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The servant announces the words Jesus read aloud in the Nazareth synagogue: the Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor, heal the brokenhearted, and proclaim liberty to the captives. Mourning is exchanged for beauty, ashes for gladness, and the people are renamed trees of righteousness, priests of the LORD, clothed in garments of salvation.

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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 places long devastated. They will repair the ruined cities, that have been devastated for many generations.

5 Strangers will stand and feed your flocks, and 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, and 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.

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Hebrew interlinear — Isaiah 61:1–11 (163 words)
1
  1. ר֛וּחַrûaḥruwach: wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalationH7307
  2. אֲדֹנָ֥יʾădōnāyAdonay: the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)H136
  3. יְהוִ֖הyĕhwiYhovih: GodH3069
  4. עָלָ֑יʿālāy`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  5. יַ֡עַןyaʿanya`an: (properly, but not used) to heed; (as preposition) on account ofH3282
  6. מָשַׁח֩māšaḥmashach: to rub with oil, i.e. to anoint; (by implication) to consecrateH4886
  7. יְהוָ֨הyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  8. אֹתִ֜יʾōtîeth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
  9. לְבַשֵּׂ֣רlĕbaśśērbasar: (properly) to be fresh; to be full (rosy)H1319
  10. עֲנָוִ֗יםʿănāwîm`anav: depressed (figuratively), in mind (gentle) or circumstances (needy, especially saintly)H6035
  11. שְׁלָחַ֙נִי֙šĕlāḥaniyshalach: to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)H7971
  12. לַחֲבֹ֣שׁlaḥăbōšchabash: to wrap firmly (especially a turban, compress, or saddle)H2280
  13. לְנִשְׁבְּרֵיlĕnišbĕrêshabar: to burst (literally or figuratively)H7665
  14. לֵ֔בlēbleb: the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellectH3820
  15. לִקְרֹ֤אliqrōʾqara': to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)H7121
  16. לִשְׁבוּיִם֙lišbûyimshabah: to transport into captivityH7617
  17. דְּר֔וֹרdĕrôrdrowr: freedom; (hence) spontaneity of outflow, and so clearH1865
  18. וְלַאֲסוּרִ֖יםwĕlaʾăsûrîmacar: to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battleH631
  19. פְּקַחpĕqaḥ
  20. קֽוֹחַ׃qôaḥpqach-qowach: opening (of a dungeon), i.e. jail-delivery (figuratively, salvation for sin)H6495
2
  1. לִקְרֹ֤אliqrōʾqara': to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)H7121
  2. שְׁנַתšĕnatshaneh: a year (as a revolution of time)H8141
  3. רָצוֹן֙rāṣônratsown: delight (especially as shown)H7522
  4. לַֽיהוָ֔הlayhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  5. וְי֥וֹםwĕyômyowm: a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or...H3117
  6. נָקָ֖םnāqāmnaqam: revengeH5359
  7. לֵאלֹהֵ֑ינוּlēʾlōhênûelohiym: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the...H430
  8. לְנַחֵ֖םlĕnaḥēmnacham: (properly) to sigh, i.e. breathe stronglyH5162
  9. כָּלkālkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  10. אֲבֵלִֽים׃ʾăbēlîmabel: lamentingH57
3
  1. לָשׂ֣וּם׀lāśûmsuwm: to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)H7760
  2. לַאֲבֵלֵ֣יlaʾăbēlêabel: lamentingH57
  3. צִיּ֗וֹןṣiyyônTsiyown: Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of JerusalemH6726
  4. לָתֵת֩lātētnathan: to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)H5414
  5. לָהֶ֨םlāhem
  6. פְּאֵ֜רpĕʾērp'er: an embellishment, i.e. fancy head-dressH6287
  7. תַּ֣חַתtaḥattachath: the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of...H8478
  8. אֵ֗פֶרʾēperepher: ashesH665
  9. שֶׁ֤מֶןšemenshemen: grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed)H8081
  10. שָׂשׂוֹן֙śāśônsasown: cheerfulness; specifically, welcomeH8342
  11. תַּ֣חַתtaḥattachath: the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of...H8478
  12. אֵ֔בֶלʾēbelebel: lamentationH60
  13. מַעֲטֵ֣הmaʿăṭēma`ateh: a vestmentH4594
  14. תְהִלָּ֔הtĕhillâthillah: laudation; (specifically, concretely) a hymnH8416
  15. תַּ֖חַתtaḥattachath: the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of...H8478
  16. ר֣וּחַrûaḥruwach: wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalationH7307
  17. כֵּהָ֑הkēhâkeheh: feeble, obscureH3544
  18. וְקֹרָ֤אwĕqōrāʾqara': to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)H7121
  19. לָהֶם֙lāhem
  20. אֵילֵ֣יʾêlêayil: (properly) strength; (hence) anything strongH352
  21. הַצֶּ֔דֶקhaṣṣedeqtsedeq: the right (natural, moral or legal); (abstractly) equityH6664
  22. מַטַּ֥עmaṭṭaʿmatta`: something planted, i.e. the place (a garden or vineyard), or the thing (a plant, figuratively or men)H4302
