11 translations · Hebrew
Isaiah 61:1
The Lord Yahweh’s Spirit is on me; because Yahweh has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to those who are bound;
Isaiah 61:1 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- The Lord Yahweh’s Spirit is on me; because Yahweh has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to those who are bound;
- KJV King James Version
- 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;
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,
- ASV American Standard Version
- The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me; because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- “[The] Spirit of Lord YHWH [is] on Me, || Because YHWH anointed Me || To proclaim tidings to the humble, || He sent Me to bind the broken of heart, || To proclaim liberty to the captives, || And an opening of bands to [those] bound.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- The Spirit of the Lord God is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to announce liberation to the captives, to set the prisoners free,
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah [is] on me, Because Jehovah did anoint me To proclaim tidings to the humble, He sent me to bind the broken of heart, To proclaim to captives liberty, And to bound ones an opening of bands.
- DBY Darby Translation
- The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me, because Jehovah hath anointed me to announce glad tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and opening of the prison to them that are bound;
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to publish good tidings to the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- The Lord GOD’s Spirit is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and release to those who are bound,
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the Lord hath anointed me: he hath sent me to preach to the meek, to heal the contrite of heart, and to preach a release to the captives, and deliverance to them that are shut up.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| ר֛וּחַ | rū·aḥ | The Spirit | H7307 רוּחַ spirit |
| אֲדֹנָ֥י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | of the Lord | H136 אֲדֹנָי Lord |
| יְהוִ֖ה | Yah·weh | GOD | H3069 יְהֹוִה YHWH/God |
| עָלָ֑י | ‘ā·lāy | is on Me | H5921 עַל upon |
| יַ֡עַן | ya·‘an | because | H3282 יַעַן because |
| מָשַׁח֩ | mā·šaḥ | has anointed Me | H4886 מָשַׁח to anoint |
| יְהוָ֨ה | Yah·weh | the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| אֹתִ֜י | ’ō·ṯî | — | H853 אֵת [Obj.] |
| לְבַשֵּׂ֣ר | lə·ḇaś·śêr | to preach good news | H1319 בָּשַׂר to bear tidings |
| עֲנָוִ֗ים | ‘ă·nā·wîm | to the poor | H6035 עָנָו poor |
| שְׁלָחַ֙נִי֙ | šə·lā·ḥa·nî | He has sent Me | H7971 שָׁלַח to send: depart |
| לַחֲבֹ֣שׁ | la·ḥă·ḇōš | to bind up | H2280 חָבַשׁ to saddle/tie |
| לְנִשְׁבְּרֵי־ | lə·niš·bə·rê- | the brokenhearted | H7665 שָׁבַר to break |
| לֵ֔ב | lêḇ | — | H3820 לֵב heart |
| לִקְרֹ֤א | liq·rō | to proclaim | H7121 קָרָא to call: call to |
| לִשְׁבוּיִם֙ | liš·ḇū·yim | to the captives | H7617 שָׁבָה to take captive |
| דְּר֔וֹר | də·rō·wr | liberty | H1865 דְּרוֹר liberty |
| וְלַאֲסוּרִ֖ים | wə·la·’ă·sū·rîm | to the prisoners | H631 אָסַר to bind |
| פְּקַח־ | pə·qaḥ- | — | H6495 פְּקַח־קוֹחַ opening |
| קֽוֹחַ׃ | qō·w·aḥ | and freedom | H6495 פְּקַח־קוֹחַ opening |
Related verses
- Luke 4:18–19
“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken hearted, to proclaim release to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to deliver those who are crushed, and to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”
- Luke 7:22
Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John the things which you have seen and heard: that the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.
- Isaiah 42:7
to open the blind eyes, to bring the prisoners out of the dungeon, and those who sit in darkness out of the prison.
- Matthew 11:5
the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.
- Psalm 147:3
He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.
- Isaiah 42:1
“Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delights— I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.
- Zechariah 9:11–12
As for you also, because of the blood of your covenant, I have set free your prisoners from the pit in which is no water. Turn to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope! Even today I declare that I will restore double to you.
- Acts 10:38
even Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
- Isaiah 11:2–5
Yahweh’s Spirit will rest on him: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Yahweh. His delight will be in the fear of Yahweh. He will not judge by the sight of his eyes, neither decide by the hearing of his ears; but with righteousness he will judge the poor, and decide with equity for the humble of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips he will kill the wicked. …
- Isaiah 57:15
For thus says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
1 The Lord Yahweh’s Spirit is on me; because Yahweh has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to those who are bound;
2 to proclaim the year of Yahweh’s favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn;
3 to provide for those who mourn in Zion, to give to them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Yahweh, that he may be glorified.
Read all of Isaiah 61 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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