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to comfort all who mourn;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/61.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/61.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/61.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/61.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />To proclaim the favorable year of the LORD And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/61.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />To proclaim the favorable year of the LORD And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/61.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />To proclaim the favorable year of the LORD, And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/61.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />To proclaim the favorable year of Yahweh And the day of vengeance of our God, To comfort all who mourn,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/61.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />To proclaim the favorable year of the LORD, And the day of vengeance <i>and</i> retribution of our God, To comfort all who mourn,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/61.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor, and the day of our God’s vengeance; to comfort all who mourn,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/61.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />to proclaim the year of the LORD&#8217s favor, and the day of our God&#8217s vengeance; to comfort all who mourn, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/61.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />to proclaim the year of Jehovah's favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/61.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />This is the year when the LORD God will show kindness to us and punish our enemies. The LORD has sent me to comfort those who mourn, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/61.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />to proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/61.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />[He has sent me] to announce the year of the LORD's good will and the day of our God's vengeance, to comfort all those who grieve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/61.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He has sent me to proclaim That the time has come When the LORD will save his people And defeat their enemies. He has sent me to comfort all who mourn, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/61.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor, the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/61.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />to proclaim the year of the LORD?s favor and the day of our God?s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/61.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />to announce the year when the LORD will show his favor, the day when our God will seek vengeance, to console all who mourn, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/61.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/61.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/61.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />to proclaim the year of Yahweh’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/61.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />To proclaim the year of the favor of YHWH, "" And the day of vengeance of our God, "" To comfort all mourners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/61.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> To proclaim the year of the good pleasure of Jehovah, And the day of vengeance of our God, To comfort all mourners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/61.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />To call the year of acceptance to Jehovah, and the day of vengeance to our God; to comfort all those mourning;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/61.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God: to comfort all that mourn: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/61.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and so to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord and the day of vindication of our God: to console all who are mourning,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/61.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />To announce a year of favor from the LORD and a day of vindication by our God; To comfort all who mourn; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/61.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/61.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of the salvation of our God; to comfort all that mourn;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/61.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I shall proclaim the year of pleasure for LORD JEHOVAH and the day of salvation for our God, to comfort all the mourners<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/61.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />To proclaim the year of the LORD'S good pleasure, And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all that mourn;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/61.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />to declare the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of recompence; to comfort all that mourn;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/61-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=13527" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/61.htm">The Year of the LORD's Favor</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners, <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: liq·rō (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">to proclaim</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šə·naṯ- (N-fsc) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">the year</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/7522.htm" title="7522: rā·ṣō·wn (N-ms) -- Goodwill, favor, acceptance, will. Or ratson; from ratsah; delight.">favor</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: wə·yō·wm (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">and the day</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: lê·lō·hê·nū (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">of our God’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/5359.htm" title="5359: nā·qām (N-ms) -- Vengeance. From naqam; revenge.">vengeance,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5162.htm" title="5162: lə·na·ḥêm (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf) -- A primitive root; properly, to sigh, i.e. Breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. to pity, console or rue; or to avenge.">to comfort</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/57.htm" title="57: ’ă·ḇê·lîm (Adj-mp) -- Mourning. From 'abal; lamenting.">who mourn,</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18-19</a></span><br />“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, / to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-4.htm">Isaiah 63:4</a></span><br />For the day of vengeance was in My heart, and the year of My redemption had come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-4.htm">Matthew 5:4</a></span><br />Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-2.htm">2 Corinthians 6:2</a></span><br />For He says: “In the time of favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the time of favor; now is the day of salvation!