Isaiah 61:1

The spirit of My Lord Yahweh, is upon me,—Because Yahweh Hath anointed me to tell good tidings to the oppressed, Hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, To proclaim To captives, liberty, To them who are bound, the opening of the prison;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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;

In Context

2To proclaim—The year of acceptance of Yahweh, and The day of avenging of our God: To comfort all who are mourning;

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Cross References

Exodus 29:7Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour upon his head,—so shalt thou anoint him.

Psalms 2:6Yet, I, have installed my king,—on Zion my holy mountain.

Psalms 25:9May he guide patient wronged-ones to be righted, and teach such oppressed-ones his way.

Psalms 45:7Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated lawlessness,—For this cause, hath God, thine own God, anointed thee, With the oil of gladness, beyond thy partners.

Psalms 68:7O God! When thou camest forth before thy people, When thou didst stride through the wilderness, [Selah.]

Psalms 102:20To hear the groaning of the prisoner, To set free, them who were appointed to death.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 61:1

In this chapter, I. We are sure to find the grace of Christ, published by himself to a lost world in the everlasting gospel, under the type and figure of Isaiah's province, which was to foretel the deliverance of the Jews out of Babylon, ver. 1-3 . II. We think we find the glories of the church of Christ, its spiritual glories, described under the type and figure of the Jews' prosperity after their return out of their captivity. 1. It is promised that they decays of the church shall be repaired, ver. 4 . 2. That… Read the whole commentary →

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