Isaiah 61:1-3
World English Bible
61 The Lord Yahweh’s Spirit is on me,
because Yahweh has anointed me to preach good news to the humble.
He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives
and release to those who are bound,[a]
2 to proclaim the year of Yahweh’s favor
and the day of vengeance of our God,
to comfort all who mourn,
3 to provide for those who mourn in Zion,
to give to them a garland 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 Yahweh,
that he may be glorified.
Footnotes
- 61:1 LXX and DSS add: recovery of sight to the blind
Isaiah 61:1-3
International Standard Version
Good News of Deliverance
61 “The Spirit of the Lord[a] is upon me,
because the Lord has anointed me;
he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed
and[b] to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim freedom for the captives,
and release from darkness[c] for the prisoners;
2 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor,
the[d] day of vengeance of our God;
to comfort all who mourn;
3 to provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes,
the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
a mantle of praise instead of a spirit of despair.”
“Then people will call them[e] “Oaks of Righteousness”,
“The Planting of the Lord”,
in order to display his splendor.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 61:1 So 1QIsaa 1QIsab LXX; 4QIsam MT read the Lord God
- Isaiah 61:1 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX lacks and
- Isaiah 61:1 Or prison; or and opening of the eyes
- Isaiah 61:2 So 1QIsaa LXXms; 4QIsab MT LXX read and the
- Isaiah 61:3 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read they will be called
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