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Isaiah 61:8
8“For I, the Lord, love justice. I hate robbery and wrongdoing. I will faithfully reward my people for their suffering and make an everlasting covenant with them.
Isaiah 61:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For I the Lord love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
- New International Version (NIV)“For I, the Lord, love justice; I hate robbery and wrongdoing. In my faithfulness I will reward my people and make an everlasting covenant with them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For I the Lord love justice; I hate robbery and wrong; I will faithfully give them their recompense, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“For I, the Lord, love justice; I hate robbery for burnt offering; I will direct their work in truth, And will make with them an everlasting covenant.
Context of Isaiah 61:8
6You will be called priests of the Lord, ministers of our God. You will feed on the treasures of the nations and boast in their riches. 7Instead of shame and dishonor, you will enjoy a double share of honor. You will possess a double portion of prosperity in your land, and everlasting joy will be yours. “For I, the Lord, love justice. I hate robbery and wrongdoing. I will faithfully reward my people for their suffering and make an everlasting covenant with them. 9Their descendants will be recognized and honored among the nations. Everyone will realize that they are a people the Lord has blessed.” 10I am overwhelmed with joy in the Lord my God! For he has dressed me with the clothing of salvation and draped me in a robe of righteousness. I am like a bridegroom dressed for his wedding or a bride with her jewels.
Read all of Isaiah 61Isaiah 61:8 word by word
כִּ֣י אֲנִ֤י יְהוָה֙ אֹהֵ֣ב מִשְׁפָּ֔ט שֹׂנֵ֥א גָזֵ֖ל בְּעוֹלָ֑ה וְנָתַתִּ֤י פְעֻלָּתָם֙ בֶּאֱמֶ֔ת וּבְרִ֥ית עוֹלָ֖ם אֶכְר֥וֹת לָהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- For I the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- loveאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
- judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justiceH4941
- I hateשָׂנֵאώânê' · to hateH8130
- robberyגָּזֵלgâzêl · robberyH1498
- for burnt offeringעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930
- and I will directנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- their workפְּעֻלָּהpe‛ûllâh · wagesH6468
- in truthאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: faithfulH571
- and I will makeכָּרַתkârath · to cut: make(covenant)H3772
- an everlastingעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
- covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
Cross-references for Isaiah 61:8
- Psalms 11:7For the righteous Lord loves justice. The virtuous will see his face.
- Psalms 33:5He loves whatever is just and good; the unfailing love of the Lord fills the earth.
- Psalms 37:28For the Lord loves justice, and he will never abandon the godly. He will keep them safe forever, but the children of the wicked will die.
- Psalms 45:7You love justice and hate evil. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you, pouring out the oil of joy on you more than on anyone else.
- Psalms 99:4Mighty King, lover of justice, you have established fairness. You have acted with justice and righteousness throughout Israel.
- Jeremiah 9:24But those who wish to boast should boast in this alone: that they truly know me and understand that I am the Lord who demonstrates unfailing love and who brings justice and righteousness to the earth, and that I delight in these things. I, the Lord, have spoken!
- Zechariah 8:16But this is what you must do: Tell the truth to each other. Render verdicts in your courts that are just and that lead to peace.
- Isaiah 1:11“What makes you think I want all your sacrifices?” says the Lord. “I am sick of your burnt offerings of rams and the fat of fattened cattle. I get no pleasure from the blood of bulls and lambs and goats.
- 1 Samuel 15:21Then my troops brought in the best of the sheep, goats, cattle, and plunder to sacrifice to the Lord your God in Gilgal.”
- Jeremiah 7:8“‘Don’t be fooled into thinking that you will never suffer because the Temple is here. It’s a lie!
- Amos 5:21“I hate all your show and pretense— the hypocrisy of your religious festivals and solemn assemblies.
- Psalms 25:8The Lord is good and does what is right; he shows the proper path to those who go astray.
- Psalms 32:8The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.
- Proverbs 3:6Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.
- Proverbs 8:20I walk in righteousness, in paths of justice.
Commentaries on Isaiah 61:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8I hate robbery for burnt-offering "Who hate rapine and iniquity" - The Syriac, and Chaldee prefix the conjunction ו vau, instead of the preposition ב beth, to עולה olah, which they render iniquity or oppression; and so the Septuagint, . The difference lies in the punctuation; בעולה beolah, in a burnt-offering בעולה beavelah, in iniquity. The letters are the same in both words. Five of De Rossi's MSS. confirm this reading.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8For I the Lord love judgment - That is, I shall delight in rendering to my people what is right. It is right that they should enjoy my protection, and be favored with the tokens of my kindness. Loving justice and right, therefore, I will confer on them the privileges and blessings which they ought to enjoy, and which will be a public expression of my favor and love.‘ I hate robbery for burnt-offering - There has been great variety in the interpretation of…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-9Verses 4-9 Promises are here made to the Jews returned out of captivity, which extend to all those who, through grace, are delivered out of spiritual thraldom. An unholy soul is like a city that is broken down, and has no walls, like a house in ruins; but by the power of Christ's gospel and grace, it is fitted to be a habitation of God, through the Spirit. When, by the grace of God, we attain to holy indifference as to the affairs of this world; when…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8Those who belong to the community of God’s people are to imitate the character of God. God loves justice (see Micah 6:8) and hates wrongdoing (Isaiah 33:15).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. judgment--justice, which requires that I should restore My people, and give them double in compensation for their sufferings. robbery for burnt offering--rather, from a different Hebrew root, the spoil of iniquity [Horsley]. So in Job 5:6. Hating, as I do, the rapine, combined with iniquity, perpetrated on My people by their enemies, I will vindicate Israel. direct ... work in truth--rather, "I will give them the reward of their work" (compare Is…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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