Isaiah 61:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 61:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 61:2 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 61:2 — KJV
“To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;”
— Isaiah 61:2 (KJV)
Isaiah 61:2 in Context — About the Book of Isaiah
Isaiah is the prince of prophets — soaring visions of God's holiness, searing warnings, and the Old Testament's clearest portraits of the coming Messiah: born of a virgin, wounded for our transgressions, a man of sorrows. Comfort and strength for the weary run through every chapter.
Cross-References for Isaiah 61:2
“And Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites that taught the good knowledge of the LORD: and they did eat throughout the feast seven days, offering peace offerings, and making confession to the LORD God of their fathers. comfortably...: Heb. to the heart of all”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 61:2: lord, day, god
“And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law. the Tirshatha: or, the governor”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 61:2: lord, day, god
“For this is the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord GOD of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 61:2: lord, day, vengeance
“And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in mine house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord GOD fell there upon me.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 61:2: year, lord, day
“Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when he went down to the grave I caused a mourning: I covered the deep for him, and I restrained the floods thereof, and the great waters were stayed: and I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, and all the trees of the field fainted for him. to mourn: Heb. to be black”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 61:2: lord, day, god
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