  23. יְהוָ֖הyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  24. לְהִתְפָּאֵֽר׃lĕhitpāʾērpa'ar: to gleam, i.e. (causatively) embellish; (figuratively) to boastH6286
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  1. וּבָנוּ֙ûbānûbanah: to build (literally and figuratively)H1129
  2. חָרְב֣וֹתḥorbôtchorbah: (properly) drought; (by implication) a desolationH2723
  3. עוֹלָ֔םʿôlām`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
  4. שֹׁמְמ֥וֹתšōmĕmôtshamem: to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive...H8074
  5. רִֽאשֹׁנִ֖יםriʾšōnîmri'shown: first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)H7223
  6. יְקוֹמֵ֑מוּyĕqômēmûquwm: to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)H6965
  7. וְחִדְּשׁוּ֙wĕḥiddĕšûchadash: to be new; causatively, to rebuildH2318
  8. עָ֣רֵיʿārê`iyr: a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)H5892
  9. חֹ֔רֶבḥōrebchoreb: drought or desolationH2721
  10. שֹׁמְמ֖וֹתšōmĕmôtshamem: to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive...H8074
  11. דּ֥וֹרdôrdowr: (properly) a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generationH1755
  12. וָדֽוֹר׃wādôrdowr: (properly) a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generationH1755
5
  1. וְעָמְד֣וּwĕʿomdû`amad: to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)H5975
  2. זָרִ֔יםzārîmzuwr: to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be a foreigner, strange, profaneH2114
  3. וְרָע֖וּwĕrāʿûra`ah: to tend a flock i.e. pasture it; (intransitively, literally or figuratively) to grazeH7462
  4. צֹאנְכֶ֑םṣōʾnĕkemtso'n: a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats)H6629
  5. וּבְנֵ֣יûbĕnêben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
  6. נֵכָ֔רnēkārnekar: foreign, or (concretely) a foreigner, or (abstractly) heathendomH5236
  7. אִכָּרֵיכֶ֖םʾikkārêkemikkar: a farmerH406
  8. וְכֹרְמֵיכֶֽם׃wĕkōrĕmêkemkorem: a vinedresserH3755
6
  1. וְאַתֶּ֗םwĕʾattemattah: thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youH859
  2. כֹּהֲנֵ֤יkōhănêkohen: (literally) one officiating, a priest; (also, by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)H3548
  3. יְהוָה֙yĕhwāhYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  4. תִּקָּרֵ֔אוּtiqqārēʾûqara': to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)H7121
  5. מְשָׁרְתֵ֣יmĕšortêsharath: to attend as a menial or worshipper; (figuratively) to contribute toH8334
  6. אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּʾĕlōhênûelohiym: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the...H430
  7. יֵאָמֵ֖רyēʾāmēramar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
  8. לָכֶ֑םlākem
  9. חֵ֤ילḥêlchayil: probably a force, whether of men, means or other resourcesH2428
  10. גּוֹיִם֙gôyimgowy: a foreign nation; (hence) a GentileH1471
  11. תֹּאכֵ֔לוּtōʾkēlûakal: to eat (literally or figuratively)H398
  12. וּבִכְבוֹדָ֖םûbikbôdāmkabowd: (properly) weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousnessH3519
  13. תִּתְיַמָּֽרוּ׃tityammārûyamar: to exchange; (by implication) to change placesH3235
7
  1. תַּ֤חַתtaḥattachath: the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of...H8478
  2. בָּשְׁתְּכֶם֙boštĕkembosheth: shame (the feeling and the condition, as well as its cause)H1322
  3. מִשְׁנֶ֔הmišnemishneh: (properly) a repetition, i.e. a duplicate (copy of a document), or a double (in amount)H4932
  4. וּכְלִמָּ֖הûkĕlimmâklimmah: disgraceH3639
  5. יָרֹ֣נּוּyārōnnûranan: (properly) to creak (or emit a stridulous sound), i.e. to shout (usually for joy)H7442
  6. חֶלְקָ֑םḥelqāmcheleq: (properly) smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotmentH2506
  7. לָכֵ֤ןlākēnken: (properly) set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) justH3651
  8. בְּאַרְצָם֙bĕʾarṣāmerets: the earth (at large, or partitively a land)H776
  9. מִשְׁנֶ֣הmišnemishneh: (properly) a repetition, i.e. a duplicate (copy of a document), or a double (in amount)H4932
  10. יִירָ֔שׁוּyîrāšûyarash: to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place)H3423
  11. שִׂמְחַ֥תśimḥatsimchah: blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)H8057
  12. עוֹלָ֖םʿôlām`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
  13. תִּהְיֶ֥הtihyehayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
8
  1. כִּ֣יkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  2. אֲנִ֤יʾănîaniy: IH589
  3. יְהוָה֙yĕhwāhYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  4. אֹהֵ֣בʾōhēbahab: to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)H157
  5. מִשְׁפָּ֔טmišpāṭmishpat: (properly) a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree...H4941
