{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/kjv/isaiah/61","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-29T18:01:00.128Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","book":"Isaiah","bookSlug":"isaiah","chapter":61,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":60,"nextChapter":62,"totalChapters":66,"totalVerses":11},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"The Spirit of the Lord GOD <i>is</i> 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 <i>them that are</i> bound;"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;"},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien <i>shall be</i> your plowmen and your vinedressers."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD: <i>men</i> shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"For your shame <i>ye shall have</i> double; and <i>for</i> confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they <i>are</i> the seed <i>which</i> the LORD hath blessed."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh <i>himself</i> with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth <i>herself</i> with her jewels."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations."}],"citation":{"inline":"Isaiah 61 (KJV)","markdown":"[Isaiah 61](https://primebible.com/kjv/isaiah/61)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/isaiah/61 (accessed 2026-05-29)."}}