Isaiah Chapter 61

From The Open Bible Project

61:1 The Spirit of the Lord Yahweh is on me; because Yahweh has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to those who are bound;

  • (a) Thus belongs to all the prophets and ministers of God, but chiefly to Christ, of whose abundant graces everyone receives according as it pleases him to distribute.
  • (b) To them that are lively touched with the feeling of their sins.
  • (c) Who are in the bondage of sin.

61:2 to proclaim the year of Yahweh's favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn;

  • (d) The time when it pleased God to show his good favour to man, which Paul calls the fulness of time, (Galatians 4:4).
  • (e) For when God delivers his Church, he punishes his enemies.

61:3 to appoint to those who mourn in Zion, to give to them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Yahweh, that he may be glorified.

  • (f) Which was the sign of mourning.
  • (g) Trees that bring forth good fruits, as in (Matthew 3:8).

61:4 They shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.

  • (h) That is, for a long time.

61:5 Strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and foreigners shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.

  • (i) They will be ready to serve you in all your needs.

61:6 But you shall be named the priests of Yahweh; men will call you the ministers of our God: you will eat the wealth of the nations, and you will boast in their glory.

61:7 Instead of your shame [you shall have] double; and instead of dishonor they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess double; everlasting joy shall be to them.

  • (m) Abundant recompence as this word is used, (Isaiah 40:2).
  • (n) That is, the Jews.
  • (o) That is, of the Gentiles.
  • (p) While the Gentiles had dominion over the Jews in times past, now they will have double authority over them and possess twice as much.

61:8 "For I, Yahweh, love justice, I hate robbery with iniquity; and I will give them their recompense in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.

  • (q) I will not receive their offerings who are extortioners, deceivers, hypocrites or that deprive me of my glory.

61:9 Their seed shall be known among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples; all who see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which Yahweh has blessed."

  • (r) That is, of the Church.

61:10 I will greatly rejoice in Yahweh, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation, he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

  • (s) He shows what will be the affection, when they feel their deliverance.

61:11 For as the earth brings forth its bud, and as the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord Yahweh will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.

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