(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

But He was [a]pierced through for (A)our transgressions,
He was crushed for (B)our iniquities;
The (C)chastening for our [b]well-being fell upon Him,
And by (D)His scourging we are healed.
All of us like sheep have gone astray,
Each of us has turned to his own way;
But the Lord has caused the iniquity of us all
To [c]fall on Him.

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  1. Isaiah 53:5 Or wounded
  2. Isaiah 53:5 Or peace
  3. Isaiah 53:6 Lit encounter Him

11 As a result of the [a]anguish of His soul,
He will (A)see [b]it and be satisfied;
By His (B)knowledge the Righteous One,
My Servant, will justify the many,
As He will (C)bear their iniquities.

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  1. Isaiah 53:11 Or toilsome labor
  2. Isaiah 53:11 Another reading is light

but if we (A)walk in the Light as (B)He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and (C)the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

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