Isaiah 40:1

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Comfort for God’s People

40 Comfort, comfort^(A) my people,
says your God.

2 Corinthians 1:4

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⁴who comforts us^(A) in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.

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Isaiah 51:12

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¹²“I, even I, am he who comforts^(A) you.
Who are you that you fear^(B) mere mortals,^(C)
human beings who are but grass,^(D)

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Isaiah 51:3

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³The Lord will surely comfort^(A) Zion^(B)
    and will look with compassion on all her ruins;^(C)
he will make her deserts like Eden,^(D)
    her wastelands^(E) like the garden of the Lord.
Joy and gladness^(F) will be found in her,
    thanksgiving^(G) and the sound of singing.

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Zephaniah 3:14-17

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¹⁴Sing, Daughter Zion;^(A)
    shout aloud,^(B) Israel!
Be glad and rejoice^(C) with all your heart,
    Daughter Jerusalem!
¹⁵The Lord has taken away your punishment,
    he has turned back your enemy.
The Lord, the King of Israel, is with you;^(D)
    never again will you fear^(E) any harm.^(F)
¹⁶On that day
    they will say to Jerusalem,
“Do not fear, Zion;
    do not let your hands hang limp.^(G)
¹⁷The Lord your God is with you,
    the Mighty Warrior who saves.^(H)
He will take great delight^(I) in you;
    in his love he will no longer rebuke you,^(J)
    but will rejoice over you with singing.”^(K)

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1 Thessalonians 4:18

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¹⁸Therefore encourage one another^(A) with these words.

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Zechariah 1:13

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¹³So the Lord spoke^(A) kind and comforting words^(B) to the angel who talked with me.^(C)

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Jeremiah 31:10-14

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¹⁰“Hear the word of the Lord, you nations;
    proclaim it in distant coastlands:^(A)
‘He who scattered^(B) Israel will gather^(C) them
    and will watch over his flock like a shepherd.’^(D)
¹¹For the Lord will deliver Jacob
    and redeem^(E) them from the hand of those stronger^(F) than they.
¹²They will come and shout for joy^(G) on the heights^(H) of Zion;
    they will rejoice in the bounty^(I) of the Lord—
the grain, the new wine and the olive oil,^(J)
    the young of the flocks^(K) and herds.
They will be like a well-watered garden,^(L)
    and they will sorrow^(M) no more.
¹³Then young women will dance and be glad,
    young men and old as well.
I will turn their mourning^(N) into gladness;
    I will give them comfort^(O) and joy^(P) instead of sorrow.
¹⁴I will satisfy^(Q) the priests^(R) with abundance,
    and my people will be filled with my bounty,^(S)”
declares the Lord.

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Isaiah 49:13-16

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¹³Shout for joy,^(A) you heavens;
    rejoice, you earth;^(B)
    burst into song, you mountains!^(C)
For the Lord comforts^(D) his people
    and will have compassion^(E) on his afflicted ones.^(F)

¹⁴But Zion^(G) said, “The Lord has forsaken^(H) me,
the Lord has forgotten me.”

¹⁵“Can a mother forget the baby at her breast
    and have no compassion on the child^(I) she has borne?
Though she may forget,
    I will not forget you!^(J)
¹⁶See, I have engraved^(K) you on the palms of my hands;
    your walls^(L) are ever before me.

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Isaiah 66:10-14

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¹⁰“Rejoice^(A) with Jerusalem and be glad for her,
    all you who love^(B) her;
rejoice greatly with her,
    all you who mourn^(C) over her.
¹¹For you will nurse^(D) and be satisfied
    at her comforting breasts;^(E)
you will drink deeply
    and delight in her overflowing abundance.”^(F)

¹²For this is what the Lord says:

“I will extend peace^(G) to her like a river,^(H)
    and the wealth^(I) of nations like a flooding stream;
you will nurse and be carried^(J) on her arm
    and dandled on her knees.
¹³As a mother comforts her child,^(K)
    so will I comfort^(L) you;
    and you will be comforted over Jerusalem.”

¹⁴When you see this, your heart will rejoice^(M)
and you will flourish^(N) like grass;
the hand^(O) of the Lord will be made known to his servants,^(P)
but his fury^(Q) will be shown to his foes.

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Zechariah 9:9

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The Coming of Zion’s King

⁹Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion!^(A)
    Shout,^(B) Daughter Jerusalem!
See, your king comes to you,^(C)
    righteous and victorious,^(D)
lowly and riding on a donkey,^(E)
    on a colt, the foal of a donkey.^(F)

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Isaiah 60:1-61:3

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The Glory of Zion

60 “Arise,^(A) shine, for your light^(B) has come,
    and the glory^(C) of the Lord rises upon you.
²See, darkness^(D) covers the earth
    and thick darkness^(E) is over the peoples,
but the Lord rises upon you
    and his glory appears over you.
³Nations^(F) will come to your light,^(G)
    and kings^(H) to the brightness of your dawn.

