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<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/61-2.htm" target="_top"><b>2</b></a></span>To proclaim the favorable year of the L<font size="1">ORD</font><br>         And the day of vengeance of our God;<br>         To comfort all who mourn, <p><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/61-3.htm" target="_top"><b>3</b></a></span>To grant those who mourn <i>in</i> Zion,<br>         Giving them a garland instead of ashes,<br>         The oil of gladness instead of mourning,<br>         The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting.<br>         So they will be called oaks of righteousness,<br>         The planting of the L<font size="1">ORD</font>, that He may be glorified. <p><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/61-4.htm" target="_top"><b>4</b></a></span>Then they will rebuild the ancient ruins,<br>         They will raise up the former devastations;<br>         And they will repair the ruined cities,<br>         The desolations of many generations. <p><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/61-5.htm" target="_top"><b>5</b></a></span>Strangers will stand and pasture your flocks,<br>         And foreigners will be your farmers and your vinedressers. <p><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/61-6.htm" target="_top"><b>6</b></a></span>But you will be called the priests of the L<font size="1">ORD</font>;<br>         You will be spoken of <i>as</i> ministers of our God.<br>         You will eat the wealth of nations,<br>         And in their riches you will boast. <p><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/61-7.htm" target="_top"><b>7</b></a></span>Instead of your shame <i>you will have a</i> double <i>portion,</i><br>         And <i>instead of</i> humiliation they will shout for joy over their portion.<br>         Therefore they will possess a double <i>portion</i> in their land,<br>         Everlasting joy will be theirs. <p><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/61-8.htm" target="_top"><b>8</b></a></span>For I, the L<font size="1">ORD</font>, love justice,<br>         I hate robbery in the burnt offering;<br>         And I will faithfully give them their recompense<br>         And make an everlasting covenant with them. <p><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/61-9.htm" target="_top"><b>9</b></a></span>Then their offspring will be known among the nations,<br>         And their descendants in the midst of the peoples.<br>         All who see them will recognize them<br>         Because they are the offspring <i>whom</i> the L<font size="1">ORD</font> has blessed. <p><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/61-10.htm" target="_top"><b>10</b></a></span>I will rejoice greatly in the L<font size="1">ORD</font>,<br>         My soul will exult in my God;<br>         For He has clothed me with garments of salvation,<br>         He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness,<br>         As a bridegroom decks himself with a garland,<br>         And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. <p><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/61-11.htm" target="_top"><b>11</b></a></span>For as the earth brings forth its sprouts,<br>         And as a garden causes the things sown in it to spring up,<br>         So the Lord G<font size="1">OD</font> will cause righteousness and praise<br>         To spring up before all the nations. <p><br /><br /><a href="//www.lockman.org" target="_top">NASB ©1995</a><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/61.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me; because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/61.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />THE spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the Lord hath anointed me: he hath sent me to preach to the meek, to heal the contrite of heart, and to preach a release to the captives, and deliverance to them that are shut up. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/isaiah/61.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me, because Jehovah hath anointed me to announce glad tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and opening of the prison to them that are bound;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/61.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/61.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to publish good tidings to the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/61.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The Spirit of the Lord Yahweh is on me; because Yahweh has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to those who are bound;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/61.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is on me, Because Jehovah did anoint me To proclaim tidings to the humble, He sent me to bind the broken of heart, To proclaim to captives liberty, And to bound ones an opening of bands.<div class="vheading2">Library</div><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_h/the_joy-bringer.htm">The Joy-Bringer</a><br></span><span class="snippet">'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.'--ISAIAH lxi. 3. In the little synagogue of Nazareth Jesus began His ministry by laying His hand upon this great prophecy and saying, 'It is Mine! I have fulfilled it.' The prophet had been painting the ideal Messianic Deliverer, with special reference to the return from the Babylonian captivity. That was 'the liberty to the captives, and the <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_h/the_joy-bringer.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Alexander Maclaren—</span><span class="citation2">Expositions of Holy Scripture</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_17_1871/beauty_for_ashes.htm">Beauty for Ashes</a><br></span><span class="snippet">We will read our text again, and then meditate thereon. "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." Our first consideration will be, who gives this word? Secondly, to whom doth he give it? Thirdly, what saith he in it? And, fourthly, what will come of it? I. First then, WHO GIVES THIS <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_17_1871/beauty_for_ashes.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Charles Haddon Spurgeon—</span><span class="citation2">Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 17: 1871</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/various/the_sermons_and_addresses_at_the_seabury_centenary/centenary_commemoration.htm">Centenary Commemoration</a><br></span><span class="snippet">OF THE ELECTION OF BISHOP SEABURY. 1883. THE REV. SAMUEL SEABURY, D.D. WAS ELECTED FIRST BISHOP OF CONNECTICUT AT WOODBURY, MARCH 25, 1783. The one-hundredth anniversary of the election of Bishop Seabury fell on Easter-Day (being also the Festival of the Annunciation), 1883. In accordance with the request of the Diocesan Convention, the Bishop set forth the following special Thanksgiving to be used throughout the Diocese, immediately after the General Thanksgiving at Morning and Evening Prayer on <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/various/the_sermons_and_addresses_at_the_seabury_centenary/centenary_commemoration.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Various—</span><span class="citation2">The Sermons And Addresses At The Seabury Centenary</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/murray/with_christ_in_the_school_of_prayer/thirtieth_lesson_an_holy_priesthood.htm">Thirtieth Lesson. An Holy Priesthood;'</a><br></span><span class="snippet">An holy priesthood;' Or, The Ministry of Intercession. An holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.'--I Peter ii. 5. Ye shall be named the Priests of the Lord.'