  6. שֹׂנֵ֥אśōnēʾsane': to hate (personally)H8130
  7. גָזֵ֖לgāzēlgazel: robbery; (concretely) plunderH1498
  8. בְּעוֹלָ֑הbĕʿôlâ`olah: a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending)H5930
  9. וְנָתַתִּ֤יwĕnātattînathan: to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)H5414
  10. פְעֻלָּתָם֙pĕʿullātāmp`ullah: (abstractly) workH6468
  11. בֶּאֱמֶ֔תbeʾĕmetemeth: stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthinessH571
  12. וּבְרִ֥יתûbĕrîtbriyth: a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)H1285
  13. עוֹלָ֖םʿôlām`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
  14. אֶכְר֥וֹתʾekrôtkarath: to cut (off, down or asunder); (by implication) to destroy or consumeH3772
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  1. וְנוֹדַ֤עwĕnôdaʿyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
  2. בַּגּוֹיִם֙baggôyimgowy: a foreign nation; (hence) a GentileH1471
  3. זַרְעָ֔םzarʿāmzera`: seed; (figuratively) fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterityH2233
  4. וְצֶאֱצָאֵיהֶ֖םwĕṣeʾĕṣāʾêhemtse'etsa': issue, i.e. produce, childrenH6631
  5. בְּת֣וֹךְbĕtôktavek: a bisection; (by implication) the centreH8432
  6. הָעַמִּ֑יםhāʿammîm`am: a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel)H5971
  7. כָּלkālkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  8. רֹֽאֵיהֶם֙rōʾêhemra'ah: to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and...H7200
  9. יַכִּיר֔וּםyakkîrûmnakar: (properly) to scrutinize, i.e. look intently atH5234
  10. כִּ֛יkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  11. הֵ֥םhēmhem: they (only used when emphatic)H1992
  12. זֶ֖רַעzeraʿzera`: seed; (figuratively) fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterityH2233
  13. בֵּרַ֥ךְbērakbarak: to kneel; (implication, man toward God) to bless God as an act of adorationH1288
  14. יְהוָֽה׃yĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
10
  1. שׂ֧וֹשׂśôśsuws: to be bright, i.e. cheerfulH7797
  2. אָשִׂ֣ישׂʾāśîśsuws: to be bright, i.e. cheerfulH7797
  3. בַּֽיהוָ֗הbayhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  4. תָּגֵ֤לtāgēlgiyl: (properly) to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fearH1523
  5. נַפְשִׁי֙napšiynephesh: (properly) a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitalityH5315
  6. בֵּֽאלֹהַ֔יbēʾlōhayelohiym: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the...H430
  7. כִּ֤יkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  8. הִלְבִּישַׁ֙נִי֙hilbîšaniylabash: (properly) wrap around; (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or...H3847
  9. בִּגְדֵיbigdêbeged: a covering; clothingH899
  10. יֶ֔שַׁעyešaʿyesha`: liberty, deliverance, prosperityH3468
  11. מְעִ֥ילmĕʿîlm`iyl: a robe (i.e. upper and outer garment)H4598
  12. צְדָקָ֖הṣĕdāqâtsdaqah: rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively...H6666
  13. יְעָטָ֑נִיyĕʿāṭānîya`at: to clotheH3271
  14. כֶּֽחָתָן֙keḥātānchathan: a relative by marriage (especially through the bride)H2860
  15. יְכַהֵ֣ןyĕkahēnkahan: to officiate as a priest; (figuratively) to put on regaliaH3547
  16. פְּאֵ֔רpĕʾērp'er: an embellishment, i.e. fancy head-dressH6287
  17. וְכַכַּלָּ֖הwĕkakkallâkallah: a bride (as if perfect); (hence) a son's wifeH3618
  18. תַּעְדֶּ֥הtaʿde`adah: to advance, i.e. pass on or continue; (causatively) to removeH5710
  19. כֵלֶֽיהָ׃kēlêhākliy: something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)H3627
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  1. כִּ֤יkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  2. כָאָ֙רֶץ֙kāʾāreṣerets: the earth (at large, or partitively a land)H776
  3. תּוֹצִ֣יאtôṣîʾyatsa': to go out; (causatively) to bring outH3318
  4. צִמְחָ֔הּṣimḥāhtsemach: (usually concrete) a sproutH6780
  5. וּכְגַנָּ֖הûkĕgannâgannah: a gardenH1593
  6. זֵרוּעֶ֣יהָzērûʿêhāzeruwa`: something sown, i.e. a plantH2221
  7. תַצְמִ֑יחַtaṣmîaḥtsamach: to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)H6779
  8. כֵּ֣ן׀kēnken: (properly) set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) justH3651
  9. אֲדֹנָ֣יʾădōnāyAdonay: the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)H136
  10. יְהוִ֗הyĕhwiYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  11. יַצְמִ֤יחַyaṣmîaḥtsamach: to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)H6779
  12. צְדָקָה֙ṣĕdāqāhtsdaqah: rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively...H6666
  13. וּתְהִלָּ֔הûtĕhillâthillah: laudation; (specifically, concretely) a hymnH8416
  14. נֶ֖גֶדnegedneged: a front, i.e. part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mateH5048
  15. כָּלkālkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  16. הַגּוֹיִֽם׃haggôyimgowy: a foreign nation; (hence) a GentileH1471

