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Isaiah 61

Isa. 61:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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To appoint
suwm (Hebrew #7760)
a primitive root; to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
KJV usage: X any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, + disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, + name, X on, ordain, order, + paint, place, preserve, purpose, put (on), + regard, rehearse, reward, (cause to) set (on, up), shew, + stedfastly, take, X tell, + tread down, ((over-))turn, X wholly, work.
Pronounce: soom
Origin: or siym {seem}
unto them that mourn
'abel (Hebrew #57)
lamenting
KJV usage: mourn(-er, -ing).
Pronounce: aw-bale'
Origin: from 56
in Zion
Tsiyown (Hebrew #6726)
Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
KJV usage: Zion.
Pronounce: tsee-yone'
Origin: the same (regularly) as 6725
, to give
nathan (Hebrew #5414)
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
KJV usage: add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, X avenge, X be ((healed)), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, + cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, X doubtless, X without fail, fasten, frame, X get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), X have, X indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), + lie, lift up, make, + O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, X pull , put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), + sing, + slander, strike, (sub-)mit, suffer, X surely, X take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, + weep, + willingly, + withdraw, + would (to) God, yield.
Pronounce: naw-than'
Origin: a primitive root
unto them beauty
p'er (Hebrew #6287)
an embellishment, i.e. fancy head-dress
KJV usage: beauty, bonnet, goodly, ornament, tire.
Pronounce: peh-ayr'
Origin: from 6286
for ashes
'epher (Hebrew #665)
ashes
KJV usage: ashes.
Pronounce: ay'-fer
Origin: from an unused root meaning to bestrew
, the oil
shemen (Hebrew #8081)
grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
KJV usage: anointing, X fat (things), X fruitful, oil((-ed)), ointment, olive, + pine.
Pronounce: sheh'-men
Origin: from 8080
of joy
sasown (Hebrew #8342)
from 7797; cheerfulness; specifically, welcome
KJV usage: gladness, joy, mirth, rejoicing.
Pronounce: saw-sone'
Origin: or sason {saw-sone'}
t for mourning
'ebel (Hebrew #60)
lamentation
KJV usage: mourning.
Pronounce: ay'-bel
Origin: from 56
, the garment
ma`ateh (Hebrew #4594)
a vestment
KJV usage: garment.
Pronounce: mah-at-eh'
Origin: from 5844
of praise
thillah (Hebrew #8416)
laudation; specifically (concretely) a hymn
KJV usage: praise.
Pronounce: teh-hil-law'
Origin: from 1984
for the spirit
ruwach (Hebrew #7307)
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)
KJV usage: air, anger, blast, breath, X cool, courage, mind, X quarter, X side, spirit((-ual)), tempest, X vain, ((whirl-))wind(-y).
Pronounce: roo'-akh
Origin: from 7306
of heaviness
keheh (Hebrew #3544)
feeble, obscure
KJV usage: somewhat dark, darkish, wax dim, heaviness, smoking.
Pronounce: kay-heh'
Origin: from 3543
; that they might be called
qara' (Hebrew #7121)
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(- ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.
Pronounce: kaw-raw'
Origin: a primitive root (rather identical with 7122 through the idea of accosting a person met)
trees
'ayil (Hebrew #352)
properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief (politically); also a ram (from his strength); a pilaster (as a strong support); an oak or other strong tree
KJV usage: mighty (man), lintel, oak, post, ram, tree.
Pronounce: ah'-yil
Origin: from the same as 193
of righteousness
tsedeq (Hebrew #6664)
the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
KJV usage: X even, (X that which is altogether) just(-ice), ((un-))right(-eous) (cause, -ly, - ness).
Pronounce: tseh'-dek
Origin: from 6663
, the planting
matta` (Hebrew #4302)
something planted, i.e. the place (a garden or vineyard), or the thing (a plant, figuratively or men); by implication, the act, planting
KJV usage: plant(-ation, -ing).
Pronounce: mat-taw'
Origin: from 5193
u of the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
, that he might be glorified
pa'ar (Hebrew #6286)
to gleam, i.e. (causatively) embellish; figuratively, to boast; also to explain (i.e. make clear) oneself; denominative from 6288, to shake a tree
KJV usage: beautify, boast self, go over the boughs, glorify (self), glory, vaunt self.
Pronounce: paw-ar'
Origin: a primitive root
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John 16:20• 20Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. (John 16:20)
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Isa. 60:21• 21Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified. (Isa. 60:21)

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Ashes,
Garments,
Mourning,
Oil,
Righteousness,
Spirit,
Zion; Sion; Mount Zion

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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beauty.
Isa. 12:1• 1And in that day thou shalt say, O Lord, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me. (Isa. 12:1)
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Esther 4:1‑3• 1When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;
 2And came even before the king's gate: for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.
 3And in every province, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes. (Esther 4:1‑3)
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Esther 8:15• 15And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad. (Esther 8:15)
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Esther 9:22• 22As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor. (Esther 9:22)
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Psa. 30:11• 11Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; (Psa. 30:11)
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Ezek. 16:8‑13• 8Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord God, and thou becamest mine.
 9Then washed I thee with water; yea, I throughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil.
 10I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with badgers' skin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and I covered thee with silk.
 11I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.
 12And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head.
 13Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom. (Ezek. 16:8‑13)
the oil.
Psa. 23:5• 5Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. (Psa. 23:5)
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Psa. 45:7• 7Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. (Psa. 45:7)
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Psa. 104:15• 15And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart. (Psa. 104:15)
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Eccl. 9:8• 8Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment. (Eccl. 9:8)
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John 16:20• 20Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. (John 16:20)
the garment.
Isa. 61:10• 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. (Isa. 61:10)
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Zech. 3:5• 5And I said, Let them set a fair mitre upon his head. So they set a fair mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the Lord stood by. (Zech. 3:5)
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Luke 15:22• 22But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: (Luke 15:22)
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Rev. 7:9‑14• 9After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
 10And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.
 11And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,
 12Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honor, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
 13And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?
 14And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. (Rev. 7:9‑14)
called.
Isa. 60:21• 21Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified. (Isa. 60:21)
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Psa. 92:12‑15• 12The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
 13Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God.
 14They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;
 15To show that the Lord is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him. (Psa. 92:12‑15)
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Jer. 17:7‑8• 7Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.
 8For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit. (Jer. 17:7‑8)
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Matt. 7:17‑19• 17Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
 18A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
 19Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. (Matt. 7:17‑19)
that he.
Matt. 5:16• 16Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. (Matt. 5:16)
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John 15:8• 8Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. (John 15:8)
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1 Cor. 6:20• 20For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's. (1 Cor. 6:20)
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Phil. 1:11• 11Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God. (Phil. 1:11)
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2 Thess. 1:10• 10When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day. (2 Thess. 1:10)
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1 Peter 2:9• 9But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: (1 Peter 2:9)
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1 Peter 4:9‑11,14• 9Use hospitality one to another without grudging.
 10As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
 11If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
 14If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified. (1 Peter 4:9‑11,14)
• Their previous state is described by the words “ashes”, “mourning”, “the spirit of heaviness”. All will be changed for them. They will have “beauty”, “the oil of joy”, and “the garment of praise”. They will be planted as “trees of righteousness”, the trees of lawlessness and evil having been cut down, and in all this, and in them, the Lord will be glorified. (“Isaiah 61” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, that beautyb should be given unto them instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of the spirit of heaviness: that they might be called terebinths of righteousness, the planting of Jehovah, that he may be glorified.

JND Translation Notes

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b
Or "a turban," as in ver. 10.