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-8.htm">Isaiah 49:8</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “In the time of favor I will answer You, and in the day of salvation I will help You; I will keep You and appoint You to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land, to apportion its desolate inheritances,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-8.htm">Isaiah 34:8</a></span><br />For the LORD has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-4.htm">Isaiah 35:4</a></span><br />Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-1.htm">Isaiah 40:1-2</a></span><br />“Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God. / “Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her forced labor has been completed; her iniquity has been pardoned. For she has received from the hand of the LORD double for all her sins.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-3.htm">Isaiah 51:3</a></span><br />For the LORD will comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; He will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and melodious song.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-8.htm">Isaiah 54:8</a></span><br />In a surge of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,” says the LORD your Redeemer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-10.htm">Isaiah 60:10</a></span><br />Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Although I struck you in anger, yet in favor I will show you mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/62-12.htm">Isaiah 62:12</a></span><br />And they will be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of The LORD; and you will be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-13.htm">Jeremiah 31:13</a></span><br />Then the maidens will rejoice with dancing, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into joy, and give them comfort and joy for their sorrow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/9-9.htm">Zechariah 9:9-10</a></span><br />Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. / And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be broken. Then He will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will extend from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/4-5.htm">Malachi 4:5-6</a></span><br />Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD. / And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers. Otherwise, I will come and strike the land with a curse.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;</p><p class="hdg">the acceptable</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/25-9.htm">Leviticus 25:9-13</a></b></br> Then shalt thou cause the trumpet of the jubile to sound on the tenth <i>day</i> of the seventh month, in the day of atonement shall ye make the trumpet sound throughout all your land… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/4-19.htm">Luke 4:19</a></b></br> To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_corinthians/6-2.htm">2 Corinthians 6:2</a></b></br> (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now <i>is</i> the accepted time; behold, now <i>is</i> the day of salvation.)</p><p class="hdg">and</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/34-8.htm">Isaiah 34:8</a></b></br> For <i>it is</i> the day of the LORD'S vengeance, <i>and</i> the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/35-4.htm">Isaiah 35:4</a></b></br> Say to them <i>that are</i> of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come <i>with</i> vengeance, <i>even</i> God <i>with</i> a recompence; he will come and save you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/59-17.htm">Isaiah 59:17,18</a></b></br> For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance <i>for</i> clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke… </p><p class="hdg">to comfort</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/25-8.htm">Isaiah 25:8</a></b></br> He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken <i>it</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/57-18.htm">Isaiah 57:18</a></b></br> I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/66-10.htm">Isaiah 66:10-12</a></b></br> Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/58-5.htm">Acceptable</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-18.htm">Comfort</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-10.htm">Favor</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-8.htm">Favorable</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Good</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-1.htm">Jehovah's</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-1.htm">LORD'S</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-11.htm">Mourn</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-19.htm">Mourners</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-10.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Proclaim</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-10.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-17.htm">Vengeance</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/6-20.htm">Acceptable</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-11.htm">Comfort</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-13.htm">Favor</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-6.htm">Favorable</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-5.htm">Good</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-6.htm">Jehovah's</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-3.htm">LORD'S</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-3.htm">Mourn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-17.htm">Mourners</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-8.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-2.htm">Proclaim</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-4.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-4.htm">Vengeance</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 61</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">The office of Christ</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/61-4.htm">The forwardness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/61-7.htm">And blessing of the faithful</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of Isaiah, it echoes the concept of the Jubilee year (<a href="/leviticus/25-10.htm">Leviticus 25:10</a>), a time when debts were forgiven, slaves were freed, and land was returned to its original owners. This symbolizes spiritual renewal and liberation. Theologically, it points to the coming of the Messiah, who brings spiritual freedom and salvation. Jesus Christ directly references this passage in <a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18-19</a>, indicating that His ministry fulfills this prophecy, ushering in a new era of grace.<p><b>and the day of our God’s vengeance</b><br>This phrase contrasts with the previous one, highlighting a time of judgment. In biblical prophecy, the "day of the LORD" often signifies a period when God enacts justice against sin and rebellion (<a href="/isaiah/13-6.htm">Isaiah 13:6</a>, <a href="/joel/2-31.htm">Joel 2:31</a>). Historically, this can be seen in the context of Israel's enemies being judged. Theologically, it points to the ultimate judgment at the end of the age, where God will right all wrongs. This duality of favor and vengeance underscores the comprehensive nature of God's plan, offering salvation while also upholding justice.<p><b>to comfort all who mourn</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's compassion and care for those who are suffering. In the immediate context, it speaks to the exiled Israelites who mourn their separation from their homeland and the destruction of Jerusalem. Comfort is a recurring theme in Isaiah (<a href="/isaiah/40.htm">Isaiah 40:1</a>), promising restoration and hope. In a broader sense, it points to the comfort found in Christ, who offers solace to the brokenhearted (<a href="/matthew/5-4.htm">Matthew 5:4</a>). This comfort is both immediate and eschatological, providing hope for present trials and future glory.