Isaiah 61:3 BSB — MannaFest

Isaiah 61:3

to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.

BSB

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ASV

to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Jehovah, that he may be glorified.

KJV

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 righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.

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Commentary

2 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Isaiah (420)

(Verse 3-5) And they shall be called in her strong justices, the plantation of the Lord, to glorify. And they shall build the ancient places that were waste, and shall raise up the desolate cities, that were destroyed for generations and generations. And strangers shall stand and shall feed your flocks: and the sons of strangers shall be your husbandmen and your vinedressers. LXX: And they shall be called the generations of justice: the planting of the Lord to glory.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

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 Isa 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.

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Original language & word study

24 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
לָשׂ֣וּם׀	la.Sum	to put	H7760 →
לַאֲבֵלֵ֣י	la.'a.ve.Lei	to [the] mourners of	H57 →
צִיּ֗וֹן	tzi.Yon	Zion	H6726 →
לָתֵת֩	la.Tet	to give	H5414 →
לָהֶ֨ם	la.Hem	to <the> them
פְּאֵ֜ר	pe.'Er	a turban	H6287 →
תַּ֣חַת	Ta.chat	in place of	H8478 →
אֵ֗פֶר	'E.fer	ash[es]	H665 →
שֶׁ֤מֶן	She.men	oil of	H8081 →
שָׂשׂוֹן֙	sa.sOn	joy	H8342 →
תַּ֣חַת	Ta.chat	in place of	H8478 →
אֵ֔בֶל	'E.vel	mourning	H60 →
מַעֲטֵ֣ה	ma.'a.Teh	a mantle of	H4594 →
תְהִלָּ֔ה	te.hi.Lah	praise	H8416 →
תַּ֖חַת	Ta.chat	in place of	H8478 →
ר֣וּחַ	Ru.ach	a spirit	H7307 →
כֵּהָ֑ה	ke.Hah	faint	H3544 →
וְקֹרָ֤א	ve.ko.Ra'	and it will be called	H7121 →
לָהֶם֙	la.Hem	to <the> them
אֵילֵ֣י	'ei.Lei	[the] oaks of	H352 →
הַצֶּ֔דֶק	ha.Tze.dek	<the> righteousness	H6664 →
מַטַּ֥ע	ma.Ta'	[the] planting of	H4302 →
יְהוָ֖ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
לְהִתְפָּאֵֽר׃	le.hit.pa.'Er	to glorify himself	H6286 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 45:7
You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy.
leads to
- Hebrews 1:9
  You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy.”
- Psalms 21:6
  For You grant him blessings forever; You cheer him with joy in Your presence.
- Isaiah 61:1–3
  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…
- Psalms 33:5
  The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of His loving devotion.
Through
Isaiah 61:10
I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom…
leads to
- Revelation 19:7–8
  Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready.
Through
Psalms 30:11
You turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
leads to
- Jeremiah 31:4
  Again I will build you, and you will be rebuilt, O Virgin Israel. Again you will take up your tambourines and go out in joyful dancing.
- Ecclesiastes 3:4
  a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,
Through
John 16:20
Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.
leads to
- James 1:2
  Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,