Passage Research
Isaiah 61 — Sermon Preparation
The anointed figure proclaims good news to the poor, liberty to captives, and the year of the Lord's favor, clothing the mourners with praise. Below is a research summary for Isaiah 61, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 11
- verses
- 165 / 121
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 18
- classic sermon excerpts
- 6
- preachers & commentators
Isaiah 61 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| פְּקַח־קוֹחַ | pᵉqach-qôwach | H6495 | 2 | opening, jail-delivery |
| קָרָא | qârâʼ | H7121 | 4 | call out to |
| פְּאֵר | pᵉʼêr | H6287 | 2 | embellishment, head-dress |
| אָבֵל | ʼâbêl | H57 | 2 | lamenting |
| עוֹלָם | ʻôwlâm | H5769 | 3 | concealed, vanishing |
| שׂוּשׂ | sûws | H7797 | 2 | be bright, cheerful |
| גּוֹי | gôwy | H1471 | 3 | nation, a Gentile |
How preachers through history handled this text
18 public-domain excerpts on Isaiah 61, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“THE JOY-BRINGER 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.'--ISAIAH lxi. 3. In the little synagogue of Nazareth Jesus began His ministry by laying His hand upon this great prophecy and saying, It is Mine! I have fulfilled it.' The prophet had been painting the ideal Messianic Deliverer, with special reference to the return from the Babylonian captivity. …”
— Alexander MacLaren, Expositions of Holy Scripture: Isaiah and Jeremiah, on Isaiah 61:3–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Zion— Isa 61:3
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