Isaiah 61 cross-references
Isaiah 61 has 11 verses, which point to 217 other passages and are cited by 417. Below is the King James text of each verse with its strongest cross-references, ranked by OpenBible.info reader votes.
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Words characteristic of Isaiah 61 in the original text, with the number of verses using each. Select one for a full word study.
- קָרָא qara “to call” 4
- עוֹלָם olam “forever” 3
- תְּהִלָּה tehillah “praise” 2
- גּוֹי goy “nation” 3
- צְדָקָה tsedaqah “righteousness” 2
- הֶם hem “them” 3
- רוּחַ ruach “spirit” 2
- תַּחַת tachat “underneath” 2
- חָדַשׁ chadash “to renew” 1
- עָדָה adah “to adorn” 1
- צֶאֱצָא tseetsa “offspring” 1
- גַּנָּה gannah “garden” 1
Places in Isaiah 61
- Zion 1
Isaiah 61:1
The 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;
Points to (41)
- Luke 4:18–19 — The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent… 299 votes
- Luke 7:22 — Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that… 163 votes
- Isaiah 42:7 — To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the… 151 votes
- Matthew 11:5 — The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are… 136 votes
- Psalms 147:3 — He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. 118 votes
- Isaiah 42:1 — Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he… 112 votes
Pointed to from (128)
- Luke 4:18 — The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent… 248 votes
- Isaiah 59:21 — As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the LORD; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I… 91 votes
- Psalms 34:18 — The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. 65 votes
- Matthew 11:5 — The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are… 62 votes
Isaiah 61:2
To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
Points to (25)
- Matthew 5:4 — Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. 20 votes
- Isaiah 34:8 — For it is the day of the LORD’s vengeance, and the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion. 16 votes
- Luke 4:19 — To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. 11 votes
- Isaiah 57:18 — I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his… 10 votes
- 2 Thessalonians 2:16–17 — Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us… 9 votes
- John 16:20–22 — Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be… 8 votes
Pointed to from (22)
- Matthew 5:4 — Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. 57 votes
- 2 Corinthians 6:2 — (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee:… 25 votes
- Luke 4:19 — To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. 23 votes
- Isaiah 35:4 — Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even… 10 votes
Isaiah 61:3
To 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.
Points to (27)
- Psalms 30:11 — Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; 51 votes
- Jeremiah 17:7–8 — Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. 46 votes
- John 16:20 — Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be… 40 votes
- Isaiah 61:10 — I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the… 34 votes
- Psalms 45:7 — Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of… 28 votes
- Ecclesiastes 9:8 — Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment. 27 votes
Pointed to from (73)
- Matthew 11:28 — Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 30 votes
- Revelation 21:4 — And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor… 25 votes
- 1 Peter 1:6 — Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold… 22 votes
- Matthew 15:13 — But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. 21 votes
Isaiah 61:4
And 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.
Points to (5)
- Isaiah 58:12 — And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many… 17 votes
- Amos 9:14–15 — And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and… 10 votes
- Ezekiel 36:33–36 — Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day that I shall have cleansed you from all your iniquities I will also cause… 9 votes
- Ezekiel 36:23–26 — And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst… 7 votes
- Isaiah 49:6–8 — And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to… 5 votes
Pointed to from (13)
- Isaiah 58:12 — And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many… 19 votes
- Amos 9:14 — And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and… 10 votes
- Isaiah 49:8 — Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee:… 9 votes
- Psalms 46:8 — Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth. 8 votes
Isaiah 61:5
And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.
Points to (3)
- Isaiah 60:10–14 — And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath… 6 votes
- Isaiah 14:1–2 — For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the… 5 votes
- Ephesians 2:12–20 — That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from… 3 votes
Pointed to from (10)
- Isaiah 60:10 — And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath… 14 votes
- Isaiah 14:2 — And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in… 9 votes
- Isaiah 45:14 — Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature,… 6 votes
- 1 Corinthians 3:9 — For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building. 4 votes
Isaiah 61:6
But 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.
