Isaiah 61:11
For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
Context
This verse from Isaiah Chapter 61 connects to 10 cross-references. The Servant announces his anointing with the Spirit to proclaim good news to the poor, freedom to captives, and the year of the Lord's favor — the passage Jesus reads in the Nazareth synagogue in Luke 4. Mourning will be …
Other Translations
For as the earth bringeth forth its bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord Jehovah will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
For, as the earth bringeth forth her shoots, And as a garden causeth its sown things to shoot up, So the Lord Jehovah causeth righteousness and praise To shoot up before all the nations!
For as the earth puts out buds, and as the garden gives growth to the seeds which are planted in it, so the Lord will make righteousness and praise to be flowering before all the nations.
Cross References
And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until the righteousness …
Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy …
And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou …
So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but …
For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and …
Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them …
But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so …
And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth …