Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
Book of Isaiah
Chapter 61  -  Read Chapter
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 61:1 GSB -> Study Notes on 61:1 JFB -> Commentary on 61:1 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 61:1 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 61:1 TSK -> Commentary on 61:1 TSK -> Entry for 61:1 WEN -> Notes on 61:1 NTB -> Afflictions And Adversities; Anointing; Captivity; Church; Gospel; Holy Spirit; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Prisoners; Quotations And Allusions; Repentance; Salvation; Seekers; Symbols And Similitudes; Trinity TTT -> Affliction, Consolation under; Anointing of the Holy Spirit; Anointing, Sacred; Christ, the Prophet; Emblems of the Holy Spirit, The; Feast of Jubilee, The; Gospel, The; High Priest, The; Liberty, Christian; Meekness; Prisons; Prophecies Respecting Christ; Titles and Names of the Holy Spirit EBD -> Anoint; Christ; Jubilee SBD -> Anointing; Old Testament TV -> Devotional using 61:1 TV -> Devotional using 61:1 TV -> Devotional using 61:1 61:1 - [In Context] {The Lord's servant says,} "The Lord my Master put his Spirit in me. God chose me to tell good news to poor people and to comfort sad people. God sent me to tell the captives that they are free and to tell the prisoners that they have been set free.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 61:2 GSB -> Study Notes on 61:2 JFB -> Commentary on 61:2 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 61:2 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 61:2 SRN -> Study Notes on 61:2 TSK -> Commentary on 61:2 TSK -> Entry for 61:2 WEN -> Notes on 61:2 NTB -> Afflictions And Adversities; Church; Gospel; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Jubilee; Liberty; Quotations And Allusions; Repentance; Salvation; Seekers; Trinity TTT -> Afflicted Saints; Affliction, Consolation under; Afflictions; Day; Feast of Jubilee, The; Gospel, The; Prophecies Respecting Christ; Years EBD -> Jubilee TV -> Devotional using 61:2 TV -> Devotional using 61:2 TV -> Devotional using 61:2 61:2 - [In Context] God sent me to announce the time when the Lord will show his kindness. God sent me to announce the time when our God will punish evil people. God sent me to comfort sad people.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 61:3 GSB -> Study Notes on 61:3 JFB -> Commentary on 61:3 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 61:3 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 61:3 TSK -> Commentary on 61:3 TSK -> Entry for 61:3 WEN -> Notes on 61:3 NTB -> Afflictions And Adversities; Anointing; Church; Glorifying God; God; Gospel; Holiness; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Joy; Praise; Salvation; Seekers; Symbols And Similitudes; Trinity TTT -> Afflictions; Anointing of the Holy Spirit; Emblems of the Holy Spirit, The; Glorifying God; Gospel, The; Holy Spirit, the Comforter, The; Joy; Oil; Praise; Righteousness; Titles and Names of Saints; Trees EBD -> Head-dress; Oak; Oil; Teil tree SBD -> Head-dress 61:3 - [In Context] God sent me to the sad people of Zion. {I will get them ready for the celebration.} I will take away the ashes on their head, and I will give them a crown. I will take away their sadness, and I will give them the oil of happiness. I will take away their sorrow, and I will give them celebration clothes. God sent me to name those people 'Good Trees' and 'The Lord's Wonderful Plant.'
