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Tell her that her sad days are gone and her sins are pardoned. Yes, the LORD has punished her twice over for all her sins.” <a href="/esv/isaiah/40.htm">English Standard Version</a> Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received from the LORD’s hand double for all her sins. <a href="/bsb/isaiah/40.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her forced labor has been completed; her iniquity has been pardoned. For she has received from the hand of the LORD double for all her sins.” <a href="/kjv/isaiah/40.htm">King James Bible</a> Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the LORD'S hand double for all her sins. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/40.htm">New King James Version</a> “Speak comfort to Jerusalem, and cry out to her, That her warfare is ended, That her iniquity is pardoned; For she has received from the LORD’s hand Double for all her sins.” <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/40.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Speak kindly to Jerusalem; And call out to her, that her warfare has ended, That her guilt has been removed, That she has received of the LORD’S hand Double for all her sins.” <a href="/nasb/isaiah/40.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Speak kindly to Jerusalem; And call out to her, that her warfare has ended, That her iniquity has been removed, That she has received of the LORD&#8217S hand Double for all her sins.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/40.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Speak kindly to Jerusalem; And call out to her, that her warfare has ended, That her iniquity has been removed, That she has received of the LORD’s hand Double for all her sins.” <a href="/lsb/isaiah/40.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “Speak to the heart of Jerusalem; And call out to her, that her warfare has been fulfilled, That her iniquity has been removed, That she has received from the hand of Yahweh Double for all her sins.” <a href="/amp/isaiah/40.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, And call out to her, that her time of compulsory service in warfare is finished, That her wickedness has been taken away [since her punishment is sufficient], That she has received from the LORD’S hand Double [punishment] for all her sins.” <a href="/csb/isaiah/40.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and announce to her that her time of hard service is over, her iniquity has been pardoned, and she has received from the LORD’s hand double for all her sins.” <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/40.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and announce to her that her time of forced labor is over, her iniquity has been pardoned, and she has received from the LORD&#8217s hand double for all her sins.&#8221 <a href="/asv/isaiah/40.htm">American Standard Version</a> Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem; and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she hath received of Jehovah's hand double for all her sins. <a href="/cev/isaiah/40.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Speak kindly to Jerusalem and announce: Your slavery is past; your punishment is over. I, the LORD, made you pay double for your sins." <a href="/erv/isaiah/40.htm">English Revised Version</a> Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned; that she hath received of the LORD'S hand double for all her sins. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/40.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "Speak tenderly to Jerusalem and announce to it that its time of hard labor is over and its wrongs have been paid for. It has received from the LORD double for all its sins." <a href="/gnt/isaiah/40.htm">Good News Translation</a> Encourage the people of Jerusalem. Tell them they have suffered long enough and their sins are now forgiven. I have punished them in full for all their sins." <a href="/isv/isaiah/40.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her heavy service has been completed, that her penalty has been paid, that she has received from the LORD's hand double for all her sins." <a href="/msb/isaiah/40.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her forced labor has been completed; her iniquity has been pardoned. For she has received from the hand of the LORD double for all her sins.? <a href="/net/isaiah/40.htm">NET Bible</a> "Speak kindly to Jerusalem, and tell her that her time of warfare is over, that her punishment is completed. For the LORD has made her pay double for all her sins." <a href="/nheb/isaiah/40.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "Speak tenderly to Jerusalem; and call out to her that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received of the LORD's hand double for all her sins." <a href="/wbt/isaiah/40.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry to her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received from the LORD'S hand double for all her sins. <a href="/web/isaiah/40.htm">World English Bible</a> “Speak comfortably to Jerusalem, and call out to her that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received of Yahweh’s hand double for all her sins.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/40.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Speak to the heart of Jerusalem, and call to her, "" That her warfare has been completed, "" That her punishment has been accepted, "" That she has received from the hand of YHWH "" Double for all her sins. <a href="/ylt/isaiah/40.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Speak to the heart of Jerusalem, and call to her, That her warfare hath been completed, That accepted hath been her punishment, That she hath received from the hand of Jehovah Double for all her sins. <a href="/slt/isaiah/40.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Speak ye to the heart of Jerusalem, and call to her that her war was filled up, her iniquity was paid off: that she received from the hand of Jehovah double for all her sins.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/40.