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Isaiah 40:1–3

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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.

3A voice of one calling:

“In the wilderness prepare

the wayz for the Lorda;

make straighta in the desert

a highway for our God.bb

Read in Logos
Isaiah 40:3–4: A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low…”

Footnotes

  1. aOr A voice of one calling in the wilderness: / “Prepare the way for the Lord
  2. bHebrew; Septuagint make straight the paths of our God

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
  7. zSee Isa 11:16; 43:19; Mal 3:1
  8. aSee Pr 3:5–6
  9. bMt 3:3*; Mk 1:3*; Jn 1:23*

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.

A voice cries:

“In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord;

make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

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.”

A voice of one crying out:

Prepare the way of the Lord in the wilderness;

make a straight highway for our God in the desert.

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.”

Listen! It’s the voice of someone shouting,

“Clear the way through the wilderness

for the Lord!

Make a straight highway through the wasteland

for our God!

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.”

A voice is calling in the wilderness, “Clear the way of Yahweh!

Make a highway smooth in the desert for our God!

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.

The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord,

Make straight in the desert a highway for our God.