Thematic Bible
Isaiah 61:1 (show verse)
because the Lord has anointed Me
to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent Me to heal
to proclaim liberty to the captives
and freedom to the prisoners;
Isaiah 61:2 (show verse)
and the day of our God’s vengeance;
to comfort
Isaiah 61:3 (show verse)
to give them a crown of beauty instead of ashes,
festive oil instead of mourning,
and splendid clothes instead of despair.
And they will be called righteous trees,
planted by the Lord
to glorify Him.
Isaiah 61:4 (show verse)
they will restore the former devastations;
they will renew the ruined cities,
the devastations of many generations.
Isaiah 61:5 (show verse)
and foreigners will be your plowmen and vinedressers.
Isaiah 61:6 (show verse)
they will speak of you as ministers of our God;
you will eat the wealth of the nations,
and you will boast in their riches.
Isaiah 61:7 (show verse)
and they cried out, “Disgrace is their portion,”
therefore, they will possess double in their land,
and eternal joy will be theirs.
Isaiah 61:8 (show verse)
I hate robbery and injustice;
I will faithfully reward them
and make an everlasting covenant
Isaiah 61:9 (show verse)
and their posterity among the peoples.
All who see them will recognize
that they are a people the Lord has blessed.
Isaiah 61:10 (show verse)
I exult in my God;
for He has clothed me with the garments of salvation
and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness,
as a groom wears a turban
and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Isaiah 61:11 (show verse)
and as a garden enables what is sown to spring up,
so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise
to spring up before all the nations.