Isaiah 61:3 meaning and explanation
to console the mourners in Zion— to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.
Isaiah 61:3, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
The speaker is the anointed servant introduced in verse 1, describing his God-given mission. Zion's mourners are the returned exiles, grieving over ruins and loss.
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