The In-Dept Study of the Bible
Isaiah 61
1 The Lord Yahweh’s Spirit is on me,
because Yahweh has anointed me to
preach good news to the humble.
He has sent me to bind up the broken
hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives
and release to those who are bound,†
2 to proclaim the year of Yahweh’s favor
and the day of vengeance of our God,
to comfort all who mourn,
3 to provide for those who mourn in Zion,
to give to them a garland for ashes,
the oil of joy for mourning,
the garment of praise for the spirit of
heaviness, that they may be called trees of righteousness,
the planting of Yahweh, that he may be glorified.
4 They will rebuild the old ruins.
They will raise up the former devastated places.
They will repair the ruined cities
that have been devastated for many
generations.
5 Strangers will stand and feed your flocks.
Foreigners will work your fields and
your vineyards.
6 But you will be called Yahweh’s priests.
Men will call you the servants of our
God. You will eat the wealth of the nations.
You will boast in their glory.
7 Instead of your shame you will have double.
Instead of dishonor, they will rejoice
in their portion. Therefore in their land they will possess
double. Everlasting joy will be to them.
8 “For I, Yahweh, love justice.
I hate robbery and iniquity.
I will give them their reward in truth
and I will make an everlasting
covenant with them.
9 Their offspring will be known among the
nations, and their offspring among the peoples.
All who see them will acknowledge them,
that they are the offspring which Yahweh has blessed.”
10 I will greatly rejoice in Yahweh!
My soul will be joyful in my God,
for he has clothed me with the garments of
salvation. He has covered me with the robe of
righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a
garland and as a bride adorns herself with her
jewels.
11 For as the earth produces its bud,
and as the garden causes the things
that are sown in it to spring up,
so the Lord Yahweh will cause
righteousness and praise to spring up
before all the nations.