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Speak ye to the heart of Jerusalem, and call to her: for her evil is come to an end, her iniquity is forgiven: she hath received of the hand of the Lord double for all her sins. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/40.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Speak to the heart of Jerusalem, and call out to her! For her malice has reached its end. Her iniquity has been forgiven. She has received double for all her sins from the hand of the Lord. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/40.htm">New American Bible</a> Speak to the heart of Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her service has ended, that her guilt is expiated, That she has received from the hand of the LORD double for all her sins. <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/40.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that she has served her term, that her penalty is paid, that she has received from the LORD’s hand double for all her sins.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/40.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Speak comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry to her, for she was filled with violence and delighted in sin; and she has received from the LORD'S hand double punishment for all her sins. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/40.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Speak to the heart of Jerusalem and cry to her, because she was filled with power, and she delighted in sin, and she received from the hand of LORD JEHOVAH double of all her sins”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/40.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Bid Jerusalem take heart, And proclaim unto her, That her time of service is accomplished, That her guilt is paid off; That she hath received of the LORD'S hand Double for all her sins. <a href="/sep/isaiah/40.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Speak, ye priests, to the heart of Jerusalem; comfort her, for her humiliation is accomplished, her sin is put away: for she has received of the Lord's hand double the amount of her sins. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/40-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=8446" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/40.htm">Prepare the Way for the LORD</a> 1“Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God. 2<a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dab·bə·rū (V-Piel-Imp-mp) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">“Speak</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">tenderly to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lêḇ (N-msc) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: yə·rū·šā·lim (N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">Jerusalem,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: wə·qir·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">and proclaim</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·le·hā (Prep:: 3fs) -- To, into, towards. ">to her</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/6635.htm" title="6635: ṣə·ḇā·’āh (N-csc:: 3fs) -- Or tsbadah; from tsaba'; a mass of persons, especially reg. Organized for war; by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively.">her forced labor</a> <a href="/hebrew/4390.htm" title="4390: mā·lə·’āh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To be full, to fill. Or malae; a primitive root, to fill or be full of, in a wide application.">has been completed;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: ‘ă·wō·nāh (N-csc:: 3fs) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">her iniquity</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7521.htm" title="7521: nir·ṣāh (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- To be pleased with, accept favorably. A primitive root; to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy a debt.">has been pardoned.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: lā·qə·ḥāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">she has received</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: mî·yaḏ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">from the hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/3718.htm" title="3718: kip̄·la·yim (N-md) -- The double. From kaphal; a duplicate.">double</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵāl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">for all</a> <a href="/hebrew/2403.htm" title="2403: ḥaṭ·ṭō·ṯe·hā (N-fpc:: 3fs) -- Or chattacth; from chata'; an offence, and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also an offender.">her sins.”</a> 3A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/31-34.htm">Jeremiah 31:34</a> No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.” <a href="/psalms/103-12.htm">Psalm 103:12</a> As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. <a href="/micah/7-18.htm">Micah 7:18-19</a> Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? / He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea. <a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22-23</a> Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. / They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness! <a href="/zechariah/1-13.htm">Zechariah 1:13-17</a> So the LORD spoke kind and comforting words to the angel who was speaking with me. / Then the angel who was speaking with me said, “Proclaim this word: This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘I am very jealous for Jerusalem and Zion, / but I am fiercely angry with the nations that are at ease. For I was a little angry, but they have added to the calamity.’ ... <a href="/hosea/2-14.htm">Hosea 2:14-15</a> “Therefore, behold, I will allure her and lead her to the wilderness, and speak to her tenderly. / There I will give back her vineyards and make the Valley of Achor into a gateway of hope. There she will respond as she did in the days of her youth, as in the day she came up out of Egypt. <a href="/isaiah/61-7.htm">Isaiah 61:7</a> Instead of shame, My people will have a double portion, and instead of humiliation, they will rejoice in their share; and so they will inherit a double portion in their land, and everlasting joy will be theirs. <a href="/isaiah/54-7.htm">Isaiah 54:7-8</a> “For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will bring you back. / In a surge of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,” says the LORD your Redeemer. <a href="/isaiah/35-4.htm">Isaiah 35:4</a> 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.” <a href="/isaiah/51-3.htm">Isaiah 51:3</a> For 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. <a href="/isaiah/52-9.htm">Isaiah 52:9</a> Break forth in joy, sing together, O ruins of Jerusalem, for the LORD has comforted His people; He has redeemed Jerusalem. <a href="/isaiah/62-12.htm">Isaiah 62:12</a> And they will be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of The LORD; and you will be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken. <a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a> Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” <a href="/luke/1-77.htm">Luke 1:77-79</a> to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins, / because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high, / to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.” <a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18-19</a> “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, / to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Speak you comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry to her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she has received of the LORD's hand double for all her sins.comfortably.<a href="/genesis/34-3.htm">Genesis 34:3</a> And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.<a href="/2_chronicles/30-22.htm">2 Chronicles 30:22</a> And Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites that taught the good knowledge of the LORD: and they did eat throughout the feast seven days, offering peace offerings, and making confession to the LORD God of their fathers.<a href="/hosea/2-14.htm">Hosea 2:14</a> Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her.warfare, or, appointed time<a href="/psalms/102-13.htm">Psalm 102:13</a> Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.<a href="/songs/2-11.htm">Song of Solomon 2:11-13</a> For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; … <a href="/jeremiah/29-11.htm">Jeremiah 29:11</a> For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.and her iniquity<a href="/isaiah/12-1.htm">Isaiah 12:1</a> And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.<a href="/isaiah/33-24.htm">Isaiah 33:24</a> And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.<a href="/isaiah/43-25.htm">Isaiah 43:25</a> I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.double<a href="/isaiah/61-7.htm">Isaiah 61:7</a> For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.<a href="/job/42-10.htm">Job 42:10-12</a> And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before… <a href="/jeremiah/16-18.htm">Jeremiah 16:18</a> And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double; 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Jerusalem, representing the people of Israel, is addressed with compassion. The use of "tenderly" suggests a deep, heartfelt communication, reflecting God's love and mercy. Historically, Jerusalem had faced destruction and exile, but this message promises restoration. The city is often personified in Scripture, symbolizing the spiritual state of the nation (<a href="/isaiah/1-21.htm">Isaiah 1:21</a>, <a href="/lamentations/1.htm">Lamentations 1:1</a>).and proclaim to her that her forced labor has been completed; The "forced labor" refers to the period of exile and suffering experienced by the Israelites, particularly during the Babylonian captivity. This phrase signifies the end of their punishment and the beginning of a new era of freedom. Theologically, it points to God's sovereignty in determining the duration of discipline and His faithfulness in fulfilling His promises (<a href="/jeremiah/29-10.htm">Jeremiah 29:10</a>).her iniquity has been pardoned. This declaration of pardon indicates a divine act of forgiveness. In the Old Testament, iniquity often required atonement through sacrifice, but here it is freely pardoned by God. This foreshadows the ultimate forgiveness through Jesus Christ, who provides atonement for sin (<a href="/hebrews/9-26.htm">Hebrews 9:26</a>). The concept of pardon is central to the covenant relationship between God and His people (<a href="/psalms/103-12.htm">Psalm 103:12</a>).For she has received from the hand of the LORD double for all her sins. The phrase "double for all her sins" can be understood as receiving a full measure of punishment, emphasizing the completeness of God's justice. It also suggests that the punishment was sufficient and that restoration is now possible. This reflects the biblical principle of reaping what one sows (<a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7</a>) and highlights God's righteousness. The "hand of the LORD" signifies His direct involvement and control over the events, underscoring His authority and the certainty of His promises.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The capital city of Israel, often representing the people of God. In this context, it symbolizes the nation of Israel and its spiritual state. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> Refers to Yahweh, the covenant God of Israel, who is both just and merciful. 3. <a href="/topical/w/warfare.htm">Warfare</a> Represents the struggles and hardships faced by Jerusalem, including physical battles and spiritual conflicts. 4. <a href="/topical/i/iniquity.htm">Iniquity</a> Refers to the sin and moral failings of the people of Jerusalem, which have been forgiven. 5. <a href="/topical/d/double_for_all_her_sins.htm">Double for all her sins</a> Indicates the abundant grace and mercy of God, suggesting that the punishment has been more than sufficient, and now restoration is at hand.