Thanksgiving Expressed

12 Then you will say on that day,
(A)I will give thanks to You, Lord;
For although (B)You were angry with me,
Your anger is turned away,
And You comfort me.

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Songs of Praise

12 In that day(A) you will say:

“I will praise(B) you, Lord.
    Although you were angry with me,
your anger has turned away(C)
    and you have comforted(D) me.

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13 (A)Shout for joy, you heavens! And rejoice, you earth!
Break forth into joyful shouting, mountains!
For the (B)Lord has comforted His people
And will (C)have compassion on His afflicted.

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13 Shout for joy,(A) you heavens;
    rejoice, you earth;(B)
    burst into song, you mountains!(C)
For the Lord comforts(D) his people
    and will have compassion(E) on his afflicted ones.(F)

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Indeed, (A)the Lord will comfort Zion;
He will comfort all her (B)ruins.
And He will make her (C)wilderness like (D)Eden,
And her desert like the (E)garden of the Lord.
(F)Joy and gladness will be found in her,
Thanksgiving and the sound of a melody.

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The Lord will surely comfort(A) Zion(B)
    and will look with compassion on all her ruins;(C)
he will make her deserts like Eden,(D)
    her wastelands(E) like the garden of the Lord.
Joy and gladness(F) will be found in her,
    thanksgiving(G) and the sound of singing.

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12 “I, I Myself, am He who (A)comforts you.
Who are you that you are afraid of [a](B)mortal man,
And of a son of man who is made like (C)grass,

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 51:12 Lit man who dies

12 “I, even I, am he who comforts(A) you.
    Who are you that you fear(B) mere mortals,(C)
    human beings who are but grass,(D)

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(A)Be cheerful, shout joyfully together,
You (B)ruins of Jerusalem;
For the Lord has comforted His people,
He has (C)redeemed Jerusalem.

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Burst into songs of joy(A) together,
    you ruins(B) of Jerusalem,
for the Lord has comforted(C) his people,
    he has redeemed Jerusalem.(D)

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To (A)proclaim the favorable year of the Lord
And the (B)day of vengeance of our God;
To (C)comfort all who mourn,

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to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor(A)
    and the day of vengeance(B) of our God,
to comfort(C) all who mourn,(D)

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13 As one whom his mother comforts, so I will (A)comfort you;
And you will be comforted in Jerusalem.”

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13 As a mother comforts her child,(A)
    so will I comfort(B) you;
    and you will be comforted over Jerusalem.”

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10 Hear the word of the Lord, you nations,
And declare it in the (A)coastlands far away,
And say, “He who scattered Israel will (B)gather him,
And He will keep him as a (C)shepherd keeps his flock.”
11 For the Lord has (D)ransomed Jacob
And redeemed him from the hand of him who was (E)stronger than he.
12 “They will (F)come and shout for joy on the (G)height of Zion,
And they will be (H)radiant over the [a]bounty of the Lord
Over the (I)grain, the new wine, the oil,
And over the young of the (J)flock and the herd.
And their life will be like a (K)watered garden,
And they will (L)never languish again.
13 Then the virgin will rejoice in the (M)dance,
And the young men and the old together;
For I will (N)turn their mourning into joy
And comfort them, and give them (O)joy for their sorrow.
14 I will refresh the soul of the priests with [b]abundance,
And My people will be (P)satisfied with My goodness,” declares the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 31:12 Lit goodness
  2. Jeremiah 31:14 Lit fatness

10 “Hear the word of the Lord, you nations;
    proclaim it in distant coastlands:(A)
‘He who scattered(B) Israel will gather(C) them
    and will watch over his flock like a shepherd.’(D)
11 For the Lord will deliver Jacob
    and redeem(E) them from the hand of those stronger(F) than they.
12 They will come and shout for joy(G) on the heights(H) of Zion;
    they will rejoice in the bounty(I) of the Lord
the grain, the new wine and the olive oil,(J)
    the young of the flocks(K) and herds.
They will be like a well-watered garden,(L)
    and they will sorrow(M) no more.
13 Then young women will dance and be glad,
    young men and old as well.
I will turn their mourning(N) into gladness;
    I will give them comfort(O) and joy(P) instead of sorrow.
14 I will satisfy(Q) the priests(R) with abundance,
    and my people will be filled with my bounty,(S)
declares the Lord.

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14 Shout for joy, daughter of Zion!
(A)Shout in triumph, Israel!
Rejoice and triumph with all your heart,
Daughter of Jerusalem!
15 The Lord has taken away (B)His judgments against you,
He has cleared away your enemies.
The King of Israel, the Lord, is (C)in your midst;
You will no longer (D)fear disaster.
16 (E)On that day it will be said to Jerusalem:
(F)Do not be afraid, Zion;
(G)Do not let your hands fall limp.
17 The Lord your God is (H)in your midst,
A [a](I)victorious warrior.
He will (J)rejoice over you with joy,
He will [b]be quiet in His love,
He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 3:17 Lit A warrior who saves
  2. Zephaniah 3:17 Or with some ancient versions, renew you in

14 Sing, Daughter Zion;(A)
    shout aloud,(B) Israel!
Be glad and rejoice(C) with all your heart,
    Daughter Jerusalem!
15 The Lord has taken away your punishment,
    he has turned back your enemy.
The Lord, the King of Israel, is with you;(D)
    never again will you fear(E) any harm.(F)
16 On that day
    they will say to Jerusalem,
“Do not fear, Zion;
    do not let your hands hang limp.(G)
17 The Lord your God is with you,
    the Mighty Warrior who saves.(H)
He will take great delight(I) in you;
    in his love he will no longer rebuke you,(J)
    but will rejoice over you with singing.”(K)

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who (A)comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in [a]any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 1:4 Lit every

who comforts us(A) in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.

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