Isaiah 61

Messiah’s Jubilee

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The Spirit of the Lord God is on Me,^(A)
because the Lord has anointed Me
to bring good news to the poor.^(B)
He has sent Me to heal^(a) the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives
and freedom to the prisoners;^(C)

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to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor,^(D)
and the day of our God’s vengeance;^(E)
to comfort^(F) all who mourn,

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to provide for those who mourn in Zion;
to give them a crown of beauty instead of ashes,
festive oil instead of mourning,^(G)
and splendid clothes instead of despair.^(b)
And they will be called righteous trees,
planted by the Lord
to glorify Him.^(H)

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They will rebuild the ancient ruins;^(I)
they will restore the former devastations;
they will renew the ruined cities,
the devastations of many generations.

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Strangers will stand and feed your flocks,
and foreigners will be your plowmen and vinedressers.^(J)

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But you will be called the Lord’s priests;^(K)
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.

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Because your shame was double,^(L)
and they cried out, “Disgrace is their portion,”
therefore, they will possess double in their land,^(M)
and eternal joy will be theirs.

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For I Yahweh love justice;^(N)
I hate robbery and injustice;^(c)
I will faithfully reward them
and make an everlasting covenant^(O) with them.

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Their descendants will be known among the nations,
and their posterity among the peoples.
All who see them will recognize
that they are a people the Lord has blessed.

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I greatly rejoice in the Lord,
I exult in my God;
for He has clothed me with the garments of salvation
and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness,^(P)
as a groom wears a turban
and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.^(Q)

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For as the earth produces its growth,
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.^(R)

Footnotes:

a. Isaiah 61:1: Lit bind up

b. Isaiah 61:3: Lit a dim spirit

c. Isaiah 61:8: Some Hb mss, DSS, LXX, Syr, Tg, Vg; other Hb mss read robbery with a burnt offering

Cross references:

A. Isaiah 61:1: Isaiah 11:2; Isaiah 42:1; Isaiah 48:16; Luke 4:18-19

B. Isaiah 61:1: Luke 7:22

C. Isaiah 61:1: Isaiah 42:7; Isaiah 49:9

D. Isaiah 61:2: Isaiah 49:8

E. Isaiah 61:2: Isaiah 2:12; Isaiah 13:6; Isaiah 34:2; Isaiah 34:8

F. Isaiah 61:2: Isaiah 40:1

G. Isaiah 61:3: Psalm 45:7; Hebrews 1:9

H. Isaiah 61:3: Isaiah 60:21; Jeremiah 17:7-8

I. Isaiah 61:4: Isaiah 49:8; Isaiah 58:12; Ezekiel 36:33; Amos 9:14

J. Isaiah 61:5: Isaiah 14:2; Isaiah 60:10

K. Isaiah 61:6: Exodus 19:6; Isaiah 66:21; 1 Peter 2:5; 1 Peter 2:9

L. Isaiah 61:7: Isaiah 54:4

M. Isaiah 61:7: Isaiah 40:2

N. Isaiah 61:8: Psalm 11:7; Isaiah 59:15

O. Isaiah 61:8: Isaiah 24:5; Isaiah 55:3

P. Isaiah 61:10: Isaiah 49:18; Isaiah 52:1; Isaiah 59:17

Q. Isaiah 61:10: Revelation 21:2

R. Isaiah 61:11: Isaiah 45:23-24; Isaiah 60:18; Isaiah 60:21