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Isaiah 61:1-3
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The Year of the Lord's Favor

61 (A)The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
    because the Lord has (B)anointed me
to bring good news to the poor;[a]
    he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
    and (C)the opening of the prison to those who are bound;[b]
2 (D)to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor,
    (E)and the day of vengeance of our God;
    to comfort all who mourn;
3 to grant to those who mourn in Zion—
    (F)to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,
(G)the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
    the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;
(H)that they may be called oaks of righteousness,
    the planting of the Lord, (I)that he may be glorified.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 61:1 Or afflicted
  2. Isaiah 61:1 Or the opening [of the eyes] to those who are blind; Septuagint and recovery of sight to the blind
  3. Isaiah 61:3 Or that he may display his beauty
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Isaiah 61:1-3
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The Year of the Lord’s Favor

61 The Spirit(A) of the Sovereign Lord(B) is on me,
    because the Lord has anointed(C) me
    to proclaim good news(D) to the poor.(E)
He has sent me to bind up(F) the brokenhearted,
    to proclaim freedom(G) for the captives(H)
    and release from darkness for the prisoners,[a]
2 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor(I)
    and the day of vengeance(J) of our God,
to comfort(K) all who mourn,(L)
3     and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown(M) of beauty
    instead of ashes,(N)
the oil(O) of joy
    instead of mourning,(P)
and a garment of praise
    instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
    a planting(Q) of the Lord
    for the display of his splendor.(R)

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  1. Isaiah 61:1 Hebrew; Septuagint the blind
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Isaiah 61:10-63:3
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10 (A)I will greatly rejoice in the Lord;
    my soul shall exult in my God,
(B)for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation;
    he has covered me with the robe of righteousness,
as a bridegroom decks himself (C)like a priest with a beautiful headdress,
    (D)and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
11 For as the earth brings forth its sprouts,
    and as a garden causes what is sown in it to sprout up,
so the Lord God will cause (E)righteousness and praise
    to sprout up before all the nations.

Zion's Coming Salvation

62 (F)For Zion's sake I will not keep silent,
    and for Jerusalem's sake I will not be quiet,
(G)until her righteousness goes forth as brightness,
    and her salvation as a burning torch.
2 (H)The nations shall see your righteousness,
    and all the kings your glory,
(I)and you shall be called by a new name
    that the mouth of the Lord will give.
3 You shall be (J)a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord,
    and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
4 (K)You shall no more be termed (L)Forsaken,[a]
    and your land shall no more be termed Desolate,[b]
(M)but you shall be called (N)My Delight Is in Her,[c]
    and your land Married;[d]
for the Lord delights in you,
    and your land shall be married.
5 For as a young man marries a young woman,
    so (O)shall your sons marry you,
and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,
    so (P)shall your God rejoice over you.

6 On your walls, O Jerusalem,
    I have set (Q)watchmen;
all the day and all the night
    they shall never be silent.
You who put the Lord in remembrance,
    take no rest,
7 and give him no rest
    until he establishes Jerusalem
    and makes it (R)a praise in the earth.
8 The Lord has sworn (S)by his right hand
    and by his mighty arm:
“I will not again give (T)your grain
    to be food for your enemies,
(U)and foreigners shall not drink your wine
    for which you have labored;
9 but (V)those who garner it shall eat it
    and praise the Lord,
and (W)those who gather it shall drink it
    in the courts of my sanctuary.”[e]

10 Go through, go through the gates;
    (X)prepare the way for the people;
(Y)build up, build up the highway;
    clear it of stones;
    (Z)lift up a signal over the peoples.
11 Behold, the Lord has proclaimed
    to the end of the earth:
(AA)Say to the daughter of Zion,
    (AB)“Behold, your salvation comes;
behold, his reward is with him,
    and his recompense before him.”
12 (AC)And they shall be called The Holy People,
    The Redeemed of the Lord;
(AD)and you shall be called Sought Out,
    A City Not Forsaken.

