Isaiah 61:3
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“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.”
שִׂמְחָה
Joy, gladness, rejoicing. Simchah. Serve the LORD with gladness. Joy is not a mood. It is a choice to celebrate what God has done regardless of circumstances.
רוּחַ
a spirit
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רוּחַ
Spirit, wind, breath. Ruach. The breath of God that gives life. The Holy Spirit. The same word used when the Spirit hovered over the waters of creation.
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פְּאֵר
Beauty
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פְּאֵר
Ornament, crown, turban. Peer. Beauty for ashes. God exchanges the symbol of mourning for a crown of beauty. He specialises in glorious exchanges.
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כֵּהֶה
faint
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כֵּהֶה
Dark, heavy, thick. Keheh. Garment of praise instead of a spirit of heaviness. God gives us praise as the specific antidote to grief and despair.
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מַטָּע
the planting of
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מַטָּע
something planted, i.e. the place (a garden or vineyard), or the thing (a plant, figuratively or men); by implication, the act, planting
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אֵפֶר
Ashes
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אֵפֶר
Ashes. Epher. Beauty for ashes. What looks like the end of everything is the beginning of something beautiful when God is in it.
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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תַּחַת
in place of
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תַּחַת
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.
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שֶׁמֶן
oil of
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שֶׁמֶן
grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
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צִיּוֹן
Zion
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צִיּוֹן
Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
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תְּהִלָּה
praise
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תְּהִלָּה
laudation; specifically (concretely) a hymn
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שָׂשׂוֹן
joy
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שָׂשׂוֹן
cheerfulness; specifically, welcome
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מַעֲטֶה
a mantle of
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מַעֲטֶה
a vestment
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