⁴“Lift up your eyes and look about you:
    All assemble^(I) and come to you;
your sons come from afar,^(J)
    and your daughters^(K) are carried on the hip.^(L)
⁵Then you will look and be radiant,^(M)
    your heart will throb and swell with joy;^(N)
the wealth^(O) on the seas will be brought to you,
    to you the riches of the nations will come.
⁶Herds of camels^(P) will cover your land,
    young camels of Midian^(Q) and Ephah.^(R)
And all from Sheba^(S) will come,
    bearing gold and incense^(T)
    and proclaiming the praise^(U) of the Lord.
⁷All Kedar’s^(V) flocks will be gathered to you,
    the rams of Nebaioth will serve you;
they will be accepted as offerings^(W) on my altar,^(X)
    and I will adorn my glorious temple.^(Y)

⁸“Who are these^(Z) that fly along like clouds,^(AA)
    like doves to their nests?
⁹Surely the islands^(AB) look to me;
    in the lead are the ships of Tarshish,^[a]^(AC)
bringing^(AD) your children from afar,
    with their silver and gold,^(AE)
to the honor^(AF) of the Lord your God,
    the Holy One^(AG) of Israel,
    for he has endowed you with splendor.^(AH)

¹⁰“Foreigners^(AI) will rebuild your walls,
    and their kings^(AJ) will serve you.
Though in anger I struck you,
    in favor^(AK) I will show you compassion.^(AL)
¹¹Your gates^(AM) will always stand open,
    they will never be shut, day or night,
so that people may bring you the wealth of the nations^(AN)—
    their kings^(AO) led in triumphal procession.
¹²For the nation or kingdom that will not serve^(AP) you will perish;
    it will be utterly ruined.^(AQ)

¹³“The glory of Lebanon^(AR) will come to you,
    the juniper, the fir and the cypress together,^(AS)
to adorn my sanctuary;^(AT)
    and I will glorify the place for my feet.^(AU)
¹⁴The children of your oppressors^(AV) will come bowing before you;
    all who despise you will bow down^(AW) at your feet
and will call you the City^(AX) of the Lord,
    Zion^(AY) of the Holy One^(AZ) of Israel.

¹⁵“Although you have been forsaken^(BA) and hated,
    with no one traveling^(BB) through,
I will make you the everlasting pride^(BC)
    and the joy^(BD) of all generations.
¹⁶You will drink the milk of nations
    and be nursed^(BE) at royal breasts.
Then you will know^(BF) that I, the Lord, am your Savior,^(BG)
    your Redeemer,^(BH) the Mighty One of Jacob.^(BI)
¹⁷Instead of bronze I will bring you gold,^(BJ)
    and silver in place of iron.
Instead of wood I will bring you bronze,
    and iron in place of stones.
I will make peace^(BK) your governor
    and well-being your ruler.^(BL)
¹⁸No longer will violence^(BM) be heard in your land,
    nor ruin or destruction^(BN) within your borders,
but you will call your walls Salvation^(BO)
    and your gates Praise.^(BP)
¹⁹The sun will no more be your light by day,
    nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you,
for the Lord will be your everlasting light,^(BQ)
    and your God will be your glory.^(BR)
²⁰Your sun^(BS) will never set again,
    and your moon will wane no more;
the Lord will be your everlasting light,
    and your days of sorrow^(BT) will end.
²¹Then all your people will be righteous^(BU)
    and they will possess^(BV) the land forever.
They are the shoot I have planted,^(BW)
    the work of my hands,^(BX)
    for the display of my splendor.^(BY)
²²The least of you will become a thousand,
    the smallest a mighty nation.^(BZ)
I am the Lord;
    in its time I will do this swiftly.”^(CA)

The Year of the Lord’s Favor

61 The Spirit^(CB) of the Sovereign Lord^(CC) is on me,
    because the Lord has anointed^(CD) me
    to proclaim good news^(CE) to the poor.^(CF)
He has sent me to bind up^(CG) the brokenhearted,
    to proclaim freedom^(CH) for the captives^(CI)
    and release from darkness for the prisoners,^[b]
²to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor^(CJ)
    and the day of vengeance^(CK) of our God,
to comfort^(CL) all who mourn,^(CM)
³    and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown^(CN) of beauty
    instead of ashes,^(CO)
the oil^(CP) of joy
    instead of mourning,^(CQ)
and a garment of praise
    instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
    a planting^(CR) of the Lord
    for the display of his splendor.^(CS)

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Isaiah 60:9 Or the trading ships
Isaiah 61:1 Hebrew; Septuagint the blind

Isaiah 12:1

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Songs of Praise

12 In that day^(A) you will say:

“I will praise^(B) you, Lord.
Although you were angry with me,
your anger has turned away^(C)
and you have comforted^(D) me.

