The Year of the Lord's Favor
61:1The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
because the Lord has anointed me
to bring good news to the poor;[1]
he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;[2]
and the day of vengeance of our God;
to comfort all who mourn;
to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,
the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;
that they may be called oaks of righteousness,
the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified.[3]
Footnotes
Return to Isaiah 61.
