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Isaiah 61:8 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Isaiah 61:8 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Isaiah chapter 61 verse 8 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
Isaiah 61:8 (KJV)
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Commentary on Isaiah 61:8
God explains His motivation: "For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering." The emphatic "I the LORD" (ani Adonai) grounds this in God's character. He loves mishpat (judgment/justice) and hates gazal be'olah (robbery in/for burnt offering)—offerings obtained through oppression or injustice. This echoes the prophetic critique of worship divorced from ethics (Isaiah 1:11-17, Amos 5:21-24, Micah 6:6-8). The verse continues: "and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them." God promises to direct their work (peulah) in truth (emeth)—fai...
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Cross-References for Isaiah 61:8
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“For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.”
“that he has understanding”
“and come to me; hear”
“that I will not turn away from following them”
“to be a God to you and to your seed after you.”
“therefore he will instruct sinners in the way.”
“and doesn't forsake his saints. They are preserved forever”
“The king's strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity”
“in the midst of the paths of justice;”