Isaiah 61:2

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

This is the year when the LORD God will show kindness to us and punish our enemies. The LORD has sent me to comfort those who mourn,

Cross References

Matthew 5:4

God blesses those people who grieve. They will find comfort!

Isaiah 34:8

The LORD has chosen the year and the day, when he will take revenge and come to Zion's defence.

Isaiah 57:18

I know what you are like! But I will heal you, lead you, and give you comfort, until those who are mourning

Luke 4:19

and to say, ‘This is the year the Lord has chosen.’ ”

1 Thessalonians 2:16

They keep us from speaking his message to the Gentiles and from leading them to be saved. The Jews have always gone too far with their sins. Now God has finally become angry and will punish them.

Jeremiah 31:13

Young women and young men, together with the elderly, will celebrate and dance, because I will comfort them and turn their sorrow into happiness.

Isaiah 25:8

The LORD All-Powerful will destroy the power of death and wipe away all tears. No longer will his people be insulted everywhere. The LORD has spoken!

Jeremiah 46:10

But the LORD All-Powerful will win this battle and take revenge on his enemies. His sword will eat them and drink their blood until it is full. They will be killed in the north near the River Euphrates, as a sacrifice to the LORD.

Isaiah 66:14

When you see this happen, you will celebrate; your strength will return faster than grass can sprout. Then everyone will know that the LORD is present with his servants, but he is angry with his enemies.

Isaiah 49:8

This is what the LORD says: I will answer your prayers because I have set a time when I will help by coming to save you. I have chosen you to take my promise of hope to other nations. You will rebuild the country from its ruins, then people will come and settle there.

Luke 6:21

God will bless you hungry people. You will have plenty to eat! God will bless you people who are crying. You will laugh!

2 Corinthians 6:2

In the Scriptures God says, “When the time came, I listened to you, and when you needed help, I came to save you.” That time has come. This is the day for you to be saved.

Isaiah 1:24

I am the LORD All-Powerful, the mighty ruler of Israel, and I make you a promise: you are now my enemy, and I will show my anger by taking revenge on you.

Isaiah 2:12

The LORD All-Powerful has chosen a day when those who are proud and conceited will be put down.

Isaiah 13:6

Cry and weep! The day is coming when the mighty LORD will bring destruction.

Isaiah 34:2

The LORD is terribly angry with the nations; he has condemned them to be slaughtered.

Isaiah 40:1

Our God has said: “Encourage my people! Give them comfort.

Isaiah 58:5

Do you think the LORD wants you to give up eating and to act as humble as a bent over bush? Or to dress in sackcloth and sit in ashes? Is this really what he wants on a day of worship?

Isaiah 60:10

Jerusalem, your city walls will be rebuilt by foreigners; their rulers will become your slaves. I punished you in my anger; now I will be kind and treat you with mercy.

Micah 3:8

But the LORD has filled me with power and his Spirit. I have been given the courage to speak about justice and to tell you people of Israel that you have sinned.

Isaiah 51:12

I am the LORD, the one who encourages you. Why are you afraid of mere humans? They dry up and die like grass.