2
to proclaimלִקְרֹאthe yearשְׁנַתof favorרָצוֹןof YHWHלַיהוָהand the dayוְיוֹםof vengeanceנָקָםof our Elohim,לֵאלֹהֵינוּto comfortלְנַחֵםallכָּלwho mourn;אֲבֵלִים
Isaiah 61:2
Study it in the app“to proclaim the year of favor of YHWH and the day of vengeance of our Elohim, to comfort all who mourn;”
God’s anointed one comes to bind up the brokenhearted and comfort all who mournComfort
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 61:2, word by word
- to proclaimקְרֹאkero
proclaim
To announce aloud.
Where else “kero” appears- the yearשְׁנַתshenat
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shenat” appears- of favorרָצוֹןratson
favor
The goodwill with which one looks on another.
Where else “ratson” appears- of YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears- and the dayיוֹםyom
day of YHWH
"The day of YHWH", when he comes to judge.
Where else “yom” appears- of vengeanceנָקָםnakam
vengeance
Vengeance: the punishment that does justice for an offense.
Where else “nakam” appears- of our Elohimאלֹהֵיlohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “lohe” appears- to comfortנַחֵםnachem
comfort
To ease someone in his pain with words and company.
Where else “nachem” appears- who mournאֲבֵלִיםavelim
mourning
Mourning, grieving over a death.
Where else “avelim” appears
The context
1The spirit of Adonai YHWH is upon me, because YHWH has anointed me to bring good news to the humble; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and to the prisoners opening of the prison,
2 · This verse (above)
3to appoint for those who mourn in Zion, to give them a headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the mantle of praise instead of a faint spirit; and they will be called terebinths of righteousness, the planting of YHWH, to glorify himself.