Focused Passage

Isaiah 61:1-4

The Spirit-Anointed Servant Proclaims Good News and Everlasting Joy

From the Spirit-anointed herald’s mission of good news, healing, freedom, favor, vengeance, and comfort, to the transformation of mourners into oaks of righteousness, to the rebuilding of ancient ruins, to the priestly identity and double portion of the restored people, to the LORD’s love of justice and everlasting covenant, to rejoicing in salvation and righteousness springing up before the nations.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,

2to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn,

3to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.

4They will rebuild the ancient ruins; they will restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities, the desolations of many generations.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Cross-references

Luke 4:16BSB references Luke 4:18Classic cross-references Luke 7:22Classic cross-references Isaiah 42:7Classic cross-references Matthew 11:5Classic cross-references Psalms 147:3Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 5:17OliveGrove study links Galatians 5:1OliveGrove study links Luke 4:16-21OliveGrove study links

Original words

The Spiritר֛וּחַH7307Noun - common singular constructof the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥יH136Noun - proper - masculine singularGODיְהוִ֖הH3069Noun - proper - masculine singularis on Meעָלָ֑יH5921Preposition | first person common singularbecauseיַ֡עַןH3282Adverbthe LORDיְהוָ֨הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֹתִ֜יH853Direct object marker | first person common singularhas anointed Meמָשַׁח֩H4886Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularto preach good newsלְבַשֵּׂ֣רH1319Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructto the poorעֲנָוִ֗יםH6035Adjective - masculine pluralHe has sent Meשְׁלָחַ֙נִי֙H7971Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singularto bind upלַחֲבֹ֣שׁH2280Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructthe brokenheartedלְנִשְׁבְּרֵי־H7665Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural construct. . .לֵ֔בH3820Noun - masculine singularto proclaimלִקְרֹ֤אH7121Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructlibertyדְּר֔וֹרH1865Noun - masculine singularto the captivesלִשְׁבוּיִם֙H7617Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine pluralvvvפְּקַח־H6495and freedomקֽוֹחַ׃H6495Noun - masculine singularto the prisonersוְלַאֲסוּרִ֖יםH631Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural

BSB notes

Hebrew; LXX to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind; cited in Luke 4:18

Verse 2

Cross-references

Matthew 5:4Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 6:2Classic cross-references Luke 4:19Classic cross-references Isaiah 34:8Classic cross-references Isaiah 35:4Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 5:17OliveGrove study links Galatians 5:1OliveGrove study links Luke 4:16-21OliveGrove study links

Original words

to proclaimלִקְרֹ֤אH7121Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructthe yearשְׁנַת־H8141Noun - feminine singular constructof the LORD’sלַֽיהוָ֔הH3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularfavorרָצוֹן֙H7522Noun - masculine singularand the dayוְי֥וֹםH3117Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof our God’sלֵאלֹהֵ֑ינוּH430Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common pluralvengeanceנָקָ֖םH5359Noun - masculine singularto comfortלְנַחֵ֖םH5162Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructwho mournאֲבֵלִֽים׃H57Adjective - masculine plural

BSB notes

Or to proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD; cited in Luke 4:19

Verse 3

Cross-references

Psalms 30:11Classic cross-references Jeremiah 17:7Classic cross-references John 16:20Classic cross-references Isaiah 61:10Classic cross-references Psalms 45:7Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 5:17OliveGrove study links Galatians 5:1OliveGrove study links Luke 4:16-21OliveGrove study links

Original words

to consoleלָשׂ֣וּם׀H7760Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructthe mournersלַאֲבֵלֵ֣יH57Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine plural constructin Zionצִיּ֗וֹןH6726Noun - proper - feminine singularto giveלָתֵת֩H5414Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructthemלָהֶ֨םPreposition | third person masculine plurala crown of beautyפְּאֵ֜רH6287Noun - masculine singularforתַּ֣חַתH8478Prepositionashesאֵ֗פֶרH665Noun - masculine singularthe oilשֶׁ֤מֶןH8081Noun - masculine singular constructof joyשָׂשׂוֹן֙H8342Noun - masculine singularforתַּ֣חַתH8478Prepositionmourningאֵ֔בֶלH60Noun - masculine singularand a garmentמַעֲטֵ֣הH4594Noun - masculine singular constructof praiseתְהִלָּ֔הH8416Noun - feminine singularforתַּ֖חַתH8478Prepositiona spiritר֣וּחַH7307Noun - common singularof despairכֵּהָ֑הH3544Adjective - feminine singularSo they will be calledוְקֹרָ֤אH7121Conjunctive waw | Verb - Pual - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular. . .לָהֶם֙Preposition | third person masculine pluraloaksאֵילֵ֣יH352Noun - masculine plural constructof righteousnessהַצֶּ֔דֶקH6664Article | Noun - masculine singularthe plantingמַטַּ֥עH4302Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularthat He may be glorifiedלְהִתְפָּאֵֽר׃H6286Preposition-l | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct

Verse 4

Cross-references

Isaiah 58:12Classic cross-references Amos 9:14Classic cross-references Ezekiel 36:33Classic cross-references Isaiah 49:8Classic cross-references Psalms 46:8Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 5:17OliveGrove study links Galatians 5:1OliveGrove study links Luke 4:16-21OliveGrove study links

Original words

They will rebuildוּבָנוּ֙H1129Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralthe ancientעוֹלָ֔םH5769Noun - masculine singularruinsחָרְב֣וֹתH2723Noun - feminine plural constructthey will restoreיְקוֹמֵ֑מוּH6965Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralthe places longרִֽאשֹׁנִ֖יםH7223Adjective - masculine pluraldevastatedשֹׁמְמ֥וֹתH8074Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine pluralthey will renewוְחִדְּשׁוּ֙H2318Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralthe ruinedחֹ֔רֶבH2721Noun - masculine singularcitiesעָ֣רֵיH5892Noun - feminine plural constructthe desolationsשֹׁמְמ֖וֹתH8074Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural constructof manyדּ֥וֹרH1755Noun - masculine singulargenerationsוָדֽוֹר׃H1755Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular

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