The Greatness of God

40 (A)Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God.
(B)Speak [a]kindly to Jerusalem;
And call out to her, that her [b](C)warfare has ended,
That her [c](D)guilt has been removed,
That she has received of the Lords hand
(E)Double for all her sins.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 40:2 Lit to the heart of
  2. Isaiah 40:2 Or hard service
  3. Isaiah 40:2 Or penalty of guilt accepted as paid off

Comfort for God’s People

40 Comfort, comfort(A) my people,
    says your God.
Speak tenderly(B) to Jerusalem,
    and proclaim to her
that her hard service(C) has been completed,(D)
    that her sin has been paid for,(E)
that she has received from the Lord’s hand
    double(F) for all her sins.

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“For [a]this is like the days of Noah to Me,
When I swore that the waters of Noah
Would (A)not [b]flood the earth again;
So I have sworn that I will (B)not be angry with you
Nor rebuke you.
10 For the (C)mountains may be removed and the hills may shake,
But My [c]favor will not be removed from you,
Nor will My (D)covenant of peace be shaken,”
Says (E)the Lord who has compassion on you.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 54:9 Some mss the waters of Noah this is to Me
  2. Isaiah 54:9 Lit cross over
  3. Isaiah 54:10 Or faithfulness

“To me this is like the days of Noah,
    when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth.(A)
So now I have sworn(B) not to be angry(C) with you,
    never to rebuke(D) you again.
10 Though the mountains be shaken(E)
    and the hills be removed,
yet my unfailing love(F) for you will not be shaken(G)
    nor my covenant(H) of peace(I) be removed,”
    says the Lord, who has compassion(J) on you.

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29 I will not hide My face from them any longer, for I will have (A)poured out My Spirit on the house of Israel,” declares the Lord God.

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29 I will no longer hide my face(A) from them, for I will pour out my Spirit(B) on the people of Israel, declares the Sovereign Lord.(C)

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