--- title: "Isaiah 61 - Study King James Bible with treasury of scripture knowledge" description: "Read Isaiah 61 with treasury of scripture knowledge commentary. 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 brokenhear" image: "/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/treasury-of-scripture-knowledge/isaiah/61" --- [ Read](/kjv/isaiah/61)[ Commentary](/study/isaiah/61)[ Interlinear](/interlinear/isaiah/61) Audio 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 captives, and the opening of the prison to *them that are* bound; 2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; 3 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. 4 ¶ And 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. 5 And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien *shall be* your plowmen and your vinedressers. 6 But 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. 7 ¶ For 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. 8 For 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. 9 And 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. 10 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh *himself* with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth *herself* with her jewels.* 11 For 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. [Isaiah 60](/study/isaiah/60) [Isaiah 62](/study/isaiah/62) ## Commentary To verse 1 **Spirit:** [Isaiah 11:2-5](/kjv/isaiah/11/2-5), [Isaiah 42:1](/kjv/isaiah/42/1), [Isaiah 59:21](/kjv/isaiah/59/21), [Matthew 3:16](/kjv/matthew/3/16), [Luke 4:18](/kjv/luke/4/18), [Luke 4:19](/kjv/luke/4/19), [John 1:32](/kjv/john/1/32), [John 1:33](/kjv/john/1/33), [John 3:34](/kjv/john/3/34) **anointed:** [Psalms 2:6](/kjv/psalms/2/6), *marg. [Psalms 45:7](/kjv/psalms/45/7), [Daniel 9:24](/kjv/daniel/9/24), [John 1:41](/kjv/john/1/41), [Acts 4:27](/kjv/acts/4/27), [Acts 10:38](/kjv/acts/10/38), [Hebrews 1:9](/kjv/hebrews/1/9) **to preach:** [Isaiah 52:9](/kjv/isaiah/52/9), [Psalms 22:26](/kjv/psalms/22/26), [Psalms 25:9](/kjv/psalms/25/9), [Psalms 69:32](/kjv/psalms/69/32), [Psalms 149:4](/kjv/psalms/149/4), [Matthew 5:3-5](/kjv/matthew/5/3-5), [Matthew 11:5](/kjv/matthew/11/5), [Luke 7:22](/kjv/luke/7/22) **to bind:** [Isaiah 57:15](/kjv/isaiah/57/15), [Isaiah 66:2](/kjv/isaiah/66/2), [Psalms 34:18](/kjv/psalms/34/18), [Psalms 51:17](/kjv/psalms/51/17), [Psalms 147:3](/kjv/psalms/147/3), [Hosea 6:1](/kjv/hosea/6/1), [2 Corinthians 7:6](/kjv/2-corinthians/7/6) **to proclaim:** The proclaiming of perfect liberty to the bound, and the year of acceptance with Jehovah, is a manifest allusion to the proclaiming of the year of the jubilee by sound of trumpet; and our Saviour, by applying this text to himself, plainly declares the typical design of that institution. [Isaiah 42:7](/kjv/isaiah/42/7), [Isaiah 49:9](/kjv/isaiah/49/9), [Isaiah 49:24](/kjv/isaiah/49/24), [Isaiah 49:25](/kjv/isaiah/49/25), [Psalms 102:20](/kjv/psalms/102/20), [Jeremiah 34:8](/kjv/jeremiah/34/8), [Zechariah 9:11](/kjv/zechariah/9/11), [Zechariah 9:12](/kjv/zechariah/9/12), [John 8:32-36](/kjv/john/8/32-36), [Acts 26:18](/kjv/acts/26/18), [Romans 6:16-22](/kjv/romans/6/16-22), [Romans 7:23-25](/kjv/romans/7/23-25), [2 Timothy 2:25](/kjv/2-timothy/2/25), [2 Timothy 2:26](/kjv/2-timothy/2/26) **Reciprocal:** [Exodus 28:41](/kjv/exodus/28/41) - anoint them [Exodus 29:7](/kjv/exodus/29/7) - *General* [Exodus 29:21](/kjv/exodus/29/21) - the anointing oil [Exodus 30:26](/kjv/exodus/30/26) - *General* [Exodus 35:31](/kjv/exodus/35/31) - And he [Exodus 37:29](/kjv/exodus/37/29) - he made [Exodus 40:9](/kjv/exodus/40/9) - the anointing oil [Exodus 40:10](/kjv/exodus/40/10) - sanctify [Exodus 40:12](/kjv/exodus/40/12) - *General* [Exodus 40:13](/kjv/exodus/40/13) - anoint him [Leviticus 2:4](/kjv/leviticus/2/4) - wafers [Leviticus 2:16](/kjv/leviticus/2/16) - *General* [Leviticus 7:35](/kjv/leviticus/7/35) - portion [Leviticus 8:30](/kjv/leviticus/8/30) - the anointing [Leviticus 21:12](/kjv/leviticus/21/12) - for the crown [Leviticus 25:10](/kjv/leviticus/25/10) - proclaim [Deuteronomy 15:1](/kjv/deuteronomy/15/1) - *General* [Deuteronomy 26:15](/kjv/deuteronomy/26/15) - Look down [2 Samuel 