1 The Spirit of the Lord God is vpon mee, therefore hath the Lord anoynted mee: hee hath sent mee to preache good tidings vnto the poore, to binde vp the broken hearted, to preach libertie to the captiues, and to them that are bound, the opening of the prison, 2 To preache the acceptable yeere of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all that mourne, 3 To appoint vnto them that mourne in Zion, and to giue vnto them beautie for ashes, the oyle of ioye for mourning, the garment of gladnesse for the spirit of heauinesse, that they might be called trees of righteousnesse, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified. 4 And they shall builde the olde waste places, and raise vp the former desolations, and they shall repaire the cities that were desolate and waste through many generations. 5 And the strangers shall stande and feede your sheepe, and the sonnes of the strangers shall be your plowmen and dressers of your vines. 6 But ye shall be named the Priestes of the Lord, and men shall say vnto you, The ministers of our God, Ye shall eate the riches of the Gentiles, and shalbe exalted with their glorie. 7 For your shame you shall receiue double, and for confusion they shall reioyce in their portion: for in their lande they shall possesse the double: euerlasting ioy shall be vnto them. 8 For I the Lord loue iudgement and hate robberie for burnt offering, and I wil direct their worke in trueth, and will make an euerlasting couenant with them. 9 And their seede shall be knowen among the Gentiles, and their buddes among the people. All that see them, shall know them, that they are the seede which the Lord hath blessed. 10 I will greatly reioyce in the Lord, and my soule shall be ioyfull in my God: for he hath clothed mee with the garments of saluation, and couered me with the robe of righteousnes: hee hath decked me like a bridegrome, and as a bride tireth herselfe with her iewels. 11 For as the earth bringeth foorth her bud, and as the garden causeth to growe that which is sowen in it: so the Lord God will cause righteousnesse to grow and praise before all the heathen.
Isaiah 61 Geneva Bible (1599)
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Cross references (11)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Luke 4:18–19; Luke 7:22; Isaiah 42:7; Matthew 11:5; Psalm 147:3
- 2 Matthew 5:4; Isaiah 34:8; Luke 4:19; Isaiah 57:18; 2 Thessalonians 2:16–17
- 3 Psalm 30:11; Jeremiah 17:7–8; John 16:20; Isaiah 61:10; Psalm 45:7
- 4 Isaiah 58:12; Amos 9:14–15; Ezekiel 36:33–36; Ezekiel 36:23–26; Isaiah 49:6–8
- 5 Isaiah 60:10–14; Isaiah 14:1–2; Ephesians 2:12–20
- 6 Exodus 19:6; 1 Peter 2:9; 1 Peter 2:5; Isaiah 60:5–7; Revelation 5:10
- 7 Job 42:10; Zechariah 9:12; Isaiah 40:2; Isaiah 60:19–20; Psalm 16:11
- 8 Psalm 11:7; Jeremiah 9:24; Zechariah 8:16–17; Jeremiah 32:40; Genesis 17:7
- 9 Isaiah 44:3; Psalm 115:14; Acts 3:26; Genesis 22:18; Romans 9:3–4
- 10 Revelation 19:7–8; Psalm 132:16; Psalm 132:9; Philippians 3:9; Revelation 21:2
- 11 Isaiah 58:11; 1 Peter 2:9; Mark 4:26–32; Isaiah 55:10–11; Psalm 85:11
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… suffered in the twelfth month, so that He continued to preach for one year after His baptism; and they endeavour to establish this point out of the prophet (for it is written, "To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of retribution" ), being truly blind, inasmuch as they affirm they have found out the mysteries of …
For a single person is represented as saying, "He hath decked me as a bridegroom with ornaments, and adorned me as a bride with jewels" and yet it is, of course, a matter for interpretation which of these two refers to the head and which to the body, that is, which to Christ and which to the Church.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
Let my soul rejoice in the Lord: for He hath clothed me with a garment of salvation, and a robe of gladness: He hath crowned me with a garland as a bridegroom, and decked me with ornaments as a bride: that the soul of every one of you may be found not having spot or wrinkle or any such …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
And Isaiah also speaking in the person of the Lord says, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because He hath anointed me.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 9 (1899)
… sent Me to preach the Gospel to the lowly, to heal the broken up in heart, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and sight to the blind; to announce the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance; to comfort all that mourn." For inasmuch as the Word of God was man from the root of Jesse, and …