New King James Version
Isaiah 61:2
2To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn,
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 Living Translation (NLT)He has sent me to tell those who mourn that the time of the Lord’s favor has come, and with it, the day of God’s anger against their enemies.
Context of Isaiah 61:2
1“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn, 3To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.” 4And they shall rebuild the old ruins, They shall raise up the former desolations, And they shall repair the ruined cities, The desolations of many generations.
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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 cause the trumpet of the Jubilee to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month; on the Day of Atonement you shall make the trumpet to sound throughout all your land.
- Luke 4:19To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”
- 2 Corinthians 6:2For He says: “In an acceptable time I have heard you, And in the day of salvation I have helped you.” Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.
- Isaiah 34:8For it is the day of the Lord’s vengeance, The year of recompense for the cause of Zion.
- Isaiah 35:4Say to those who are fearful-hearted, “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, With the recompense of God; He will come and save you.”
- Isaiah 59:17For He put on righteousness as a breastplate, And a helmet of salvation on His head; He put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, And was clad with zeal as a cloak.
- Isaiah 63:1Who is this who comes from Edom, With dyed garments from Bozrah, This One who is glorious in His apparel, Traveling in the greatness of His strength?— “I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save.”
- Isaiah 66:14When you see this, your heart shall rejoice, And your bones shall flourish like grass; The hand of the Lord shall be known to His servants, And His indignation to His enemies.
- Psalms 110:5The Lord is at Your right hand; He shall execute kings in the day of His wrath.
- Jeremiah 46:10For this is the day of the Lord God of hosts, A day of vengeance, That He may avenge Himself on His adversaries. The sword shall devour; It shall be satiated and made drunk with their blood; For the Lord God of hosts has a sacrifice In the north country by the River Euphrates.
- Malachi 4:1“For behold, the day is coming, Burning like an oven, And all the proud, yes, all who do wickedly will be stubble. And the day which is coming shall burn them up,” Says the Lord of hosts, “That will leave them neither root nor branch.
- Luke 21:22For these are the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:16forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved, so as always to fill up the measure of their sins; but wrath has come upon them to the uttermost.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:7and to give you who are troubled rest with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels,
- Isaiah 25:8He will swallow up death forever, And the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces; The rebuke of His people He will take away from all the earth; For the Lord has spoken.
- Isaiah 57:18I have seen his ways, and will heal him; I will also lead him, And restore comforts 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
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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
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