Isaiah 61:1; Jeremiah 34:8; Jeremiah 34:13; Jeremiah 34:15; Jeremiah 34:17; Ezekiel 46:17; Isaiah 61:2; Isaiah 63:4; Luke 4:19

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Isaiah 61:1

The Year of the Lord’s Favor

sThe Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,

because the Lord has tanointed me

to bring good news to the poor;1

he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,

to proclaim liberty to the captives,

and uthe opening of the prison to those who are bound;2


Jeremiah 34:8

The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, after King Zedekiah phad made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem qto make a proclamation of liberty to them,


Jeremiah 34:13

13 Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: I myself made a covenant with your fathers when tI brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, saying,


Jeremiah 34:15

15 You recently repented and did what was right in my eyes qby proclaiming liberty, each to his neighbor, and wyou made a covenant before me in the xhouse that is called by my name,


Jeremiah 34:17

17 Therefore, thus says the Lord: You have not obeyed me qby proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother and to his neighbor; abehold, I proclaim to you liberty bto the sword, to pestilence, and to famine, declares the Lord. cI will make you a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.


Ezekiel 46:17

17 But if he makes a gift mout of his inheritance to one of his servants, it shall be his to nthe year of liberty. Then it shall revert to the prince; surely it is his inheritanceit shall belong to his sons.


Isaiah 61:2

vto proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor,

wand the day of vengeance of our God;

to comfort all who mourn;


Isaiah 63:4

rFor the day of vengeance was in my heart,

and my year of redemption1 had come.


Luke 4:19

19  eto proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.