Isaiah 61
61
The Good News of Deliverance
1 #
Mt 11.5; Lk 7.22 #
Lk 4.18–19
The Sovereign LORD has filled me with his Spirit.
He has chosen me and sent me
To bring good news to the poor,
To heal the broken-hearted,
To announce release to captives
And freedom to those in prison.
2 #
Mt 5.4
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,
3To give to those who mourn in Zion
Joy and gladness instead of grief,
A song of praise instead of sorrow.
They will be like trees
That the LORD himself has planted.
They will all do what is right,
And God will be praised for what he has done.
4They will rebuild cities that have long been in ruins.
5My people, foreigners will serve you.
They will take care of your flocks
And farm your land and tend your vineyards.
6And you will be known as the priests of the LORD,
The servants of our God.
You will enjoy the wealth of the nations
And be proud that it is yours.
7Your shame and disgrace are ended.
You will live in your own land,
And your wealth will be doubled;
Your joy will last for ever.
8The LORD says,
“I love justice and I hate oppression and crime.
I will faithfully reward my people
And make an eternal covenant with them.
9They will be famous among the nations;
Everyone who sees them will know
That they are a people whom I have blessed.”
10 #
Rev 21.2
Jerusalem rejoices because of what the LORD has done.
She is like a bride dressed for her wedding.
God has clothed her with salvation and victory.
11As surely as seeds sprout and grow,
The Sovereign LORD will save his people,
And all the nations will praise him.
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Isaiah 61
61
Messiah’s Jubilee
1The Spirit of the Lord God is on me,#Is 11:2; 42:1; 48:16; Lk 4:18–19
because the Lord has anointed me
to bring good news to the poor.#Lk 7:22
He has sent me to heal#61:1 Lit bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives
and freedom to the prisoners;#Is 42:7; 49:9
2to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor,#Is 49:8
and the day of our God’s vengeance;#Is 2:12; 13:6; 34:2,8
to comfort#Is 40:1 all who mourn,
3to provide for those who mourn in Zion;
to give them a crown of beauty instead of ashes,
festive oil instead of mourning,#Ps 45:7; Heb 1:9
and splendid clothes instead of despair.#61:3 Lit a dim spirit
And they will be called righteous trees,
planted by the Lord
to glorify him.#Is 60:21; Jr 17:7–8
4They will rebuild the ancient ruins;#Is 49:8; 58:12; Ezk 36:33; Am 9:14
they will restore the former devastations;
they will renew the ruined cities,
the devastations of many generations.
5Strangers will stand and feed your flocks,
and foreigners will be your plowmen and vinedressers.#Is 14:2; 60:10
6But you will be called the Lord’s priests;#Ex 19:6; Is 66:21; 1Pt 2:5,9
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.
7In place of your shame, you will have a double portion;#Is 54:4
in place of disgrace, they will rejoice over their share.
So they will possess double in their land,#Is 40:2; Zch 9:12
and eternal joy will be theirs.
8For I the Lord love justice;#Ps 11:7; Is 59:15
I hate robbery and injustice;#61:8 Some Hb mss, DSS, LXX, Syr, Tg, Vg; other Hb mss read robbery with a burnt offering
I will faithfully reward my people
and make a permanent covenant#Is 24:5; 55:3 with them.
9Their 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.
10I rejoice greatly 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,#Is 49:18; 52:1; 59:17
as a groom wears a turban
and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.#Rv 21:2
11For 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.#Is 45:23–24; 60:18,21
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