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Isaiah 40:1-3
Contemporary English Version
Isaiah 40:1-3
Contemporary English Version
Encourage God's People
40 Our God has said:
“Encourage my people!
Give them comfort.
2 Speak kindly to Jerusalem
and announce:
Your slavery is past;
your punishment is over.
I, the Lord, made you pay
double for your sins.”
3 (A)(B) Someone is shouting:
“Clear a path in the desert!
Make a straight road
for the Lord our God.
Isaiah 40:1-3
New International Version
Isaiah 40:1-3
New International Version
Comfort for God’s People
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:3 Or A voice of one calling in the wilderness: / “Prepare the way for the Lord
- Isaiah 40:3 Hebrew; Septuagint make straight the paths of our God
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