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Book of Isaiah, Chapter 61

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Chapter 61 of Isaiah—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ The spirit of the Sovereign Lord Jehovah is upon me,1 for the reason that Jehovah has anointed me2 to tell good news to the meek ones.3 He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,4 to proclaim liberty[a] to those taken captive5 and the wide opening [of the eyes] even to the prisoners;6
  2. to proclaim the year of goodwill on the part of Jehovah7 and the day of vengeance on the part of our God;[b]8 to comfort all the mourning ones;9
  3. to assign to those mourning over Zion, to give them a headdress instead of ashes,10 the oil of exultation11 instead of mourning, the mantle of praise instead of the downhearted spirit;12 and they must be called big trees of righteousness,13 the planting of Jehovah,14 for [him] to be beautified.15
  4. And they must rebuild the long-standing devastated places;16 they will raise up even the desolated places of former times,17 and they will certainly make anew the devastated cities,18 the places desolate for generation after generation.
  5. ¶ “And strangers will actually stand and shepherd the flocks of YOU people,19 and the foreigners[c]20 will be YOUR farmers and YOUR vinedressers.21
  6. And as for YOU, the priests of Jehovah YOU will be called;22 the ministers[d]23 of our God[e] YOU will be said to be.24 The resources of the nations YOU people will eat,25 and in their glory YOU will speak elatedly about yourselves.26
  7. Instead of YOUR shame there will be a double portion,27 and instead of humiliation they will cry out joyfully over their share.28 Therefore in their land they will take possession of even a double portion.29 Rejoicing to time indefinite is what will come to be theirs.30
  8. For I, Jehovah, am loving justice,31 hating robbery along with unrighteousness.[f]32 And I will give their wages in trueness,33 and an indefinitely lasting covenant I shall conclude toward them.34
  9. And their offspring[g] will actually be known even among the nations,35 and their descendants in among the peoples. All those seeing them will recognize them,36 that they are the offspring whom Jehovah has blessed.”37
  10. ¶ Without fail I shall exult in Jehovah.38 My soul will be joyful in my God.39 For he has clothed me with the garments of salvation;40 with the sleeveless coat of righteousness he has enwrapped me,41 like the bridegroom who, in a priestly way, puts on a headdress,42 and like the bride who decks herself with her ornamental things.43
  11. For as the earth itself brings forth its sprout, and as the garden itself makes the things that are sown in it sprout,44 in like manner the Sovereign Lord Jehovah[h] will cause the sprouting of righteousness45 and of praise in front of all the nations.46

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Or, “release; manumission [of slaves].”
  2. ^ “On the part of our God.” Heb., lEʼ·lo·hehʹnu.
  3. ^ Lit., “sons of a foreign (country).”
  4. ^ “The ministers of.” Heb., meshor·thehʹ; Gr., lei·tour·goiʹ; Lat., mi·niʹstri.
  5. ^ “Our God.” Heb., ʼElo·hehʹnu.
  6. ^ “Along with unrighteousness,” by a slight change of vowel pointing of M in agreement with LXX and five Heb. mss; Sy, “and unrighteousness”; MVg, “in whole burnt offering.”
  7. ^ Lit., “seed.”
  8. ^ “The Sovereign Lord Jehovah.” Heb., ʼAdho·naiʹ Yehwihʹ; 1QIsaTSyVg, “Jehovah God”; LXX, “Jehovah.” See App 1E.

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Is 42:1; Mt 3:16; Lu 4:18
  2. ^ Ps 2:2; Ac 10:38
  3. ^ Ps 22:26; 34:2; Mt 11:5
  4. ^ Ps 147:3; 2Co 7:6
  5. ^ Ps 102:20; Je 34:8; Ro 8:21; Ga 4:25; Heb 2:15
  6. ^ Lu 4:18; 7:22; Ac 26:18
  7. ^ Le 25:10; Lu 4:19; 2Co 6:2
  8. ^ Is 34:8; Ac 17:31
  9. ^ Is 25:8; Mt 5:4; Lu 6:21
  10. ^ Es 9:22; Ps 30:11
  11. ^ Ps 45:7
  12. ^ Zc 3:4
  13. ^ Ps 92:12; Mt 7:17
  14. ^ Is 60:21
  15. ^ Jn 15:8; 1Co 6:20
  16. ^ Is 49:8; 51:3; Re 11:2
  17. ^ Is 44:26; 58:12
  18. ^ Eze 36:33
  19. ^ Is 14:1
  20. ^ Is 60:10
  21. ^ Mt 25:34; Re 7:15
  22. ^ Ex 19:6; 1Pe 2:9; Re 20:6
  23. ^ Mt 24:45; Ac 13:2; Heb 10:11
  24. ^ 2Co 6:4
  25. ^ Is 23:18; 60:5, 7
  26. ^ Hg 2:7
  27. ^ De 21:17; 2Ki 2:9
  28. ^ Jb 42:10
  29. ^ Zc 9:12
  30. ^ Ps 16:11; Is 35:10
  31. ^ De 32:4; Ps 33:5; 37:28
  32. ^ Pr 6:16; Je 7:9; Zc 8:17; Ml 3:8
  33. ^ Ru 2:12; Ps 117:2; Zc 8:8
  34. ^ 2Sa 23:5; Is 55:3; Je 32:40; Heb 13:20
  35. ^ Ge 22:18; Zc 8:13
  36. ^ Is 60:4
  37. ^ Ps 115:15; Is 65:23
  38. ^ 1Sa 2:1; Ro 5:11
  39. ^ Is 25:9; 65:13; Lu 1:46
  40. ^ Ps 132:16; Is 52:1; Re 21:2
  41. ^ Jb 29:14; Ps 132:9
  42. ^ Ex 28:39; Is 61:3
  43. ^ Ps 45:13; Is 49:18; Re 19:7
  44. ^ Is 55:10; 58:11
  45. ^ Ps 85:11; Is 45:8; 62:1
  46. ^ Is 60:18; 62:7; 1Pe 2:9

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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