1454 - Isaiah 61

Isaiah Chapter 61


The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, for the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor.


He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted and to proclaim that captives will be released

and prisoners will be freed.*


He has sent me to tell those, who mourn, that the time of the Lord’s favor has come,* and with it, the day of God’s anger against their enemies.


To all who mourn in Israel,* he will give a crown of beauty for ashes,

a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair.


In their righteousness, they will be like great oaks, that the Lord has planted for his own glory.


They will rebuild the ancient ruins, repairing cities destroyed long ago.


They will revive them, though they have been deserted for many generations.


Foreigners will be your servants.


They will feed your flocks, and plow your fields, and tend your vineyards.


You will be called priests of the Lord, ministers of our God.


You will feed on the treasures of the nations, and revel in their riches.


Instead of shame and dishonor,

you will enjoy a double share of honor.


You will possess a double portion of prosperity, in your land, and everlasting joy will be yours.


“For I, the Lord, love justice.


I hate robbery and wrongdoing.


I will faithfully reward my people for their suffering, and make an everlasting covenant with them.


Their descendants will be recognized, and they will be honored among the nations.


Everyone will realize that they are a people… whom the Lord has blessed.”


I am overwhelmed with joy, in the Lord my God!


For he has dressed me with the clothing of salvation, and draped me in a robe of righteousness.


I am like a bridegroom, dressed for his wedding, or like a bride with her jewels.


The Sovereign Lord will show his justice to all the nations of the world.


Everyone will praise him!


His righteousness will be like a garden in early spring, …with plants springing up everywhere.  


The Holy Bible 

New Living Translation 


Isaiah 61:1–11


Praise be to God!



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