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Isaiah 40:1-3
Legacy Standard Bible

The Glory of Yahweh Will Be Revealed

40 “(A)Comfort, O comfort My people,” says your God.
2 “(B)Speak to the heart of Jerusalem;
And call out to her, that her [a](C)warfare has been fulfilled,
That her [b](D)iniquity has been removed,
That she has received from the hand of Yahweh
(E)Double for all her sins.”

3 (F)A voice [c]is calling,
“(G)Prepare the way for Yahweh in the wilderness;
Make smooth in the desert a highway for our God.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 40:2 Or hard service
  2. Isaiah 40:2 Or penalty of iniquity has been accepted as paid off
  3. Isaiah 40:3 Or of one calling out
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Isaiah 40:1-3
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Comfort for God’s People

40 Comfort, comfort(A) my people,
    says your God.
2 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.

3 A voice of one calling:
“In the wilderness prepare
    the way(G) for the Lord[a];
make straight(H) in the desert
    a highway for our God.[b](I)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 40:3 Or A voice of one calling in the wilderness: / “Prepare the way for the Lord
  2. Isaiah 40:3 Hebrew; Septuagint make straight the paths of our God
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