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Isaiah 40:1–2

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Comfort for God’s People

40Comfort, comfortt my people,

says your God.

2Speak tenderlyu to Jerusalem,

and proclaim to her

that her hard servicev has been completed,w

that her sin has been paid for,x

that she has received from the Lord’s hand

doubley for all her sins.

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Cross references

  1. tIsa 12:1; 49:13; 51:3, 12; 52:9; 57:18; 61:2; 66:13; Jer 31:13; Zep 3:14–17; Zec 1:17; 2 Co 1:3
  2. uSee Ge 34:3; See Isa 35:4
  3. vSee Job 7:1
  4. wIsa 41:11–13; 49:25
  5. xSee Lev 26:41
  6. yIsa 51:19; 61:7; Jer 16:18; 17:18; Zec 9:12; Rev 18:6

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.

Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,

and cry to her

that her warfare is ended,

that her iniquity is pardoned,

that she has received from the Lord’s hand

double for all her sins.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Comfort, comfort my people,”

says your God.

“Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,

and announce to her

that her time of hard service is over,

her iniquity has been pardoned,

and she has received from the Lord’s hand

double for all her sins.”

NLTNew Living Translation

“Comfort, comfort my people,”

says your God.

“Speak tenderly to Jerusalem.

Tell her that her sad days are gone

and her sins are pardoned.

Yes, the Lord has punished her twice over

for all her sins.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Comfort; comfort my people,” says your God.

“Speak to the heart of Jerusalem, and call to her,

that her compulsory labor is fulfilled, that her sin is paid for,

that she has received from the hand of Yahweh double for all her sins.”

KJV 1900King James Version

Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.

Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her,

That her warfare is accomplished,

That her iniquity is pardoned:

For she hath received of the Lord’s hand double for all her sins.