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who is both just and merciful, offering favor and executing vengeance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_anointed_one.htm">The Anointed One (Messiah)</a></b><br>The speaker in this passage, traditionally understood as the Messiah, who brings good news and fulfills God's promises.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_year_of_the_lord's_favor.htm">The Year of the LORD’s Favor</a></b><br>A time of divine grace and blessing, often associated with the Jubilee year, a time of liberation and restoration.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_day_of_god's_vengeance.htm">The Day of God’s Vengeance</a></b><br>A period of divine judgment against sin and injustice, emphasizing God's righteousness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/those_who_mourn.htm">Those Who Mourn</a></b><br>Individuals experiencing sorrow and loss, whom God promises to comfort through His redemptive work.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_dual_nature.htm">Understanding God's Dual Nature</a></b><br>God is both merciful and just. His favor and vengeance are two sides of His divine nature, offering grace to the repentant and justice to the unrepentant.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_messiah.htm">The Role of the Messiah</a></b><br>Jesus, as the Messiah, fulfills the prophecy of <a href="/bsb/isaiah/61.htm">Isaiah 61</a>, bringing both spiritual liberation and the promise of future judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_the_year_of_the_lord's_favor.htm">Living in the Year of the LORD’s Favor</a></b><br>Believers are called to live in the reality of God's favor, experiencing His grace and extending it to others through acts of love and justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/comfort_for_the_mourning.htm">Comfort for the Mourning</a></b><br>God promises comfort to those who mourn, encouraging believers to find solace in His presence and to be agents of comfort to others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/anticipating_the_day_of_vengeance.htm">Anticipating the Day of Vengeance</a></b><br>While living in grace, Christians should also be mindful of God's coming judgment, motivating them to share the gospel and live righteously.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_61.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 61</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_was_the_temperance_movement's_goal.htm">What is the Acceptable Year of the Lord?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_acceptable_year.htm">What is the Acceptable Year of the Lord?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_isaiah_61_1-2_and_luke_4_18-19_differ.htm">Why is there a discrepancy between Isaiah 61:1–2 and the version quoted by Jesus in Luke 4:18–19, if both refer to the same passage? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_mourning.htm">What guidance does the Bible offer on mourning?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/61.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">To proclaim the acceptable year . . .</span>--The Year of Jubilee is still, perhaps, in the prophet's thoughts; but the chief point of the promise is the contrast between the "year" of favour and the single "day" of vengeance, reminding us of the like contrast in <a href="/context/exodus/20-5.htm" title="You shall not bow down yourself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;">Exodus 20:5-6</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/61.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord</span>. An "acceptable year," or "year of acceptance," is a space of time during which God would be pleased to accept such as repented and turned to him. It is, of course, not intended to limit the space to a "year." The space is rather the term of our sojourn here below. <span class="cmt_word">The day of</span> <span class="cmt_word">vengeance.</span> The "day" of vengeance is contrasted with the "year" of acceptance, to indicate God's long-suffering and patience towards sinners (comp. <a href="/isaiah/34-8.htm">Isaiah 34:8</a>; and see also <a href="/exodus/20-5.htm">Exodus 20:5, 6</a>). <span class="cmt_word">To comfort all that mourn</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> all who "sorrow after a godly sort" (<a href="/2_corinthians/7-11.htm">2 Corinthians 7:11</a>) - all who mourn their transgressions and shortcomings, their "sins, negligences, and ignorances," with a hearty desire to be rid of them, and to serve God truly in the future. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/61-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">to proclaim</span><br /><span class="heb">לִקְרֹ֤א</span> <span class="translit">(liq·rō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the year</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁנַת־</span> <span class="translit">(šə·naṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD’s</span><br /><span class="heb">לַֽיהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">favor</span><br /><span class="heb">רָצוֹן֙</span> <span class="translit">(rā·ṣō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7522.htm">Strong's 7522: </a> </span><span class="str2">Goodwill, favor, acceptance, will</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the day</span><br /><span class="heb">וְי֥וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of our God’s</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵאלֹהֵ֑ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(lê·lō·hê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">vengeance,</span><br /><span class="heb">נָקָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(nā·qām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5359.htm">Strong's 5359: </a> </span><span class="str2">Vengeance</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to comfort</span><br /><span class="heb">לְנַחֵ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·na·ḥêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5162.htm">Strong's 5162: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sigh, breathe strongly, to be sorry, to pity, console, rue, to avenge</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who mourn,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבֵלִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇê·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_57.htm">Strong's 57: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lamenting</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/61-2.htm">Isaiah 61:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/61-2.htm">Isaiah 61:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/61-2.htm">Isaiah 61:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/61-2.htm">Isaiah 61:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/61-2.htm">Isaiah 61:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/61-2.htm">Isaiah 61:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/61-2.htm">Isaiah 61:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/61-2.htm">Isaiah 61:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/61-2.htm">Isaiah 61:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/61-2.htm">Isaiah 61:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/61-2.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 61:2 To proclaim the year of Yahweh's favor (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 61:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 61:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/61-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 61:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 61:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>