Isaiah 61:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.

Beauty

Ezekiel 16:8

The oil

The garment

Called

Isaiah 60:21

Jeremiah 17:7

Matthew 7:17

That he

1 Peter 4:9

General references

John 17:18

Bible References

Beauty

And in that day you will say I will give praise to you, O Lord; for though you were angry with me, your wrath is turned away, and I am comforted.

Now when Mordecai saw what was done, pulling off his robe, he put on haircloth, with dust on his head, and went out into the middle of the town, crying out with a loud and bitter cry.

And Mordecai went out from before the king, dressed in king-like robes of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold and clothing of purple and the best linen: and all the town of Shushan gave loud cries of joy.

As days on which the Jews had rest from their haters, and the month which for them was turned from sorrow to joy, and from weeping to a good day: and that they were to keep them as days of feasting and joy, of sending offerings to one another and good things to the poor.

Now when I went past you, looking at you, I saw that your time was the time of love; and I put my skirts over you, covering your unclothed body: and I gave you my oath and made an agreement with you, says the Lord, and you became mine.

The oil

You have been a lover of righteousness and a hater of evil: and so God, your God, has put the oil of joy on your head, lifting you high over all other kings.

And wine to make glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face shining, and bread giving strength to his heart.

Let your clothing be white at all times, and let not your head be without oil.

Truly I say to you, You will be weeping and sorrowing, but the world will be glad: you will be sad, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.

The garment

I will be full of joy in the Lord, my soul will be glad in my God; for he has put on me the clothing of salvation, covering me with the robe of righteousness, as the husband puts on a fair head-dress, and the bride makes herself beautiful with jewels.

And let them put a clean head-dress on his head. So they put a clean head-dress on his head, clothing him with clean robes: and to him he said, See, I have taken your sin away from you.

But the father said to his servants, Get out the first robe quickly, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet:

After these things I saw a great army of people more than might be numbered, out of every nation and of all tribes and peoples and languages, taking their places before the high seat and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, and with branches in their hands,

Called

Your people will all be upright, the land will be their heritage for ever; the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, to be for my glory.

A blessing is on the man who puts his faith in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.

Even so, every good tree gives good fruit; but the bad tree gives evil fruit.

That he

Even so let your light be shining before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

Here is my Father's glory, in that you give much fruit and so are my true disciples.

For a payment has been made for you: let God be honoured in your body.

Being full of the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

At his coming, when he will have glory in his saints, and will be a cause of wonder in all those who had faith (because our witness among you had effect) in that day.

But you are a special people, a holy nation, priests and kings, a people given up completely to God, so that you may make clear the virtues of him who took you out of the dark into the light of heaven.

Keep open house for all with a glad heart;

General references

Then let Aaron and his sons come to the door of the Tent of meeting; and after washing them with water,

At the end of every seven years there is to be a general forgiveness of debt.

I have made discovery of David my servant; I have put my holy oil on his head.

Even the people whom I made to be the witnesses of my praise.

Happy are those who are sad: for they will be comforted.

For no good tree gives bad fruit, and no bad tree gives good fruit.

Even as you have sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world.