Isaiah 61:3

Isaiah 61:3

The Good News of Salvation

1 “The ^aSpirit of the Lord God is upon Me,
Because the Lord ^bhas anointed Me
To preach good tidings to the poor;
He has sent Me ^cto heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim ^dliberty to the captives,
And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;

2 ^aTo proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord,
And ^bthe day of vengeance of our God;
^cTo comfort all who mourn,

3 To¹ console those who mourn in Zion,
^aTo give them beauty 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,
^bThe planting of the Lord, ^cthat He may be glorified.”

4 And they shall ^arebuild the old ruins,
They shall raise up the former desolations,
And they shall repair the ruined cities,
The desolations of many generations.

5 ^aStrangers shall stand and feed your flocks,
And the sons of the foreigner
Shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.

6 ^aBut you shall be named the priests of the Lord,
They shall call you the servants of our God.
^bYou shall eat the riches of the Gentiles,
And in their glory you shall boast.

7 ^aInstead of your shame you shall have double honor,
And instead of confusion they shall rejoice in their portion.
Therefore in their land they shall possess double;
Everlasting joy shall be theirs.

Commentaries:

John Wesley's Notes

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Ashes - By ashes understand whatever is proper for days of mourning, as by beauty whatever may become times of rejoicing. Oil of joy - He calls it oil of joy in allusion to those anointings they were wont to use in times of joy, gladness for heaviness; and it is called a garment in allusion to their festival ornaments, for they had garments appropriated to their conditions, some suitable to times of rejoicing, and some to times of mourning. Called - That they may be so. Trees - That they shall be firm, solid, and well rooted, being by faith engrafted into Christ, and bringing forth fruit suitable to the soil wherein they are planted.

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