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Isaiah 61:1

The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,

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ASV

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 to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

KJV

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 captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ר֛וּחַRu.ach[the] spirit ofH7307 →
אֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136 →
יְהוִ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3069 →
עָלָ֑י'a.Lai[is] on meH5921 →
יַ֡עַןYa.'anbecauseH3282 →
מָשַׁח֩ma.Shachhe has anointedH4886 →
יְהוָ֨הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֹתִ֜י'o.Ti<obj.> meH853 →
לְבַשֵּׂ֣רle.va.Serto bear newsH1319 →
עֲנָוִ֗ים'a.na.Vimhumble [people]H6035 →
שְׁלָחַ֙נִי֙she.la.Cha.nihe has sent meH7971 →
לַחֲבֹ֣שׁla.cha.Voshto bind upH2280 →
לְנִשְׁבְּרֵי־le.nish.be.rei-<to> [people] broken ofH7665 →
לֵ֔בLevheartH3820 →
לִקְרֹ֤אlik.Ro'to proclaimH7121 →
לִשְׁבוּיִם֙lish.vu.Yimto captivesH7617 →
דְּר֔וֹרde.RorlibertyH1865 →
וְלַאֲסוּרִ֖יםve.la.'a.su.Rimand to prisonersH631 →
פְּקַח־pe.kach-re-H6495 →
קֽוֹחַ׃Ko.ach-leaseH6495 →

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Luke 4:18–19“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,Luke 4:18“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,Luke 7:22So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.Isaiah 42:7to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house.Matthew 11:5The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.Psalms 147:3He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.Isaiah 42:1“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.Zechariah 9:11–12As for you, because of the blood of My covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit.Acts 10:38how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.Isaiah 11:2–5The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.Isaiah 57:15For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.Psalms 34:18The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.Isaiah 49:9to say to the prisoners, ‘Come out,’ and to those in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’ They will feed along the pathways, and find pasture on every barren hill.Isaiah 48:16Come near to Me and listen to this: From the beginning I have not spoken in secret; from the time it happened, I was there.” And now the Lord GOD has sent me, accompanied by His Spirit.John 3:34For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.Acts 26:18to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’Matthew 3:16As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.John 8:32–36Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

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The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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