Isaiah 61

2 To proclaim *61:2 The same as a day of salvation (49:8), and the year of my redeemed (63:4).the favorable year of the Lord,

* 61:2 See note Ezek 34:28. And the day of vengeance and retribution of our God,

To comfort all who mourn, [Matt 11:2-6; Luke 4:18, 19; 7:22]

3 To grant to those who mourn in Zion the following:

To give them a *61:3 In the Hebrew there is a kind of wordplay here as "turban" (Heb pe’er) and dust (epher) have the same consonants and similar vowels.turban instead of dust [on their heads, a sign of mourning],

The oil of joy instead of mourning,

The garment [expressive] of praise instead of a disheartened spirit.

So they will be called the trees of righteousness [strong and magnificent, distinguished for integrity, justice, and right standing with God],

The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.