Isaiah 61:8

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.

Complete Jewish Bible:

"For I, ADONAI, love justice; I hate robbery for burnt offerings. So I will be faithful to reward them and make an eternal covenant with them."

Berean Standard Bible:

For I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery and iniquity; in My faithfulness I will give them their recompense and make an everlasting covenant with them.

American Standard Version:

For I, Jehovah, love justice, I hate robbery with iniquity; and I will give them their recompense in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

For I the LORD^{H3068} love^{H157} judgment^{H4941}, I hate^{H8130} robbery^{H1498} for burnt offering^{H5930}; and I will direct^{H5414} their work^{H6468} in truth^{H571}, and I will make^{H3772} an everlasting^{H5769} covenant^{H1285} with them.

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Commentary for Isaiah 61:8

Isaiah 61:8 is a verse that reflects the prophetic messages found throughout the book of Isaiah, which was written during a time of great turmoil and anticipation for the people of Judah. The historical context of this verse is set in the period leading up to and following the Babylonian exile, a time when the people of Judah were either in exile or dealing with the aftermath of destruction and displacement.

The themes of Isaiah 61:8 revolve around the character and promises of the Lord. In this verse, God declares a love for justice ("judgment" in the King James Version) and an abhorrence of wrongful gain, particularly when it is offered to Him as a sacrifice ("robbery for burnt offering"). This emphasis on justice over empty ritualism reflects a recurring prophetic theme that calls for genuine righteousness and ethical conduct over mere religious observance.

Furthermore, God promises to guide the people's work in truth, indicating a commitment to leading them in right paths and ensuring that their efforts are not in vain. This guidance is tied to the establishment of an "everlasting covenant," which is a significant theme in the prophetic literature of the Bible. This new covenant is one that will be characterized by faithfulness and permanence, in contrast to the previous covenants that were often broken by the people's disobedience.

In the broader context of Isaiah 61, this verse is part of a prophecy that speaks to the coming Messianic age, where comfort, restoration, and divine favor will be bestowed upon God's people. The verse looks forward to a time when God's sovereign rule will be fully realized, and His people will live in accordance with His righteous standards. This promise of a new covenant is ultimately fulfilled in the New Testament through Jesus Christ, who is seen as the embodiment of these prophetic words, bringing about a new relationship between God and humanity based on grace and truth.

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

1. Strong's Number: H3068
   There are 5521 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: יְהֹוָה
   Transliteration: Yᵉhôvâh
   Pronunciation: yeh-ho-vaw'
   Description: from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
   
2. Strong's Number: H157
   There are 257 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: אָהַב
   Transliteration: ʼâhab
   Pronunciation: aw-hab'
   Description: or אָהֵב ; a primitive root; to have affection for (sexually or otherwise); (be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
   
3. Strong's Number: H4941
   There are 406 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: מִשְׁפָּט
   Transliteration: mishpâṭ
   Pronunciation: mish-pawt'
   Description: from שָׁפַט; properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style; [phrase] adversary, ceremony, charge, [idiom] crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence, usest, [idiom] worthy, [phrase] wrong.
   
4. Strong's Number: H8130
   There are 139 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: שָׂנֵא
   Transliteration: sânêʼ
   Pronunciation: saw-nay'
   Description: a primitive root; to hate (personally); enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, [idiom] utterly.
   
5. Strong's Number: H1498
   There are 4 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: גָּזֵל
   Transliteration: gâzêl
   Pronunciation: gaw-zale'
   Description: from גָּזַל; robbery, or (concretely) plunder; robbery, thing taken away by violence.
   
6. Strong's Number: H5930
   There are 262 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: עֹלָה
   Transliteration: ʻôlâh
   Pronunciation: o-law'
   Description: or עוֹלָה; feminine active participle of עָלָה; a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke); ascent, burnt offering (sacrifice), go up to. See also עֶוֶל.
   
7. Strong's Number: H5414
   There are 1816 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: נָתַן
   Transliteration: nâthan
   Pronunciation: naw-than'
   Description: a primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.); add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] without fail, fasten, frame, [idiom] get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), [idiom] have, [idiom] indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), [phrase] lie, lift up, make, [phrase] O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, [idiom] pull, put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), [phrase] sing, [phrase] slander, strike, (sub-) mit, suffer, [idiom] surely, [idiom] take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, [phrase] weep, [phrase] willingly, [phrase] withdraw, [phrase] would (to) God, yield.
   
8. Strong's Number: H6468
   There are 14 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: פְּעֻלָּה
   Transliteration: pᵉʻullâh
   Pronunciation: peh-ool-law'
   Description: feminine passive participle of פָּעַל; (abstractly) work; labour, reward, wages, work.
   
9. Strong's Number: H571
   There are 395 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: אֶמֶת
   Transliteration: ʼemeth
   Pronunciation: eh'-meth
   Description: contracted from אָמַן; stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness; assured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity.
   
10. Strong's Number: H3772
    There are 280 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: כָּרַת
    Transliteration: kârath
    Pronunciation: kaw-rath'
    Description: a primitive root; to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces); be chewed, be con-(feder-) ate, covenant, cut (down, off), destroy, fail, feller, be freed, hew (down), make a league (covenant), [idiom] lose, perish, [idiom] utterly, [idiom] want.
    
11. Strong's Number: H5769
    There are 414 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עוֹלָם
    Transliteration: ʻôwlâm
    Pronunciation: o-lawm'
    Description: or עֹלָם; from עָלַם; properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always; alway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare נֶצַח, עַד.
    
12. Strong's Number: H1285
    There are 264 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בְּרִית
    Transliteration: bᵉrîyth
    Pronunciation: ber-eeth'
    Description: from בָּרָה (in the sense of cutting (like בָּרָא)); a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh); confederacy, (con-) feder(-ate), covenant, league.