Isaiah 61:1-3

The Year of the LORD’s Favor

1 The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners,[a]
2 to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn,
3 and provide for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor.

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Cross References 18

  • 1. S Isaiah 11:2; 2 Corinthians 3:17
  • 2. S Isaiah 50:4
  • 3. S Psalms 45:7; S Daniel 9:24-26; S Acts 4:26
  • 4. S 2 Samuel 18:26; S Isaiah 40:9
  • 5. S Job 5:16; S Matthew 11:5; Luke 7:22
  • 6. S 2 Kings 22:19; S Job 5:18; Isaiah 57:15
  • 7. S Leviticus 25:10
  • 8. S Psalms 68:6; S Isaiah 42:7; Isaiah 49:9
  • 9. S Isaiah 49:8; S Luke 4:18-19*
  • 10. S Isaiah 1:24; Isaiah 34:8
  • 11. S Isaiah 40:1; Isaiah 57:18; Matthew 5:4
  • 12. S Job 5:11; Luke 6:21
  • 13. S Isaiah 3:23
  • 14. S Job 2:8
  • 15. S Ruth 3:3; S Isaiah 1:6; Hebrews 1:9
  • 16. Jeremiah 31:13; Matthew 5:4
  • 17. Psalms 1:3; Psalms 92:12-13; Matthew 15:13; 1 Corinthians 3:9
  • 18. S Isaiah 44:23; Isaiah 60:20-21

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Hebrew; Septuagint "the blind"
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