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Isaiah 52:9

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⁹Burst into songs of joy^(A) together,
you ruins^(B) of Jerusalem,
for the Lord has comforted^(C) his people,
he has redeemed Jerusalem.^(D)

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Isaiah 62:11-12

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¹¹The Lord has made proclamation
    to the ends of the earth:^(A)
“Say to Daughter Zion,^(B)
    ‘See, your Savior comes!^(C)
See, his reward is with him,
    and his recompense accompanies him.’”^(D)
¹²They will be called^(E) the Holy People,^(F)
    the Redeemed^(G) of the Lord;
and you will be called Sought After,
    the City No Longer Deserted.^(H)

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Isaiah 41:27

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²⁷I was the first to tell^(A) Zion, ‘Look, here they are!’
I gave to Jerusalem a messenger of good news.^(B)

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Isaiah 41:10-14

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¹⁰So do not fear,^(A) for I am with you;^(B)
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen^(C) you and help^(D) you;
I will uphold you^(E) with my righteous right hand.^(F)

¹¹“All who rage^(G) against you
    will surely be ashamed and disgraced;^(H)
those who oppose^(I) you
    will be as nothing and perish.^(J)
¹²Though you search for your enemies,
    you will not find them.^(K)
Those who wage war against you
    will be as nothing^(L) at all.
¹³For I am the Lord your God
    who takes hold of your right hand^(M)
and says to you, Do not fear;
    I will help^(N) you.
¹⁴Do not be afraid,^(O) you worm^(P) Jacob,
    little Israel, do not fear,
for I myself will help^(Q) you,” declares the Lord,
    your Redeemer,^(R) the Holy One^(S) of Israel.

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Isaiah 35:3-4

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³Strengthen the feeble hands,
    steady the knees^(A) that give way;
⁴say^(B) to those with fearful hearts,^(C)
    “Be strong, do not fear;^(D)
your God will come,^(E)
    he will come with vengeance;^(F)
with divine retribution
    he will come to save^(G) you.”

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Isaiah 65:13-14

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¹³Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“My servants will eat,^(A)
    but you will go hungry;^(B)
my servants will drink,^(C)
    but you will go thirsty;^(D)
my servants will rejoice,^(E)
    but you will be put to shame.^(F)
¹⁴My servants will sing^(G)
    out of the joy of their hearts,
but you will cry out^(H)
    from anguish of heart
    and wail in brokenness of spirit.

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Isaiah 50:10

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¹⁰Who among you fears^(A) the Lord
    and obeys^(B) the word of his servant?^(C)
Let the one who walks in the dark,
    who has no light,^(D)
trust^(E) in the name of the Lord
    and rely on their God.

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Isaiah 3:10

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¹⁰Tell the righteous it will be well^(A) with them,
for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds.^(B)

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Hebrews 6:17-18

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¹⁷Because God wanted to make the unchanging^(A) nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised,^(B) he confirmed it with an oath. ¹⁸God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie,^(C) we who have fled to take hold of the hope^(D) set before us may be greatly encouraged.

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Psalm 85:8

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⁸I will listen to what God the Lord says;
he promises peace^(A) to his people, his faithful servants—
but let them not turn to folly.^(B)

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Isaiah 57:15-19

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¹⁵For this is what the high and exalted^(A) One says—
    he who lives forever,^(B) whose name is holy:
“I live in a high^(C) and holy place,
    but also with the one who is contrite^(D) and lowly in spirit,^(E)
to revive the spirit of the lowly
    and to revive the heart of the contrite.^(F)
¹⁶I will not accuse^(G) them forever,
    nor will I always be angry,^(H)
for then they would faint away because of me—
    the very people^(I) I have created.
¹⁷I was enraged by their sinful greed;^(J)
    I punished them, and hid^(K) my face in anger,
    yet they kept on in their willful ways.^(L)
¹⁸I have seen their ways, but I will heal^(M) them;
    I will guide^(N) them and restore comfort^(O) to Israel’s mourners,
¹⁹    creating praise on their lips.^(P)
Peace, peace,^(Q) to those far and near,”^(R)
    says the Lord. “And I will heal them.”

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Nehemiah 8:10

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¹⁰Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing^(A) prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy^(B) of the Lord is your strength.”

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Isaiah 40:1 New International Version

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