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

The oil

John 16:20

The garment

Called

That he

1 Peter 4:9

General references

John 17:18

Bible References

Beauty

And thou hast said in that day: 'I thank thee, O Jehovah, Though Thou hast been angry with me, Turn back doth Thine anger, And Thou dost comfort me.

And Mordecai hath known all that hath been done, and Mordecai rendeth his garments, and putteth on sackcloth and ashes, and goeth forth into the midst of the city and crieth -- a cry loud and bitter,

And Mordecai went out from before the king, in royal clothing of blue and white, and a great crown of gold, and a garment of fine linen and purple, and the city of Shushan hath rejoiced and been glad;

as days on which the Jews have rested from their enemies, and the month that hath been turned to them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning to a good day, to make them days of banquet and of joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the needy.

Thou hast turned my mourning to dancing for me, Thou hast loosed my sackcloth, And girdest me with joy.

And I pass over by thee, and I see thee, And lo, thy time is a time of loves, And I spread My skirt over thee, And I cover thy nakedness, And I swear to thee, and come in to a covenant with thee, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, And thou dost become Mine.

The oil

Thou arrangest before me a table, Over-against my adversaries, Thou hast anointed with oil my head, My cup is full!

Thou hast loved righteousness and hatest wickedness, Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee, Oil of joy above thy companions.

And wine -- it rejoiceth the heart of man, To cause the face to shine from oil, And bread -- the heart of man it supporteth.

At all times let thy garments be white, and let not perfume be lacking on thy head.

verily, verily, I say to you, that ye shall weep and lament, and the world will rejoice; and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow joy will become.

The garment

I greatly rejoice in Jehovah, Joy doth my soul in my God, For He clothed me with garments of salvation, With a robe of righteousness covereth Me, As a bridegroom prepareth ornaments, And as a bride putteth on her jewels.

He also said, 'Let them set a pure diadem on his head. And they set the pure diadem on his head, and clothe him with garments. And the messenger of Jehovah is standing,

'And the father said unto his servants, Bring forth the first robe, and clothe him, and give a ring for his hand, and sandals for the feet;

After these things I saw, and lo, a great multitude, which to number no one was able, out of all nations, and tribes, and peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne, and before the Lamb, arrayed in white robes, and palms in their hands,

Called

And thy people are all of them righteous, To the age they possess the earth, A branch of My planting, A work of My hands, to be beautified.

The righteous as a palm-tree flourisheth, As a cedar in Lebanon he groweth.

Blessed is the man who trusteth in Jehovah, And whose confidence hath been Jehovah.

so every good tree doth yield good fruits, but the bad tree doth yield evil fruits.

That he

so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father who is in the heavens.

'In this was my Father glorified, that ye may bear much fruit, and ye shall become my disciples.

for ye were bought with a price; glorify, then, God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's.

being filled with the fruit of righteousness, that is through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

when He may come to be glorified in his saints, and to be wondered at in all those believing -- because our testimony was believed among you -- in that day;

and ye are a choice race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired, that the excellences ye may shew forth of Him who out of darkness did call you to His wondrous light;

hospitable to one another, without murmuring;

General references

'And thou hast brought near Aaron and his sons unto the opening of the tent of meeting, and hast bathed them with water;

'At the end of seven years thou dost make a release,

I have found David My servant, With My holy oil I have anointed him.

This people I have formed for Myself, My praise they recount.

Happy the mourning -- because they shall be comforted.

'For there is not a good tree making bad fruit, nor a bad tree making good fruit;

as Thou didst send me to the world, I also did send them to the world;