Isaiah 61 (NET)

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Isaiah 61:1¹The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, because the Lord has chosen me. He has commissioned me to encourage the poor, to help the brokenhearted, to decree the release of captives, and the freeing of prisoners,Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Luke 4:18-19 Luke 7:22 Isa 42:7 Matt 11:5 Ps 147:3 Isa 42:1 Zech 9:11-12 Acts 10:38 Isa 11:2-5 Isa 57:15

Isaiah 61:2²to announce the year when the Lord will show his favor, the day when our God will seek vengeance, to console all who mourn,Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Matt 5:4 Isa 34:8 Isa 57:18 Luke 4:19 2 Thess 2:16-17 1 Thess 2:16 Isa 25:8 Jer 31:13 John 16:20-22 2 Cor 1:4-5

Isaiah 61:3³to strengthen those who mourn in Zion, by giving them a turban, instead of ashes, oil symbolizing joy, instead of mourning, a garment symbolizing praise, instead of discouragement. They will be called oaks of righteousness, trees planted by the Lord to reveal his splendor.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Ps 30:11 Jer 17:7-8 John 16:20 Isa 61:10 Ps 45:7 Eccl 9:8 1 Pet 2:9 Isa 60:20-21 Ps 23:5 Ezek 16:8-13

Isaiah 61:4⁴They will rebuild the perpetual ruins and restore the places that were desolate; they will reestablish the ruined cities, the places that have been desolate since ancient times.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Isa 58:12 Amos 9:14-15 Ezek 36:33-36 Ezek 36:23-26 Isa 49:6-8

Isaiah 61:5⁵“Foreigners will take care of your sheep; foreigners will work in your fields and vineyards.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Isa 60:10-14 Isa 14:1-2 Eph 2:12-20

Isaiah 61:6⁶You will be called, ‘the Lord ’s priests, servants of our God.’ You will enjoy the wealth of nations and boast about the riches you receive from them.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Exod 19:6 1 Pet 2:5 1 Pet 2:9 Isa 60:5-7 Isa 66:21 Rev 5:10 2 Cor 11:23 Rev 20:6 1 Cor 4:1 Ezek 14:11

Isaiah 61:7⁷Instead of shame, you will get a double portion; instead of humiliation, they will rejoice over the land they receive. Yes, they will possess a double portion in their land and experience lasting joy.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Job 42:10 Zech 9:12 Isa 40:2 Isa 60:19-20 Ps 16:11 2 Kgs 2:9 Isa 51:11 2 Cor 4:17 Isa 35:10 2 Thess 2:16

Isaiah 61:8⁸For I, the Lord, love justice and hate robbery and sin. I will repay them because of my faithfulness; I will make a permanent covenant with them.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Ps 11:7 Jer 9:24 Zech 8:16-17 Gen 17:7 Isa 55:3 Jer 32:40 Ps 25:8-12 Ps 37:28 Prov 8:20 Ps 99:4

Isaiah 61:9⁹Their descendants will be known among the nations, their offspring among the peoples. All who see them will recognize that the Lord has blessed them.”Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Isa 44:3 Ps 115:14 Acts 3:26 Gen 22:18 Isa 65:23 Rom 9:3-4 Zech 8:13

Isaiah 61:10¹⁰I will greatly rejoice in the Lord; I will be overjoyed because of my God. For he clothes me in garments of deliverance; he puts on me a robe symbolizing vindication. I look like a bridegroom when he wears a turban as a priest would; I look like a bride when she puts on her jewelry.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Rev 19:7-8 Phil 3:9 Ps 132:9 Ps 132:16 Rev 21:2 Isa 49:18 Rom 5:11 Rev 7:9-14 Rom 14:17 Isa 52:1

Isaiah 61:11¹¹For just as the ground produces its crops and a garden yields its produce, so the Sovereign Lord will cause deliverance to grow, and give his people reason to praise him in the sight of all the nations.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Isa 58:11 Mark 4:26-32 1 Pet 2:9 Isa 55:10-11 Isa 45:8 Isa 62:1 Isa 62:7 Ps 85:11 Song 4:16-5:1 Isa 60:18