22:28](/kjv/2-samuel/22/28) - afflicted [2 Chronicles 6:42](/kjv/2-chronicles/6/42) - thine anointed [Job 29:25](/kjv/job/29/25) - one that [Job 33:23](/kjv/job/33/23) - an interpreter [Psalms 2:2](/kjv/psalms/2/2) - anointed [Psalms 28:8](/kjv/psalms/28/8) - his [Psalms 68:6](/kjv/psalms/68/6) - he bringeth [Psalms 89:20](/kjv/psalms/89/20) - *General* [Psalms 107:14](/kjv/psalms/107/14) - brake [Psalms 116:16](/kjv/psalms/116/16) - thou hast [Psalms 119:32](/kjv/psalms/119/32) - enlarge [Psalms 142:7](/kjv/psalms/142/7) - my soul [Psalms 146:7](/kjv/psalms/146/7) - looseth [Ecclesiastes 1:1](/kjv/ecclesiastes/1/1) - the Preacher [Isaiah 11:4](/kjv/isaiah/11/4) - for the meek [Isaiah 29:19](/kjv/isaiah/29/19) - meek [Isaiah 30:19](/kjv/isaiah/30/19) - thou shalt [Isaiah 40:1](/kjv/isaiah/40/1) - comfort [Isaiah 40:6](/kjv/isaiah/40/6) - Cry [Isaiah 41:17](/kjv/isaiah/41/17) - the poor [Isaiah 42:3](/kjv/isaiah/42/3) - bruised [Isaiah 48:16](/kjv/isaiah/48/16) - the Lord God [Isaiah 51:3](/kjv/isaiah/51/3) - the Lord [Isaiah 52:2](/kjv/isaiah/52/2) - loose [Isaiah 52:7](/kjv/isaiah/52/7) - How beautiful [Jeremiah 52:33](/kjv/jeremiah/52/33) - changed [Ezekiel 34:16](/kjv/ezekiel/34/16) - seek that [Zephaniah 2:3](/kjv/zephaniah/2/3) - all [Zephaniah 3:12](/kjv/zephaniah/3/12) - leave [Zechariah 4:14](/kjv/zechariah/4/14) - These [Zechariah 11:7](/kjv/zechariah/11/7) - *General* [Matthew 5:5](/kjv/matthew/5/5) - the meek [Matthew 10:7](/kjv/matthew/10/7) - preach [Matthew 11:1](/kjv/matthew/11/1) - he departed [Matthew 12:18](/kjv/matthew/12/18) - I will [Matthew 12:20](/kjv/matthew/12/20) - bruised [Matthew 20:30](/kjv/matthew/20/30) - two [Mark 1:14](/kjv/mark/1/14) - preaching [Mark 1:38](/kjv/mark/1/38) - for [Mark 3:27](/kjv/mark/3/27) - *General* [Mark 6:34](/kjv/mark/6/34) - and he [Luke 2:10](/kjv/luke/2/10) - I bring [Luke 2:26](/kjv/luke/2/26) - the Lord's [Luke 3:5](/kjv/luke/3/5) - valley [Luke 4:17](/kjv/luke/4/17) - the place [Luke 4:43](/kjv/luke/4/43) - therefore [Luke 6:21](/kjv/luke/6/21) - ye that weep [Luke 8:1](/kjv/luke/8/1) - the glad [Luke 9:11](/kjv/luke/9/11) - and he [Luke 24:44](/kjv/luke/24/44) - in the prophets [John 4:34](/kjv/john/4/34) - My meat [John 6:27](/kjv/john/6/27) - for him [John 8:36](/kjv/john/8/36) - *General* [John 10:36](/kjv/john/10/36) - whom [John 17:3](/kjv/john/17/3) - and Jesus [John 17:18](/kjv/john/17/18) - *General* [Acts 1:2](/kjv/acts/1/2) - through [Acts 5:19](/kjv/acts/5/19) - *General* [Acts 13:32](/kjv/acts/13/32) - we [Acts 16:26](/kjv/acts/16/26) - and every [Acts 26:6](/kjv/acts/26/6) - the promise [Romans 10:15](/kjv/romans/10/15) - and bring [1 Corinthians 11:3](/kjv/1-corinthians/11/3) - and the head of Christ [2 Corinthians 1:21](/kjv/2-corinthians/1/21) - anointed [2 Corinthians 3:17](/kjv/2-corinthians/3/17) - where [Galatians 5:1](/kjv/galatians/5/1) - the liberty [Galatians 5:13](/kjv/galatians/5/13) - ye [Ephesians 4:2](/kjv/ephesians/4/2) - lowliness [2 Thessalonians 2:17](/kjv/2-thessalonians/2/17) - Comfort [2 Timothy 4:2](/kjv/2-timothy/4/2) - Preach [Hebrews 9:14](/kjv/hebrews/9/14) - who [James 1:21](/kjv/james/1/21) - and receive [James 3:13](/kjv/james/3/13) - with meekness [1 Peter 3:4](/kjv/1-peter/3/4) - a meek [1 Peter 3:19](/kjv/1-peter/3/19) - in [1 John 2:20](/kjv/1-john/2/20) - ye have [1 John 5:7](/kjv/1-john/5/7) - The Father ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#website","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com","name":"Real Bible Believers","description":"RBB","publisher":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/search?q={search_term_string}","query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/treasury-of-scripture-knowledge/isaiah/61#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg","contentUrl":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg","width":672,"height":448,"caption":"Real Bible Believers"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/treasury-of-scripture-knowledge/isaiah/61#webpage","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/treasury-of-scripture-knowledge/isaiah/61","name":"Isaiah 61 - 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