To appoint to them that mourn in Zion, to give to them beauty for (f) ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called (g) trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he may be glorified.
(f) Which was the sign of mourning.
(g) Trees that bring forth good fruits, as in (Matthew 3:8).
Verse Isaiah 61:3. _TO APPOINT UNTO THEM THAT MOURN IN ZION_ - "To impart _gladness_ to the mourners of Zion"] A word necessary to the sense is certainly lost in this place, of which the ancient Vers...
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 th...
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TO APPOINT. to set (as. 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. AS...
_them that mourn in Zion_ Lit. "the mourners of Zion," which may mean either "those that mourn _for_Zion" (as Isaiah 66:10) or those who mourn in her. _beauty for ashes_ R.V. A GARLAND (but it. "a tur...
The prophet as Evangelist....
DISCOURSE: 1004 CHRIST’S COMMISSION Isaiah 61:1. The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-he...
THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD GOD IS UPON ME— _The Spirit of_ JEHOVAH _is upon me, because_ JEHOVAH _hath anointed me. To publish glad tidings to the meek hath he sent me; to bind up the broken-hearted: to p...
B. REJOICING OF ZION, CHAPTER 61 1. FREEDOM TEXT: Isaiah 61:1-4 1 The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me; because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me t...
To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteo...
61:3 beauty (b-10) Or 'a turban,' as in ver. 10....
1. The speaker is the prophet, either in his own person, or in that of the Servant of Jehovah. The mission here spoken of is identical with the mission of the Servant as already indicated; e.g. to bin...
In the synagogue (meeting room) at Nazareth, Jesus chose to read these words as he began his public work (see Luke 4:16-22). This action by Jesus provides our evidence that Isaiah’s words refer to God...
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‘Trees of God’s Goodness’ is a word picture. This phrase expresses what God can do. • Trees have life inside them. That life causes them to grow and to develop. As a word picture, ‘trees’ remind us a...
TO APPOINT UNTO THEM THAT MOURN... — The verb (literally, _to set_) has no object either in the Hebrew or English, and it would seem as if the prophet corrected himself in the act of writing or dictat...
לָ שׂ֣וּם ׀ לַ אֲבֵלֵ֣י צִיֹּ֗ון לָ תֵת֩
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_Glorify. The rulers shall act with justice, chap. lx. 17, 21._...
Every office of tenderness distinguished the person of Christ. So gentle, so gracious, and so full of compassion, was he to be, that even the bruised reed he should not break, nor quench the smoking f...
3._To appoint to the mourners in Zion. _He proceeds with the same subject; for he means that the punishment which was to be inflicted on the people shall be such as still to leave room for forgiveness...
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TO APPOINT UNTO THEM THAT MOURN IN ZION,.... Or, "to the mourners of Zion" u; such who are of Zion, belong to the church of God, and mourn for the corruptions in Zion's doctrines; for the perversion,...
To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteou...
_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 sh...
to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty, an ornamental headdress, the groom's turban, FOR ASHES, THE OIL OF JOY FOR MOURNING, THE GARMENT OF PRAISE FOR THE SPIRIT OF HEAVINES...
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1-3 The prophets had the Holy Spirit of God at times, teaching them what to say, and causing them to say it; but Christ had the Spirit always, without measure, to qualify him, as man, for the work to...
TO APPOINT; supply it, viz. comfort or joy; or else it may refer to those accusative cases following, _beauty, oil, garments_. _In Zion_; put by a metonymy for the Jews; q.d. among the Jews; and they...
Isaiah 61:3 console H7760 (H8800) mourn H57 Zion H6726 give H5414 (H8800) beauty H6287 ashes H665 oil...
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Isaiah 61:1. _The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the ca...
Isaiah 61:1. _The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me;_ These are the words of the Lord Jesus Christ the prophet, looking forward to the tune of his coming into the world, put them into his mouth; and...
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Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Isaiah 61:1-11. We are told in the New Testament that the Old Testament prophets many times wrote of things that they did not really understand. Earnestly desiring,...
1 Corinthians 6:20; 1 Peter 2:9; 1 Peter 4:14; 1 Peter 4:9;...
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...