Isaiah 61:2

New English Translation

to announce the year when the Lord will show his favor, the day when our God will seek vengeance, to console all who mourn,

Cross References

Isaiah 1:24

Therefore, the sovereign Lord who commands armies, the powerful ruler of Israel, says this: “Ah, I will seek vengeance against my adversaries, I will take revenge against my enemies.

Isaiah 13:6

Wail, for the Lord’s day of judgment is near; it comes with all the destructive power of the sovereign judge.

Isaiah 2:12

Indeed, the Lord who commands armies has planned a day of judgment, for all the high and mighty, for all who are proud – they will be humiliated;

Isaiah 25:8

he will swallow up death permanently. The sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from every face, and remove his people’s disgrace from all the earth. Indeed, the Lord has announced it!

Isaiah 34:2

For the Lord is angry at all the nations and furious with all their armies. He will annihilate them and slaughter them.

Isaiah 34:8

For the Lord has planned a day of revenge, a time when he will repay Edom for her hostility toward Zion.

Isaiah 35:4

Tell those who panic, “Be strong! Do not fear! Look, your God comes to avenge! With divine retribution he comes to deliver you.”

Isaiah 40:1

“Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God.

Isaiah 49:8

This is what the Lord says: “At the time I decide to show my favor, I will respond to you; in the day of deliverance I will help you; I will protect you and make you a covenant mediator for people, to rebuild the land and to reassign the desolate property.

Isaiah 51:12

“I, I am the one who consoles you. Why are you afraid of mortal men, of mere human beings who are as short-lived as grass?

Isaiah 57:18

I have seen their behavior, but I will heal them and give them rest, and I will once again console those who mourn.

Isaiah 58:5

Is this really the kind of fasting I want? Do I want a day when people merely humble themselves, bowing their heads like a reed and stretching out on sackcloth and ashes? Is this really what you call a fast, a day that is pleasing to the Lord?

Isaiah 60:10

Foreigners will rebuild your walls; their kings will serve you. Even though I struck you down in my anger, I will restore my favor and have compassion on you.

Isaiah 66:14

When you see this, you will be happy, and you will be revived. The Lord will reveal his power to his servants and his anger to his enemies.

Jeremiah 31:13

The Lord says, “At that time young women will dance and be glad. Young men and old men will rejoice. I will turn their grief into gladness. I will give them comfort and joy in place of their sorrow.

Jeremiah 46:10

But that day belongs to the Lord God who rules over all. It is the day when he will pay back his enemies. His sword will devour them until its appetite is satisfied! It will drink their blood until it is full! For the Lord God who rules over all will offer them up as a sacrifice in the land of the north by the Euphrates River.

Micah 3:8

But I am full of the courage that the Lord’s Spirit gives, and have a strong commitment to justice. This enables me to confront Jacob with its rebellion, and Israel with its sin.

Matthew 5:4

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

Luke 4:19

to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

Luke 6:21

“Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. “Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

2 Corinthians 6:2

For he says, “I heard you at the acceptable time, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Look, now is the acceptable time; look, now is the day of salvation!

1 Thessalonians 2:16

because they hinder us from speaking to the Gentiles so that they may be saved. Thus they constantly fill up their measure of sins, but wrath has come upon them completely.