Isaiah 61:3

"to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn,"

Key Reflection

In Isaiah 61:3, the prophet speaks about the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, calling for comfort to all who mourn. For the original audience, this likely referred to a period when divine justice would be restored after years of exile and suffering, bringing both retribution against oppressors and relief and restoration to those in distress, preparing them for the eventual return to their homeland under God’s favor.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

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 atIsaiah 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 -אפרתחתפארpe'ērtachath'êpher.

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