Isaiah 61:1-3 NLT,NIV,ESV

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 61:1

The Spirit of the Lord God - Hebrew, The Spirit of the Lord Yahweh.’ The Chaldee renders this, ‘The prophet said, the spirit of prophecy from the presence of Yahweh God is upon me.’ The Syriac, ‘The Spirit of the Lord God.’ The Septuagint, Πνεῦμα Κυρίου Pneuma Kuriou - ‘The Spirit of the Lord,’ omitting the word אדני 'ădonāy. So Luke quotes it in Luke 4:18. That this refers to the Messiah is abundantly proved by the fact that the Lord Jesus expressly applied it to himself (see Luke 4:21).... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 61:2

To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord - (see the notes at Isaiah 49:8). There is probably an allusion here to the year of Jubilee, when the trumpet was blown, and liberty was proclaimed throughout all the land (so Leviticus 25:9-10). In like manner the Messiah would come to proclaim universal liberty - liberty to all the world from the degrading servitude of sin. The time of his coming would be a time when Yahweh would be pleased to proclaim through him universal emancipation from this... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 61:3

To appoint unto them - Hebrew, ‘To place;’ that is, to place happiness before them; to give them joy arid consolation.That mourn in Zion - (See the notes at Isaiah 1:8). The mourners in Zion mean those who dwelt in Jerusalem; then all those who are connected with the church of God - his poor and afflicted people.To give unto them beauty for ashes - In the Hebrew there is here a beautiful paronomasia, which cannot be transferred to our language - אפר תחת פאר pe'ēr tachath 'êpher. The word... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 61:1

Isaiah 61:1. The Spirit of the Lord is upon me To qualify me for effecting what is foretold and promised in the foregoing chapter. As Christ has applied this passage to himself, (see Luke 4:16,) and assured us that it was fulfilled in him, we may, with the utmost reason, conclude that he is here introduced by the prophet in his own person, and not that the prophet speaks of himself, as some have thought. Because, or rather, for, the Lord hath anointed me Hath commissioned me with... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 61:2-3

Isaiah 61:2-3. And the day of vengeance of our God Namely, on those who reject or neglect these gracious offers of mercy and salvation: they shall not only be left in their captivity, as they deserve to be, but shall be dealt with as enemies. We have the gospel summed up, Mark 16:16, where that part of it, he that believeth shall be saved, proclaims the acceptable year of the Lord to those that will accept it; but the other part, he that believeth not shall be damned, proclaims the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 61:1-11

Good news for the exiles (61:1-62:12)God’s Spirit gives the prophet some good news to pass on to the Jews held captive in Babylon. They will be released to return to their land, but their captors will be punished (61:1-2). When they arrive in Jerusalem, they may be overcome with grief because of the ruin and devastation they see around them. But God will encourage and strengthen them so that they can rebuild their beloved city (3-4).Foreigners will carry out the everyday duties for the Jews and... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 61:1

The Spirit, &c. Quoted in Luke 4:18 , Luke 4:19 . The speaker id therefore the Messiah. Spirit. Hebrew ruach. App-9 . the Lord. Hebrew Adonai Jehovah. See App-4 . Some codices, with two early printed editions, Septuagint, and Vulgate, omit "Adonai". the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 . anointed. Matthew 3:17 , with the Divine formula of consecration, "This is My Son", for the office of Prophet; Matthew 17:5 for the office of Priest; Psalms 2:7 and Hebrews 1:5 , for the office of King. ... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 61:2

the acceptable year = the year of acceptance, or jubilee year (Leviticus 25:9 , Leviticus 25:10 ). We may render: - A year of good-pleasure for Jehovah, [But] A day of vengeance for our God. and the day of vengeance. Compare Isaiah 59:17 ; Isaiah 63:4 . This is a notable example of how to rightly divide "the Word of truth", when we observe that the Messiah, in quoting this prophecy concerning Himself in Luke 4:18 , Luke 4:19 , "closed the book", and did not go on to quote further in Isa 61:20... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 61:3

To appoint = to set (as a permanent, irrevocable thing). beauty. ashes. Note the emphasis put on this by the Figure of speech Paronomasia . pe'er. 'epher . beauty = an ornament, or nuptial tiara. ashes: as put on the head, as a sign of mourning (2 Samuel 13:19 ). spirit of heaviness = heavy spirit. Hebrew. ruach . App-9 . trees of righteousness. Reference to Isaiah 60:21 . He. All is for Jehovah's glory. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 61:1

The interpretation of this chapter derives from no less an authority than the Head of our Holy Religion, Jesus Christ himself, of whom Luke wrote, as follows:"And he (Christ) came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and he entered, as his custom was, into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up to read. And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And he opened the book and found the place where it was written. The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because he... read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 61:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 61:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 61:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 61:1

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 61:2-3

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 61:1-11

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 61:1

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 61:2

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 61:3

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 61:1

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