Isaiah 61 - Compare Translations
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Isaiah 61:1
KJVThe 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;
WEBThe Lord Yahweh’s Spirit is on me;
YLTThe Spirit of the Lord Jehovah [is] on me, Because Jehovah did anoint me To proclaim tidings to the humble, He sent me to bind the broken of heart, To proclaim to captives liberty, And to bound ones an opening of bands.
Isaiah 61:2
KJVTo proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
WEBto proclaim the year of Yahweh’s favor,
YLTTo proclaim the year of the good pleasure of Jehovah, And the day of vengeance of our God, To comfort all mourners.
Isaiah 61:3
KJVTo 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.
WEBto provide for those who mourn in Zion,
YLTTo appoint to mourners in Zion, To give to them beauty instead of ashes, The oil of joy instead of mourning, A covering of praise for a spirit of weakness, And He is calling to them, `Trees of righteousness, The planting of Jehovah -- to be beautified.'
Isaiah 61:4
KJVAnd they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.
WEBThey will rebuild the old ruins.
YLTAnd they have built the wastes of old, The desolations of the ancients they raise up, And they have renewed waste cities, The desolations of generation and generation.
Isaiah 61:5
KJVAnd strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.
WEBStrangers will stand and feed your flocks,
YLTAnd strangers have stood and fed your flock, Sons of a foreigner [are] your husbandmen, And your vine-dressers.
Isaiah 61:6
KJVBut ye shall be named the Priests of the Lord: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.
WEBBut you will be called Yahweh’s priests.
YLTAnd ye are called `Priests of Jehovah,' `Ministers of our God,' is said of you, The strength of nations ye consume, And in their honour ye do boast yourselves.
Isaiah 61:7
KJVFor your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.
WEBInstead of your shame you will have double.
YLTInstead of your shame and confusion, A second time they sing of their portion, Therefore in their land A second time do they take possession, Joy age-during [is] for them.
Isaiah 61:8
KJVFor I the Lord love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
WEB“For I, Yahweh, love justice.
YLTFor I [am] Jehovah, loving judgment, Hating plunder for a burnt-offering, And I have given their wage in truth, And a covenant age-during I make for them.
Isaiah 61:9
KJVAnd their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the Lord hath blessed.
WEBTheir offspring will be known among the nations,
YLTAnd known among nations hath been their seed, And their offspring in the midst of the peoples, All their beholders acknowledge them, For they [are] a seed Jehovah hath blessed.
Isaiah 61:10
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Isaiah 61:11
KJVFor as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
WEBFor as the earth produces its bud,
YLTFor, as the earth bringeth forth her shoots, And as a garden causeth its sown things to shoot up, So the Lord Jehovah causeth righteousness and praise To shoot up before all the nations!
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