Isaiah 40:2
“Speak tenderly to Jerusalem; and proclaim to her 1 that her warfare has ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, 1 that she has received double from Yahweh's hand for all her sins.” 1
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1“Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God. 1
Cross References
Exodus 22:3But if the sun has risen before he breaks in, guilt for murder will attach to the person who kills him. A thief must make restitution. If he has nothing, then he must be sold for his theft.
Job 42:10When Job prayed for his friends, Yahweh restored his fortunes. Yahweh gave him twice as much as he had possessed before.
Psalms 85:3You have withdrawn all your wrath; 1 you have turned back from your hot anger. 1
Psalms 102:14For your servants hold her stones dear 1 and feel compassion for the dust of her ruins. 1
Song of Solomon 2:11Look, the winter is past; 1 the rain is over and gone. 1
Isaiah 14:3On the day that Yahweh gives you rest from your suffering and anguish, and from the hard labor which you were required to perform,
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 →