Isaiah 40:2
Speak ye unto the heart of Jerusalem, And cry unto her,—That accomplished is her warfare, That accepted is her punishment,—That she hath received, at the hand of Yahweh, According to the full measure of all her sins.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
1Comfort ye—comfort ye my people,—Saith your God.
Cross References
Exodus 22:3should the sun have arisen upon him, there would be shedding of blood due for him,—he is surely to make restitution, if he hath nothing, then is he to be sold, for his theft.
Job 42:10And, Yahweh himself, turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed in behalf of his friends,—and Yahweh increased all that Job had possessed, unto twice as much.
Psalms 85:3Thou hast withdrawn all thine indignation, Thou hast ceased from the glow of thine anger.
Psalms 102:14Seeing that thy servants, take pleasure, in her stones, And, her dust, they favour:
Song of Solomon 2:11For lo, the winter, is past,—the rain, is over, [and] gone;
Isaiah 14:3And it shall come to pass, in the day when Yahweh shall give thee rest from thy toil, and from thy disquiet,—and from the hard service which had been laid upon thee,
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 →