--Isaiah lxi. 6. THE Spirit of the Lord God is upon me: because the Lord hath anointed me.' These are the words of Jesus in Isaiah. As the fruit of His work all redeemed ones are priests, fellow-partakers with Him of His anointing with the Spirit as High Priest. Like the precious ointment upon <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/murray/with_christ_in_the_school_of_prayer/thirtieth_lesson_an_holy_priesthood.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Andrew Murray—</span><span class="citation2">With Christ in the School of Prayer</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/shedd/sermons_to_the_natural_man/christianity_requires_the_temper_of.htm">Christianity Requires the Temper of Childhood. </a><br></span><span class="snippet">MARK x. 15.--"Verily I say unto you, whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein." These words of our Lord are very positive and emphatic, and will, therefore, receive a serious attention from every one who is anxious concerning his future destiny beyond the grave. For, they mention an indispensable requisite in order to an entrance into eternal life. "Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein." <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/shedd/sermons_to_the_natural_man/christianity_requires_the_temper_of.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">William G.T. Shedd—</span><span class="citation2">Sermons to the Natural Man</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/white/steps_to_christ/chapter_8_growing_up_into.htm">Growing up into Christ</a><br></span><span class="snippet">The change of heart by which we become children of God is in the Bible spoken of as birth. Again, it is compared to the germination of the good seed sown by the husbandman. In like manner those who are just converted to Christ are, "as new-born babes," to "grow up" to the stature of men and women in Christ Jesus. 1 Peter 2:2; Ephesians 4:15. Or like the good seed sown in the field, they are to grow up and bring forth fruit. Isaiah says that they shall "be called trees of righteousness, the planting <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/white/steps_to_christ/chapter_8_growing_up_into.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Ellen Gould White—</span><span class="citation2">Steps to Christ</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/watson/a_body_of_divinity/9_growth_in_grace.htm">Growth in Grace</a><br></span><span class="snippet">'But grow in grace.' 2 Pet 3:38. True grace is progressive, of a spreading and growing nature. It is with grace as with light; first, there is the crepusculum, or daybreak; then it shines brighter to the full meridian. A good Christian is like the crocodile. Quamdiu vivet crescit; he has never done growing. The saints are not only compared to stars for their light, but to trees for their growth. Isa 61:1, and Hos 14:4. A good Christian is not like Hezekiah's sun that went backwards, nor Joshua's <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/watson/a_body_of_divinity/9_growth_in_grace.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Thomas Watson—</span><span class="citation2">A Body of Divinity</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/allen/autobiography_of_frank_g_allen_minister_of_the_gospel/vii_christ_the_deliverer.htm">Christ the Deliverer. </a><br></span><span class="snippet">"And he [Jesus] came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up; and he entered, as his custom was, into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up to read. And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And he opened the book, and found the place where it was written, The spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor: He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, To set at liberty them that <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/allen/autobiography_of_frank_g_allen_minister_of_the_gospel/vii_christ_the_deliverer.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Frank G. Allen—</span><span class="citation2">Autobiography of Frank G. Allen, Minister of the Gospel</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/binning/the_works_of_the_rev_hugh_binning/sermon_xvii_for_they_that.htm">"For they that are after the Flesh do Mind the Things of the Flesh,",</a><br></span><span class="snippet">Rom. viii. 5.--"For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh,", &c. Though sin hath taken up the principal and inmost cabinet of the heart of man--though it hath fixed its imperial throne in the spirit of man, and makes use of all the powers and faculties in the soul to accomplish its accursed desires and fulfil its boundless lusts, yet it is not without good reason expressed in scripture, ordinarily under the name of "flesh," and a "body of death," and men dead in sins, are <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/binning/the_works_of_the_rev_hugh_binning/sermon_xvii_for_they_that.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Hugh Binning—</span><span class="citation2">The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/brown/christ_the_way_the_truth_and_the_life/chapter_ii_of_the_words.htm">Of the Words Themselves in General. </a><br></span><span class="snippet">We come now to the words themselves, wherein Christ asserts that he is, 1, "the way;" 2, "the truth;" 3, "the life;" and, 4, "that no man cometh to the Father but by him." In them we learn these two things in general. First, The misery of wretched man by nature. This cannot be in a few words expressed. These words will point out those particulars thereof, which we will but mention. 1. That he is born an enemy to, and living at a distance from God, by virtue of the curse of the broken covenant of <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/brown/christ_the_way_the_truth_and_the_life/chapter_ii_of_the_words.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">John Brown (of Wamphray)—</span><span class="citation2">Christ The Way, The Truth, and The Life</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/kuyper/the_work_of_the_holy_spirit/xxx_organically_one.htm">Organically One. </a><br></span><span class="snippet">"From whom the whole body, fitly joined together and compacted, maketh increase unto the edifying of itself in love." --Ephes. iv. 16. The newness of holy Love lies in the Church. As we look at the withered state of the Church in almost every period, we almost hesitate to make this statement; yet in principle we maintain it to its fullest extent and power. The Church of Christ on earth is like an "incluse." The "inclusi" were honorable men and women who in the Middle Ages immured themselves in little <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/kuyper/the_work_of_the_holy_spirit/xxx_organically_one.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Abraham Kuyper—</span><span class="citation2">The Work of the Holy Spirit</span><p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1 Parallel</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../isaiah/60-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 60:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 60:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../isaiah/61-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 61:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 61:2" /></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></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mp/isaiah/61-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /><iframe src="//biblemenus.com/adframebhbl.htm" width="122" height="250" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <div id="bot"><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /></div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhparnew.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></body></html>