Isaiah 29:19

29:19 The downtrodden will again rejoice in the Lord;

the poor among humankind will take delight ¹  in the Holy One of Israel. ² 

Isaiah 32:7

32:7 A deceiver’s methods are evil; ³ 

he dreams up evil plans ⁴ 

to ruin the poor with lies,

even when the needy are in the right. ⁵ 

Isaiah 61:1

The Lord Will Rejuvenate His People

61:1 The spirit of the sovereign Lord is upon me,

because the Lord has chosen ⁶  me. ⁷ 

He has commissioned ⁸  me to encourage ⁹  the poor,

to help ¹⁰  the brokenhearted,

to decree the release of captives,

and the freeing of prisoners,

[29:19]  ¹ tn Or “will rejoice” (NIV, NCV, NLT).

[29:19]  ² sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.

[32:7]  ³ tn Heb “as for a deceiver, his implements [or “weapons”] are evil.”

[32:7]  ⁴ tn Or “he plans evil things”; NIV “he makes up evil schemes.”

[32:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “to ruin the poor with words of falsehood, even when the needy speak what is just.”

[61:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “anointed,” i.e., designated to carry out an assigned task.

[61:1]  ⁶ sn The speaker is not identified, but he is distinct from the Lord and from Zion’s suffering people. He possesses the divine spirit, is God’s spokesman, and is sent to release prisoners from bondage. The evidence suggests he is the Lord’s special servant, described earlier in the servant songs (see 42:1-4, 7; 49:2, 9; 50:4; see also 51:16).

[61:1]  ⁷ tn Or “sent” (NAB); NCV “has appointed me.”

[61:1]  ⁸ tn Or “proclaim good news to.”

[61:1]  ⁹ tn Heb “to bind up [the wounds of].”