Isaiah 40:2
“Speak lovingly to the people of Jerusalem, telling them that their hard times are over, that their sins have been forgiven, and that the Lord has paid them twice over for their sins.”
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1“Comfort, yes comfort my people!” says your God.
Cross References
Exodus 22:3But if it happens during daylight, then someone is guilty of murder. A thief must pay everything back that's stolen. If he doesn't have anything, then he must be sold to pay for what was stolen.
Job 42:10The Lord restored Job's prosperity when he prayed for his friends, and gave him twice as much as he had before.
Psalms 85:3You took back your fury; you turned away from your fierce anger.
Psalms 102:14For the people who follow you love its stones; they value even its dust!
Song of Solomon 2:11Winter has finished; the rains are over and gone.
Isaiah 14:3At that time the Lord will give you relief from your pain and trouble, and from the hard labor you were forced to do.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 40:2-3
Evangelical Predictions. ( b. c. 708.) 1 Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. 2 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. We have here the commission and instructions given, not to this prophet only, but, with him, to all the Lord's prophets, nay, and to all Christ's ministers, to proclaim comfort to God's people. 1. This did not only warrant, but enjoin, this… Read the whole commentary →