(A)Speak [a]kindly to Jerusalem;
And call out to her, that her [b](B)warfare has ended,
That her [c](C)iniquity has been removed,
That she has received of the Lord’s hand
(D)Double for all her sins.”

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

A voice says, “Call out.”
Then [a]he answered, “What shall I call out?”
(A)All flesh is grass, and all its [b]loveliness is like the flower of the field.

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  1. Isaiah 40:6 Another reading is I said
  2. Isaiah 40:6 Or constancy

17 Again, proclaim, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “My (A)cities will again overflow with prosperity, and the Lord will again (B)comfort Zion and again (C)choose Jerusalem.”’”

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