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Strong's words in Isaiah 61 (6)
Strong's H3068 — יְהוָ֨ה (yĕhwâ)
Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') n/p. 1. (the) self-Existent or Eternal 2. Jehovah, Jewish national name of God [from H1961] KJV: Jehovah, the Lord. Root(s): H1961 Compare: H3050, H3069. Appears 8 times in Isaiah 61.
Strong's H7121 — לִקְרֹ֤א (liqrōʾ)
qara' (kaw-raw') v. 1. to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications) [a primitive root (rather identical with H7122 through the idea of accosting a person met)] KJV: bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(- ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say. Root(s): H7122. Appears 4 times in Isaiah 61.
Strong's H8478 — תַּ֣חַת (taḥat)
tachath (takh'-ath) n-m. 1. the bottom (as depressed) 2. only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc [from the same as H8430] KJV: as, beneath, X flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, X unto, X when...was mine, whereas, (where-)fore, with. Root(s): H8430. Appears 4 times in Isaiah 61.
Strong's H1471 — גּוֹיִם֙ (gôyim)
gowy (go'-ee) (rarely (shortened) goy {go'-ee}) n-m. 1. a foreign nation 2. (hence) a Gentile 3. (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts [apparently from the same root as H1465 (in the sense of massing)] KJV: Gentile, heathen, nation, people. See also: H1465. Appears 3 times in Isaiah 61.
Strong's H3605 — כָּל (kāl)
kol (kole) (or (Jer. 33) n-m. 1. (properly) the whole 2. (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) [from H3634] KJV: (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-)thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever). Root(s): H3634. Appears 3 times in Isaiah 61.
Strong's H430 — לֵאלֹהֵ֑ינוּ (lēʾlōhênû)
elohiym (el-o-heem') n-m. 1. gods in the ordinary sense 2. but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God 3. occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates 4. and sometimes as a superlative [plural of H433] KJV: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty. Root(s): H433. Appears 3 times in Isaiah 61.

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“put on cheerfulness, which always is agreeable and acceptable to God, and rejoice in it.”

What the Early Church wrote about Isaiah 61 (3)

  • “And it is the Father who anoints but the Son who is anointed by the Spirit, who is the unction, as the Word declares by Isaiah: “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me”—pointing out the anointing Father, the anointed Son and the unction, which is the Spirit.”

  • “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind.”

    — Justin Martyr (2nd century) on Isaiah 61:1

  • “Now the prophet looks toward Christ as he puts him on as a garment. For all who are clothed in Christ have put on the garment of salvation and beautify his holy church. And this is a fuller version of that disposition that a young man is filled with toward a virgin, rejoicing...”

    — Theodore Stratelates (4th century) on Isaiah 61:11

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