Study it in the app“to 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.”
God’s anointed one comes to bind up the brokenhearted and comfort all who mournComfort
to appointלָשׂוּםfor those who mournלַאֲבֵלֵיin Zion,צִיּוֹןto giveלָתֵתthemלָהֶםa headdressפְּאֵרinstead ofתַּחַתashes,אֵפֶרthe oilשֶׁמֶןof gladnessשָׂשׂוֹןinstead ofתַּחַתmourning,אֵבֶלthe mantleמַעֲטֵהof praiseתְהִלָּהinstead ofתַּחַתa faintכֵּהָהspirit;רוּחַand they will be calledוְקֹרָא לָהֶםterebinthsאֵילֵיof righteousness,הַצֶּדֶקthe plantingמַטַּעof YHWH,יְהוָהto glorify himself.לְהִתְפָּאֵר
appoint
To set someone as leader, or fix something.
Where else “sum” appearsmourning
Mourning, grieving over a death.
Where else “avele” appearsZion
See it on the mapWhere else “tsiyon” appearsgive
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “tet” appearsheaddress
Ornament for the head; headdress.
Where else “peer” appearsashes
Ashes. "Dust and ashes" is a way of saying one is of very little account.
Where else “efer” appearsoil
The fat pressed from olives, for eating, lighting or anointing.
Where else “shemen” appearsjoy, gladness
Joy, lively gladness.
Where else “sason” appearsmourning
Mourning, grief for one who has died.
Where else “evel” appearsgarment
A garment, clothing that wraps around.
Where else “maate” appearspraise
Praise; deeds worthy of praise; a song of praise.
Where else “tehila” appearsdim, faint
Dim, faded, gone dark; of a person, faint, weak.
Where else “keha” appearsspirit
What moves a person inside: their life, their mood.
Where else “ruach” appearsname
To give someone a name.
Where else “kora” appearsterebinth
A great, strong tree, like the terebinth.
Where else “ele” appearsrighteousness
Living uprightly before God.
Where else “tsedek” appearsplanting, plantation
A planting: the place planted (a garden or vineyard) or what is planted.
Where else “mata” appearsYHWH
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 “yehva” appearsglorify
To make lovely, give honor, as God his people.
Where else “hitpaer” appearsIn Hebrew “headdress” (peer) and “ashes” (efer) sound almost the same.
Zion
Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem
A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.
David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).
2to proclaim the year of favor of YHWH and the day of vengeance of our Elohim, to comfort all who mourn;
3 · This verse (above)
4And they will build the ancient ruins; the former desolations they will raise up; and they will renew the ruined cities, the desolations of generation after generation.
