Isaiah 61:1-8 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on me; because the LORD has anointed me to preach good tidings to the meek… 1. They are also prisoners. Every captive is not a prisoner, but all natural men, being Satan's captives, are held prisoners. 2. They are prisoners in chains, bound in the prison. 3. They are blinded too in their prison (compare Luke 4:18). It was a custom much used in the Eastern nations to put out the eyes of some of their prisoners, adding this misery to their imprisonment. So the Philistines did with Samson (Judges 16:21); and. Nebuchadnezzar with Zedekiah (2 Kings 25:7). This, in a spiritual sense, is the case of all prisoners in their natural state. (T. Boston.) Parallel Verses KJV: The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; |
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