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 61:4 GSB -> Study Notes on 61:4 JFB -> Commentary on 61:4 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 61:4 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 61:4 TSK -> Commentary on 61:4 TSK -> Entry for 61:4 WEN -> Notes on 61:4 NTB -> Church; Israel, Prophecies Concerning TTT -> Jews, The 61:4 - [In Context] "At that time, the old cities that were destroyed will be built again. Those cities will be made new like they were in the beginning. The cities that were destroyed for many, many years will be made like new.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 61:5 GSB -> Study Notes on 61:5 JFB -> Commentary on 61:5 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 61:5 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 61:5 TSK -> Commentary on 61:5 TSK -> Entry for 61:5 WEN -> Notes on 61:5 NTB -> Church; Israel, Prophecies Concerning TTT -> Jews, The; Ploughing; Sheep; Vineyards 61:5 - [In Context] "Then your enemies will come to you and care for your sheep. The children of your enemies will work in your fields and in your gardens.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 61:6 GSB -> Study Notes on 61:6 JFB -> Commentary on 61:6 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 61:6 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 61:6 TSK -> Commentary on 61:6 TSK -> Entry for 61:6 WEN -> Notes on 61:6 NTB -> Church; Israel, Prophecies Concerning; Minister, Christian; Priest TTT -> Jews, The SBD -> Minister 61:6 - [In Context] You will be called, 'The Lord's Priests,' 'The Servants of our God.' You will have the riches that come from all the nations on earth. And you will be proud you have it.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 61:7 GSB -> Study Notes on 61:7 JFB -> Commentary on 61:7 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 61:7 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 61:7 TSK -> Commentary on 61:7 TSK -> Entry for 61:7 WEN -> Notes on 61:7 NTB -> Church; Israel, Prophecies Concerning; Joy 61:7 - [In Context] "In the past other people shamed you and said bad things to you. You were shamed much more than any other people. So in your land you will get two times more than other people. You will get happiness that continues forever.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 61:8 GSB -> Study Notes on 61:8 JFB -> Commentary on 61:8 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 61:8 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 61:8 TSK -> Commentary on 61:8 TSK -> Entry for 61:8 WEN -> Notes on 61:8 NTB -> Church; Covenant; God (continued); Hypocrisy; Israel, Prophecies Concerning; Robbery; Theft And Thieves TTT -> Covenant, The 61:8 - [In Context] {Why will this happen?} Because I am the Lord and I love fairness. I hate stealing and everything that is wrong. So I will give the people the payment they should have. I will make an Agreement with my people forever.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 61:9 GSB -> Study Notes on 61:9 JFB -> Commentary on 61:9 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 61:9 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 61:9 TSK -> Commentary on 61:9 TSK -> Entry for 61:9 WEN -> Notes on 61:9 NTB -> Church; God (continued); Holiness; Israel, Prophecies Concerning 61:9 - [In Context] Everyone in all nations will know my people. Everyone will know the children from my nation. Any person that sees them will know that the Lord blesses them."
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 61:10 GSB -> Study Notes on 61:10 JFB -> Commentary on 61:10 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 61:10 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 61:10 TSK -> Commentary on 61:10 TSK -> Entry for 61:10 WEN -> Notes on 61:10 NTB -> Bride; Bridegroom; Church; Garment; Holiness; Joy; Justification; Marriage; Robe; Salvation TTT -> Joy; Justification before God; Marriage; Praise; Precious Stones; Righteousness; Righteousness Imputed; Salvation EBD -> Bonnet; Bride; Crown; Head-dress; Poetry SBD -> Crown; Head-dress; Marriage TV -> Devotional using 61:10 TV -> Devotional using 61:10 TV -> Devotional using 61:10 61:10 - [In Context] "The Lord makes me very, very happy. My whole self is happy in my God. The Lord put the clothes of salvation on me. These clothes are like the nice clothes a man wears at his wedding. The Lord put the coat of goodness on me. This coat is like the beautiful clothes a woman wears at her wedding.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 61:11 JFB -> Commentary on 61:11 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 61:11 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 61:11 TSK -> Commentary on 61:11 TSK -> Entry for 61:11 WEN -> Notes on 61:11 NTB -> Church; Holiness TTT -> Righteousness EBD -> Poetry 61:11 - [In Context] The earth causes plants to grow. People plant seeds in the garden, and the garden makes them grow. In the same way, the Lord will make goodness grow. The Lord will make praise grow in all the nations."

Abbreviations Legend: GEB - Gill's Exposition; GSB - Geneva Study Bible; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; SRN - Scofield Reference Notes; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; TV - Today's Verse; Copyright Statement - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version © 2001 by World Bible Translation Center, Inc. and used by permission.