Isaiah 61:3
that there should be given to them that mourn in Sion glory instead of ashes, the + 61:3 Alex. reads καταστολὴν as one word. oil of joy to the mourners, + 61:3 Or, anointing. the garment of glory for the spirit of heaviness: and they shall be called generations of righteousness, the planting of the Lord for glory.
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
In Context
2to declare the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of recompence; to comfort all that mourn;
Cross References
Esther 8:15And Mardochaeus went forth robed in the royal apparel, and wearing a golden crown, and a diadem of fine purple linen: and the people in Susa saw it and rejoiced.
Psalms 23:5He shall receive a blessing from the Lord, and mercy from God his Saviour. 1
Psalms 30:12I have been forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am become as a broken vessel. 1
Ecclesiastes 9:8Let your garments be always white; and let not oil be lacking on your head.
Isaiah 60:20For the sun shall no more set, nor shall the moon be eclipsed; for the Lord shall be your everlasting light, and the days of your mourning shall be completed.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 61:2-4
The Office of the Messiah. ( b. c. 706.) 1 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; 2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord , and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; 3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the… Read the whole commentary →