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Isaiah 40:1

“Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God.

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Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.

KJV

Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.

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נַחֲמ֥וּna.cha.MucomfortH5162 →
נַחֲמ֖וּna.cha.MucomfortH5162 →
עַמִּ֑י'a.Mipeople myH5971 →
יֹאמַ֖רyo.Marhe saysH559 →
אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemGod yourH430 →

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2 Corinthians 1:4who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.Isaiah 51:12“I, even I, am He who comforts you. Why should you be afraid of mortal man, of a son of man who withers like grass?Isaiah 51:3For the LORD will comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; He will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and melodious song.Zephaniah 3:14–17Sing for joy, O Daughter of Zion; shout aloud, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O Daughter of Jerusalem!1 Thessalonians 4:18Therefore encourage one another with these words.Zechariah 1:13So the LORD spoke kind and comforting words to the angel who was speaking with me.Jeremiah 31:10–14Hear, O nations, the word of the LORD, and proclaim it in distant coastlands: “The One who scattered Israel will gather them and keep them as a shepherd keeps his flock.Isaiah 49:13–16Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; break forth in song, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted His people, and He will have compassion on His afflicted ones.Isaiah 66:13As a mother comforts her son, so will I comfort you, and you will be consoled over Jerusalem.”Isaiah 66:10–14Be glad for Jerusalem and rejoice over her, all who love her. Rejoice greatly with her, all who mourn over her,Isaiah 12:1In that day you will say: “O LORD, I will praise You. Although You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away, and You have comforted me.Isaiah 60:1Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.Zechariah 9:9Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.Isaiah 52:9Break forth in joy, sing together, O ruins of Jerusalem, for the LORD has comforted His people; He has redeemed Jerusalem.Isaiah 62:11–12Behold, the LORD has proclaimed to the ends of the earth, “Say to Daughter Zion: See, your Savior comes! Look, His reward is with Him, and His recompense goes before Him.”Isaiah 41:10–14Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.Isaiah 3:10Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.Isaiah 41:27I was the first to tell Zion: ‘Look, here they are!’ And I gave to Jerusalem a herald of good news.

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About Isaiah

The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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