Points to (21)
- Exodus 19:6 — And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak… 11 votes
- 1 Peter 2:9 — But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew… 7 votes
- 1 Peter 2:5 — Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual… 7 votes
- Isaiah 60:5–7 — Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of… 6 votes
- Revelation 5:10 — And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. 5 votes
- Isaiah 66:21 — And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, saith the LORD. 5 votes
Pointed to from (23)
- 1 Peter 2:9 — But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew… 102 votes
- 1 Peter 2:5 — Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual… 23 votes
- Revelation 1:6 — And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever.… 17 votes
- Isaiah 60:16 — Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I… 12 votes
Isaiah 61:7
For 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.
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- Job 42:10 — And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as… 40 votes
- Zechariah 9:12 — Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto… 37 votes
- Isaiah 40:2 — Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is… 29 votes
- Isaiah 60:19–20 — The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but… 27 votes
- Psalms 16:11 — Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures… 26 votes
- 2 Kings 2:9 — And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee,… 23 votes
Pointed to from (17)
- Zephaniah 3:19 — Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that… 78 votes
- Zechariah 9:12 — Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto… 39 votes
- Isaiah 51:11 — Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall… 20 votes
- Job 42:10 — And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as… 20 votes
Isaiah 61:8
For 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.
Points to (24)
- Psalms 11:7 — For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright. 17 votes
- Jeremiah 9:24 — But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which… 13 votes
- Zechariah 8:16–17 — These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of… 12 votes
- Jeremiah 32:40 — And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but… 10 votes
- Isaiah 55:3 — Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant… 10 votes
- Genesis 17:7 — And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an… 10 votes
Pointed to from (18)
- Proverbs 15:8 — The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight. 9 votes
- Psalms 62:10 — Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them. 9 votes
- Isaiah 55:3 — Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant… 7 votes
- Hebrews 1:9 — Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the… 5 votes
Isaiah 61:9
And 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.
Points to (8)
- Isaiah 44:3 — For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon… 11 votes
- Psalms 115:14 — The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children. 8 votes
- Acts 3:26 — Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you… 5 votes
- Genesis 22:18 — And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice. 5 votes
- Romans 9:3–4 — For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh: 3 votes
- Zechariah 8:13 — And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel;… 3 votes
Pointed to from (16)
- Isaiah 44:3 — For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon… 176 votes
- Ephesians 1:3 — Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in… 19 votes
- Isaiah 65:23 — They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD,… 17 votes
- Genesis 30:27 — And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, I have learned by experience that… 11 votes
Isaiah 61:10
I 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.
Points to (36)
- Revelation 19:7–8 — Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath… 30 votes
- Philippians 3:9 — And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the… 18 votes
- Psalms 132:16 — I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy. 18 votes
- Psalms 132:9 — Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy. 18 votes
- Revelation 21:2 — And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned… 16 votes
- Isaiah 49:18 — Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I… 15 votes
Pointed to from (74)
- Psalms 27:1 — [A Psalm of David.] The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my… 43 votes
- Isaiah 54:17 — No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in… 39 votes
- Psalms 28:7 — The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly… 35 votes
- Isaiah 61:3 — To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the… 34 votes
Isaiah 61:11
For 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.
Points to (15)
- 1 Peter 2:9 — But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew… 9 votes
- Mark 4:26–32 — And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground; 9 votes
- Isaiah 58:11 — And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou… 9 votes
- Isaiah 55:10–11 — For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and… 6 votes
- Isaiah 62:7 — And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth. 5 votes
- Isaiah 62:1 — For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until the righteousness… 5 votes
Pointed to from (23)
- Isaiah 45:8 — Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let… 13 votes
- 1 Corinthians 3:9 — For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building. 11 votes
- Isaiah 55:10 — For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and… 9 votes
- Isaiah 41:19 — I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in… 8 votes