The Lord's Day of Vengeance

63 Who is this who comes from (AE)Edom,
    in crimsoned garments from (AF)Bozrah,
he who is splendid in his apparel,
    (AG)marching in the greatness of his strength?
“It is I, speaking in righteousness,
    mighty to save.”

2 Why is your (AH)apparel red,
    and your garments like his (AI)who treads in the winepress?

3 (AJ)“I have trodden the winepress alone,
    (AK)and from the peoples no one was with me;
I trod them in my anger
    and trampled them in my wrath;
their lifeblood[f] spattered on my garments,
    and stained all my apparel.

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 62:4 Hebrew Azubah
  2. Isaiah 62:4 Hebrew Shemamah
  3. Isaiah 62:4 Hebrew Hephzibah
  4. Isaiah 62:4 Hebrew Beulah
  5. Isaiah 62:9 Or in my holy courts
  6. Isaiah 63:3 Or their juice; also verse 6
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Isaiah 61:10-63:3
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10 I delight greatly in the Lord;
    my soul rejoices(A) in my God.
For he has clothed me with garments of salvation
    and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness,(B)
as a bridegroom adorns his head(C) like a priest,
    and as a bride(D) adorns herself with her jewels.
11 For as the soil makes the sprout come up
    and a garden(E) causes seeds to grow,
so the Sovereign Lord will make righteousness(F)
    and praise spring up before all nations.

Zion’s New Name

62 For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent,(G)
    for Jerusalem’s sake I will not remain quiet,
till her vindication(H) shines out like the dawn,(I)
    her salvation(J) like a blazing torch.
2 The nations(K) will see your vindication,
    and all kings your glory;
you will be called by a new name(L)
    that the mouth of the Lord will bestow.
3 You will be a crown(M) of splendor in the Lord’s hand,
    a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
4 No longer will they call you Deserted,(N)
    or name your land Desolate.(O)
But you will be called Hephzibah,[a](P)
    and your land Beulah[b];
for the Lord will take delight(Q) in you,
    and your land will be married.(R)
5 As a young man marries a young woman,
    so will your Builder marry you;
as a bridegroom(S) rejoices over his bride,
    so will your God rejoice(T) over you.

6 I have posted watchmen(U) on your walls, Jerusalem;
    they will never be silent day or night.
You who call on the Lord,
    give yourselves no rest,(V)
7 and give him no rest(W) till he establishes Jerusalem
    and makes her the praise(X) of the earth.

8 The Lord has sworn(Y) by his right hand
    and by his mighty arm:
“Never again will I give your grain(Z)
    as food for your enemies,
and never again will foreigners drink the new wine
    for which you have toiled;
9 but those who harvest it will eat(AA) it
    and praise the Lord,(AB)
and those who gather the grapes will drink it
    in the courts of my sanctuary.”(AC)

10 Pass through, pass through the gates!(AD)
    Prepare the way for the people.
Build up, build up the highway!(AE)
    Remove the stones.
Raise a banner(AF) for the nations.

11 The Lord has made proclamation
    to the ends of the earth:(AG)
“Say to Daughter Zion,(AH)
    ‘See, your Savior comes!(AI)
See, his reward is with him,
    and his recompense accompanies him.’”(AJ)
12 They will be called(AK) the Holy People,(AL)
    the Redeemed(AM) of the Lord;
and you will be called Sought After,
    the City No Longer Deserted.(AN)

God’s Day of Vengeance and Redemption

63 Who is this coming from Edom,(AO)
    from Bozrah,(AP) with his garments stained crimson?(AQ)
Who is this, robed in splendor,
    striding forward in the greatness of his strength?(AR)

“It is I, proclaiming victory,
    mighty to save.”(AS)

2 Why are your garments red,
    like those of one treading the winepress?(AT)

3 “I have trodden the winepress(AU) alone;
    from the nations no one was with me.
I trampled(AV) them in my anger
    and trod them down in my wrath;(AW)
their blood spattered my garments,(AX)
    and I stained all my clothing.

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 62:4 Hephzibah means my delight is in her.
  2. Isaiah 62:4 Beulah means married.
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