Isaiah 61:3

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לָשׂוּם לַאֲבֵלֵי צִיּוֹן לָתֵת לָהֶם פְּאֵר תַּחַת אֵפֶר שֶׁמֶן שָׂשׂוֹן תַּחַת אֵבֶל מַעֲטֵה תְהִלָּה תַּחַת רוּחַ כֵּהָה וְקֹרָא לָהֶם אֵילֵי הַצֶּדֶק מַטַּע יְהוָה לְהִתְפָּאֵר

Transliteration

lāśûm laʾăbēlê ṣiyyôn lātēt lāhem pəʾēr taḥat ʾēper šemen śāśôn taḥat ʾēbel maʿăṭēh təhillāh taḥat rûaḥ kēhāh wəqōrāʾ lāhem ʾêlê haṣṣedeq maṭṭaʿ YHWH ləhitpāʾēr

Grammar Details

• *lāśûm*: preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - to appoint/place
• *laʾăbēlê*: preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - for mourners of
• *ṣiyyôn*: proper noun - Zion
• *lātēt*: preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - to give
• *lāhem*: preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to them
• *pəʾēr*: noun, masculine singular - headdress/garland/beauty
• *taḥat*: preposition - instead of
• *ʾēper*: noun, masculine singular - ashes
• *šemen*: noun, masculine singular construct - oil of
• *śāśôn*: noun, masculine singular - gladness
• *ʾēbel*: noun, masculine singular - mourning
• *maʿăṭēh*: noun, masculine singular construct - garment/cloak of
• *təhillāh*: noun, feminine singular - praise
• *rûaḥ*: noun, feminine singular construct - spirit of
• *kēhāh*: adjective, feminine singular - dim/faint/failing
• *wəqōrāʾ*: conjunction + verb, pual perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and they will be called
• *ʾêlê*: noun, masculine plural construct - oaks/terebinths of
• *haṣṣedeq*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the righteousness
• *maṭṭaʿ*: noun, masculine singular construct - planting of
• *YHWH*: proper noun, divine name
• *ləhitpāʾēr*: preposition + verb, hitpael infinitive construct - to glorify himself

Word Meanings

• *lāśûm*: to appoint/to place/to establish
• *pəʾēr*: headdress/garland/turban/beauty/ornament
• *taḥat*: instead of/in place of/underneath
• *ʾēper*: ashes/dust
• *šemen*: oil/fatness
• *śāśôn*: gladness/joy/rejoicing
• *ʾēbel*: mourning/grief
• *maʿăṭēh*: garment/cloak/covering
• *təhillāh*: praise/glory/song of praise
• *rûaḥ*: spirit/breath/wind
• *kēhāh*: dim/faint/failing/despondent
• *ʾêlê*: oaks/terebinths/mighty trees
• *haṣṣedeq*: righteousness/justice
• *maṭṭaʿ*: planting/plantation/plant
• *ləhitpāʾēr*: to glorify himself/to display his beauty/to show his splendor

Referenced Verses

• Jer 17:7-8 : 7 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. 8 For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
• Isa 61:10 : 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.
• Ps 45:7 : 7 Thou lovest{H8804)} righteousness, and hatest{H8799)} wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed{H8804)} thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
• John 16:20 : 20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
• Ps 30:11 : 11 Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
• 1 Pet 2:9 : 9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
• Ps 23:5 : 5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
• Ps 104:15 : 15 And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart.
• Eccl 9:8 : 8 Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.
• 1 Cor 6:20 : 20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
• Zech 3:5 : 5 And I said, Let them set a fair mitre upon his head. So they set a fair mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the LORD stood by.
• Matt 5:16 : 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
• Matt 7:17-19 : 17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
• Luke 15:22 : 22 But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:
• John 15:8 : 8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.
• Phil 1:11 : 11 Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
• 2 Thess 1:10 : 10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe(because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.
• Isa 12:1 : 1 And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.
• Isa 60:20-21 : 20 Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended. 21 Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.
• Esth 4:1-3 : 1 When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry; 2 And came even before the king's gate: for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth. 3 And in every province, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
• Esth 8:15 : 15 And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.
• Esth 9:22 : 22 As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.
• 1 Pet 4:14 : 14 If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.
• Rev 7:9-9 : 9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; 10 And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. 11 And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, 12 Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen. 13 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? 14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
• Ps 92:12-15 : 12 The righteous shall flourish{H8799)} like the palm tree: he shall grow{H8799)} like a cedar in Lebanon. 13 Those that be planted{H8803)} in the house of the LORD shall flourish{H8686)} in the courts of our God. 14 They shall still bring forth fruit{H8799)} in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing; 15 To shew{H8687)} that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness{H8675)} in him.