Prepare the Way for the LORD
Isaiah 40:1
In 11 translations
- BSB
- “Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God.
- KJV
- Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.
- WEB
- “Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God.
- ASV
- Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.
- LSV
- “Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God.
- YLT
- Comfort ye, comfort ye, My people, saith your God.
- DBY
- Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.Elohim
- DRC
- Be comforted, be comforted, my people, saith your God.
- GNV
- Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, will your God say.
- JPS
- Comfort ye, comfort ye My people, saith your God.
- LXXE
- Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith God.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- נַחֲמ֥וּ נַחֲמ֖וּ עַמִּ֑י יֹאמַ֖ר אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃
- LXX-Br
- Παρακαλεῖτε παρακαλεῖτε τὸν λαόν μου, λέγει ὁ Θεός.
Who and where
👤 God◆ Prophecies of Isaiah
People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
ComfortConsolationIsaiah, The Book ofReadings, SelectIsrael, Religion ofPardonJeremiah (2)Zephaniah, Book ofAffliction, Consolation underJohn, Gospel of
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Cross-references most cited first
- 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…
- 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! The LORD has taken away your punishment; He has turned back your enemy. Israel’s King, the…
- 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. For the LORD has ransomed Jacob and redeemed him…
- 1 Thessalonians 4:18Therefore encourage one another with these words.
- 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. But Zion said, “The LORD has forsaken me; the Lord…
- Isaiah 66:10–14Be glad for Jerusalem and rejoice over her, all who love her. Rejoice greatly with her, all who mourn over her, so that you may nurse and be satisfied at her comforting breasts; you may drink deeply and delight…
- 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 60:1–61:3Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. For behold, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness is over the peoples; but the LORD will rise upon you, and His glory will appear…
- 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 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.” And they will be called the Holy People, the…
- 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. Behold, all who rage against you will be…
- Isaiah 35:3–4Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees! Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”
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