Isaiah 61
- 1The Spirit of the Lord God is on me. Because the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound.
- 2To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all that mourn.
- 3To appoint to those who mourn in Zion, to give to them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of sadness. That they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.
- 4And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former ruins, and they shall repair the waste cities, the ruins of many generations.
- 5And foreigners shall stand and feed your flocks, and people from other nations shall be your plowmen and your vine growers.
- 6But you shall be named the Priests of the Lord: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: you shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall you boast yourselves.
- 7For your shame you shall have double. For confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be to them.
- 8For I the Lord love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering. I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
- 9And their descendants shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the descendants which the Lord has blessed.
- 10I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God. For he has clothed me with the garments of salvation, he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a groom decks himself with ornaments, and as a bride decorates herself with her jewels.
- 11For as the earth produces her bud, and as the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring up. So the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Isaiah 61 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVThe Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
GIGAKJVThe Spirit of the Lord God is on me. Because the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound.
KJVTo proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
GIGAKJVTo proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all that mourn.
KJVTo appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.
GIGAKJVTo appoint to those who mourn in Zion, to give to them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of sadness. That they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.
KJVAnd they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.
GIGAKJVAnd they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former ruins, and they shall repair the waste cities, the ruins of many generations.
KJVAnd strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.
GIGAKJVAnd foreigners shall stand and feed your flocks, and people from other nations shall be your plowmen and your vine growers.
KJVBut ye shall be named the Priests of the Lord: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.
GIGAKJVBut you shall be named the Priests of the Lord: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: you shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall you boast yourselves.
KJVFor your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.
GIGAKJVFor your shame you shall have double. For confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be to them.
KJVFor I the Lord love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
GIGAKJVFor I the Lord love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering. I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
KJVAnd their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the Lord hath blessed.
GIGAKJVAnd their descendants shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the descendants which the Lord has blessed.
KJVI will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
GIGAKJVI will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God. For he has clothed me with the garments of salvation, he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a groom decks himself with ornaments, and as a bride decorates herself with her jewels.
KJVFor as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
GIGAKJVFor as the earth produces her bud, and as the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring up. So the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations.
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