Isaiah 61:1
“The Spirit of the Lord Yahweh is on me; because Yahweh 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 release to those who are bound;”
— Isaiah 61:1
About this verse
Isaiah 61:1 comes from the book of Isaiah, written during the Exile (~586 BC) period. The setting is Jerusalem. These words are attributed to Isaiah. The dominant emotion in this verse is growing, with a comfort power of 90% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include anointing, ministry, healing. Notable phrases: Spirit of the Lord Yahweh is on me; anointed me to preach good news; bind up the brokenhearted. This verse contains a promise of God. This verse contains prophecy.
Speaker
Isaiah
Era
Exile (~586 BC)
Emotion
growing
Type
prophecy
Emotional genome
Comfort power
Quotability
Memorability
Crisis relevance
Standalone
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