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Isaiah 61:2

61:1 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;
To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

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

To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

61:3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.

What does Isaiah 61:2 mean?

Isaiah 61:2 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include קָרָא (qârâʼ), רָצוֹן (râtsôwn), שָׁנֶה (shâneh).

Hebrew interlinear

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To
proclaimקָרָאqârâʼ/kaw-raw'/H7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
the
acceptableרָצוֹןrâtsôwn/raw-tsone'/H7522delight (especially as shown)
yearשָׁנֶהshâneh/shaw-neh'/H8141a year (as a revolution of time)
of
the
LORD,יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
and
the
dayיוֹםyôwm/yome/H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
of
vengeanceנָקָםnâqâm/naw-kawm'/H5359revenge
of
our
God;אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
to
comfortנָחַםnâcham/naw-kham'/H5162properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to avenge (oneself)
all
that
mourn;אָבֵלʼâbêl/aw-bale'/H57lamenting

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Afflicted SaintsAffliction, Consolation UnderAfflictionsAfflictions and AdversitiesChurch (2)Jesus, The ChristProphecies Respecting ChristRepentanceSeekersTrinity, The HolyYears

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 61:2.

Genesis 1:14

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: the day: Heb. between the day and between the night

Genesis 1:5

And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. And the evening: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was

Genesis 1:8

And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

Genesis 2:19

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Adam: or, the man

Genesis 2:4

These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,

Genesis 5:29

And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed. Noah: Gr. Noe: that is Rest, or, Comfort

Genesis 6:3

And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

Genesis 1:10

And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 61:2 say?

Isaiah 61:2 (King James Version) reads: "To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;"

Is Isaiah 61:2 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 61:2 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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