Isaiah 40
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Isaiah 40:1-3

1“1ComfortH5162, comfortH5162 My peopleH5971,” saysH559 your GodH430.2“2SpeakH1696 3kindlyH3820 to JerusalemH3389; And callH7121 outH7121 to her, that her 45warfareH6635 has endedH4390, That her 67guiltH5771 has been removedH7521, That she has receivedH3947 of the Lord’sH3068 handH3027 8DoubleH3718 for allH3605 her sinsH2403.”

39The voiceH6963 of one callingH7121 outH7121, “10ClearH6437 the wayH1870 for the LordH3068 in the wildernessH4057; MakeH3474 11straightH3474 in the desertH6160 a highwayH4546 for our GodH430.

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Notes

  1. 1. Isaiah 40:1 Is 12:1; 49:13; 51:3, 12; 52:9; 61:2; 66:13; Jer 31:10-14; Zeph 3:14-17; 2 Cor 1:4 ↩
  2. 2. Isaiah 40:2 Is 35:4; Zech 1:13 ↩
  3. 3. Isaiah 40:2 Lit to the heart of ↩
  4. 4. Isaiah 40:2 Or hard service ↩
  5. 5. Isaiah 40:2 Is 41:11-13; 49:25; 54:15, 17 ↩
  6. 6. Isaiah 40:2 Or penalty of guilt accepted as paid off ↩
  7. 7. Isaiah 40:2 Is 33:24; 53:5, 6, 11 ↩
  8. 8. Isaiah 40:2 Jer 16:18; Zech 9:12; Rev 18:6 ↩
  9. 9. Isaiah 40:3 Matt 3:3; Mark 1:3; Luke 3:4-6; John 1:23 ↩
  10. 10. Isaiah 40:3 Mal 3:1; 4:5, 6 ↩
  11. 11. Isaiah 40:3 Or smooth ↩

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