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The Divine Exchange
Commentators highlight the powerful series of exchanges Christ offers: a beautiful diadem for the ashes of grief, the festive oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a heavy spirit. This imagery, rooted in ancient mourning customs, illustrates a complete spiritual transformation. Scholars note the beautiful Hebrew wordplay, where God gives pe'ēr (beauty) for êpher (ashes), signifying a total reversal of our condition through His grace.
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 61:3
18th Century
Theologian
To appoint to them — Hebrew, ‘To place;’ that is, to place happiness before them; to give them joy and consolation.
That mourn in …
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 61:3
19th Century
Bishop
To appoint unto them that mourn ... —The verb (literally, to set) has no object either in the Hebrew or English, and it s…
Charles Spurgeon
On Isaiah 61:3
19th Century
Preacher
To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion,
To make an appointment – an ordinance – a decree – concerning them; and it will be to this…
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John Calvin
On Isaiah 61:3
16th Century
Theologian
To appoint to the mourners in Zion. He proceeds with the same subject; for he means that the punishment which was to be inflicted on the p…
John Gill
On Isaiah 61:3
17th Century
Pastor
To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion
Or, "to the mourners of Zion" F21; such who are of Zion, belong t…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 61:1–3
17th Century
Minister
The prophets had the Holy Spirit of God at times, teaching them what to say, and causing them to say it; but Christ had the Spirit always, without …