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

New Defender's Study Bible Notes

61:1 good tidings unto the meek. This Scripture was fulfilled in Luke 4:17-19. Note that Jesus came to “preach the gospel” to the meek, not the arrogant, and to bind up the broken-hearted, not the hard-hearted.


61:1 opening of the prison. The phrase “opening of the prison” in this verse is one word in the Hebrew, used only this one time in the Old Testament. It had two fulfillments, one physical and one spiritual. He came to set free those under bondage to sin spiritually, but He also descended in the Spirit to Hades, from which prison, when “He ascended up on high, He led captivity captive.” See notes on Ephesians 4:8 and 4:9.


61:2 day of vengeance. When Jesus appropriated this affirmation (Isaiah 61:1,2) as fulfilled in Himself (Luke 4:16-21), He stopped quoting it just before “the day of vengeance of our God.” This final aspect of His work will be accomplished at His second coming (Isaiah 63:4).


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