Isaiah 61
King James Version · 11 verses · 631 cross-references linking it to 316 other chapters
Explore Isaiah 61 in the interactive map- 1The 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;170 cross-references: Luke 4:18–19, Luke 7:22, Isaiah 42:7, Matthew 11:5, Psalms 147:3
- 2To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;47 cross-references: Matthew 5:4, Isaiah 34:8, Isaiah 57:18, Luke 4:19, Jeremiah 31:13
- 3To 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.100 cross-references: Jeremiah 17:7–8, Psalms 30:11, John 16:20, Isaiah 61:10, Ecclesiastes 9:8
- 4And 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.18 cross-references: Isaiah 58:12, Amos 9:14–15, Ezekiel 36:33–36, Ezekiel 36:23–26, Isaiah 49:6–8
- 5And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.13 cross-references: Isaiah 60:10–14, Isaiah 14:1–2, Ephesians 2:12–20
- 6But ye shall be named the Priests of the Lord: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.44 cross-references: Exodus 19:6, 1 Peter 2:5, Isaiah 60:5–7, 1 Peter 2:9, Isaiah 66:21
- 7For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.29 cross-references: Job 42:10, Zechariah 9:12, Isaiah 40:2, Psalms 16:11, 2 Kings 2:9
- 8For I the Lord love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.42 cross-references: Psalms 11:7, Jeremiah 9:24, Zechariah 8:16–17, Jeremiah 32:40, Isaiah 55:3
- 9And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the Lord hath blessed.24 cross-references: Isaiah 44:3, Psalms 115:14, Acts 3:26, Genesis 22:18, Zechariah 8:13
- 10I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.110 cross-references: Revelation 19:7–8, Philippians 3:9, Psalms 132:9, Romans 14:17, Romans 5:11
- 11For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.38 cross-references: Mark 4:26–32, Isaiah 58:11, 1 Peter 2:9, Isaiah 55:10–11, Isaiah 45:8
Explained connections
- The Spirit of the Lord is upon me
Isaiah's anointed messenger proclaims good news to the poor, liberty to captives and the year of the LORD's favour (Jubilee). In the Nazareth synagogue Jesus reads it aloud, stops mid-sentence before 'the day of vengeance', and declares: today this Scripture is fulfilled.
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