiah 61:1 Matt 11:5; Luke 7:22 ↩
  4. 4. Isaiah 61:1 Is 11:4; 29:19; 32:7 ↩
  5. 5. Isaiah 61:1 Is 57:15 ↩
  6. 6. Isaiah 61:1 Is 42:7; 49:9 ↩
  7. 7. Isaiah 61:1 Or liberty ↩
  8. 8. Isaiah 61:1 Lit opening to those who are bound ↩
  9. 9. Isaiah 61:2 Is 49:8; 60:10 ↩
  10. 10. Isaiah 61:2 Is 2:12; 13:6; 34:2, 8 ↩
  11. 11. Isaiah 61:2 Is 57:18; Jer 31:13; Matt 5:4 ↩
  12. 12. Isaiah 61:3 Is 60:20 ↩
  13. 13. Isaiah 61:3 Ps 23:5; 45:7; 104:15 ↩
  14. 14. Isaiah 61:3 Or terebinths ↩
  15. 15. Isaiah 61:3 Is 60:21; Jer 17:7, 8 ↩
  16. 16. Isaiah 61:4 Is 49:8; 58:12; Ezek 36:33; Amos 9:14 ↩

Commentaries on Isaiah 61

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