Isaiah 61:2

In 11 translations

BSB

to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn,Or to proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD; cited in Luke 4:19

KJV

To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

WEB

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

ASV

to proclaim the year of Jehovah’s favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

LSV

To proclaim the year of the favor of YHWH, || And the day of vengeance of our God, || To comfort all mourners.

YLT

To proclaim the year of the good pleasure of Jehovah, And the day of vengeance of our God, To comfort all mourners.

DBY

to proclaim the acceptable year of Jehovah, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;Elohim

DRC

To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God: to comfort all that mourn:

GNV

To preache the acceptable yeere of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all that mourne,

JPS

To proclaim the year of the LORD'S good pleasure, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

LXXE

to declare the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of recompence; to comfort all that mourn;

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WLC

לִקְרֹ֤א שְׁנַת־רָצוֹן֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה וְי֥וֹם נָקָ֖ם לֵאלֹהֵ֑ינוּ לְנַחֵ֖ם כָּל־אֲבֵלִֽים׃

LXX-Br

καλέσαι ἐνιαυτὸν Κυρίου δεκτὸν, καὶ ἡμέραν ἀνταποδόσεως, παρακαλέσαι πάντας τοὺς πενθοῦντας,

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Cross-references most cited first

• Matthew 5:4Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
• Isaiah 34:8For the LORD has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion.
• Luke 4:19to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
• Isaiah 57:18I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will guide him and restore comfort to him and his mourners,
• 2 Thessalonians 2:16–17Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good word and deed.
• John 16:20–22Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy. A woman has pain in childbirth because her time has come; but when she brings forth her…
• Isaiah 35:4Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”
• Jeremiah 31:13Then the maidens will rejoice with dancing, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into joy, and give them comfort and joy for their sorrow.
• Isaiah 25:8He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:16hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity; the utmost wrath has come upon them.
• Isaiah 49:8This is what the LORD says: “In the time of favor I will answer You, and in the day of salvation I will help You; I will keep You and appoint You to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land, to apportion its…
• Luke 21:22–24For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written. How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people. They…
• Luke 7:44–50And turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? When I entered your house, you did not give Me water for My feet, but she wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. You did not…
• Isaiah 66:14When you see, you will rejoice, and you will flourish like grass; then the hand of the LORD will be revealed to His servants, but His wrath will be shown to His enemies.
• Isaiah 66:10–12Be glad for Jerusalem and rejoice over her, all who love her. Rejoice greatly with her, all who mourn over her, so that you may nurse and be satisfied at her comforting breasts; you may drink deeply and delight…
• 2 Corinthians 1:4–5who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow to us, so also through Christ our…

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