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_comfort_and_assurance.htm">God's Comfort and Assurance</a> God speaks tenderly to His people, offering comfort and assurance of His love and forgiveness. We are called to receive His comfort in times of distress. <a href="/topical/e/end_of_struggle.htm">End of Struggle</a> The end of warfare signifies a new beginning. In our lives, God promises an end to our spiritual battles and a fresh start through His grace. <a href="/topical/f/forgiveness_and_restoration.htm">Forgiveness and Restoration</a> Just as Jerusalem's iniquity was removed, we too can experience forgiveness and restoration through Christ. This calls us to live in the freedom of God's grace. <a href="/topical/a/abundant_grace.htm">Abundant Grace</a> Receiving "double" for sins highlights God's abundant grace. We are encouraged to trust in His provision and mercy, knowing that His grace is sufficient for all our needs. <a href="/topical/p/proclaiming_god's_message.htm">Proclaiming God's Message</a> We are called to speak tenderly and proclaim God's message of hope and redemption to others, just as Isaiah was instructed to do for Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_40.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 40</a> <a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_9_align_with_mercy.htm">How does the judgment in Ezekiel 9 align with other biblical passages emphasizing mercy and forgiveness?</a> <a href="/q/isaiah_4's_restoration_vs._ot_judgment.htm">How do claims in Isaiah 4 regarding future restoration align or conflict with other Old Testament prophecies about judgment and destruction?</a> <a href="/q/is_'hard_service'_in_job_7_1_accurate.htm">In Job 7:1, is the description of life as “hard service” historically or culturally accurate for Job’s time, or is it an anachronism? </a> <a href="/q/how_reconcile_rabshakeh's_claim_with_judah's_deliverance.htm">Isaiah 36:18-20: How do we reconcile the Rabshakeh's claim that no god has saved any nation from Assyria with the biblical assertion that the Lord ultimately delivered Judah?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/40.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) Speak ye comfortably . . .--Literally, Speak ye to the heart. The command is addressed to the prophets whom Isaiah contemplates as working towards the close of the exile, and carrying on his work. In <a href="/haggai/1-13.htm" title="Then spoke Haggai the LORD's messenger in the LORD's message to the people, saying, I am with you, said the LORD.">Haggai 1:13</a>, <a href="/haggai/2-9.htm" title="The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, said the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, said the LORD of hosts.">Haggai 2:9</a>, and <a href="/zechariah/1-13.htm" title="And the LORD answered the angel that talked with me with good words and comfortable words.">Zechariah 1:13</a>; <a href="/context/zechariah/2-5.htm" title="For I, said the LORD, will be to her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the middle of her.">Zechariah 2:5-10</a>; <a href="/context/zechariah/9-9.htm" title="Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, your King comes to you: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding on an ass, and on a colt the foal of an ass.">Zechariah 9:9-12</a>, we may rightly trace the influence of the words as working out their own fulfilment.That her warfare is accomplished.--The time of war, with all its suffering, becomes the symbol of sufferings apart from actual war. The exile was one long campaign with enemies who were worse than the Babylonian conquerors. In <a href="/job/7-1.htm" title="Is there not an appointed time to man on earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling?">Job 7:1</a>; <a href="/job/14-14.htm" title="If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.">Job 14:14</a>, the word is applied (rendered by "appointed time") to the battle of life from its beginning to its end. This, too, may be noted as one of the many parallelisms between Isaiah and Job. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/40.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 2. - Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem; literally, speak ye to the heart of Jerusalem. Address her inmost feelings, her very spirit and soul. Her warfare is accomplished... is pardoned... hath received. These perfects can only be viewed as "perfects of prophetic certainty." According to every theory of the authorship of <a href="/isaiah/40.htm">Isaiah 40-46</a>, they were written before the close of the Captivity, when Israel's warfare was not yet accomplished, her iniquity not yet fully pardoned. Isaiah, however, sees all as already accomplished in the Divine counsels, and so announces it to the people. Israel's warfare, her long term of hard service (comp. <a href="/job/7-1.htm">Job 7:1</a>), will assuredly come to an end; she will thoroughly turn to God, and then her iniquity will be pardoned, she will be considered to have suffered enough. Double. "It was the ordinary rule under the Law that 'for all manner of trespass' a man condemned by the judges should pay double" (Kay; comp. <a href="/exodus/22-9.htm">Exodus 22:9</a>). Heathen legislators adopted the same rule for certain offences (Arist, 'Eth. Nic.,' 3:5, § 8). It is not here intended to assert that the law of Divine judgment is to exact double; but only to assure Israel that, having been amply punished, she need fear no further vengeance (comp. <a href="/isaiah/61-7.htm">Isaiah 61:7</a>). <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/40-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“Speak דַּבְּר֞וּ (dab·bə·rū) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue tenderly to עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against Jerusalem, יְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel and proclaim וְקִרְא֣וּ (wə·qir·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> To call, proclaim, read to her אֵלֶ֔יהָ (’ê·le·hā) Preposition | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to that כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction her forced labor צְבָאָ֔הּ (ṣə·ḇā·’āh) Noun - common singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6635.htm">Strong's 6635: </a> A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign has been completed, מָֽלְאָה֙ (mā·lə·’āh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4390.htm">Strong's 4390: </a> To fill, be full of her iniquity עֲוֺנָ֑הּ (‘ă·wō·nāh) Noun - common singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5771.htm">Strong's 5771: </a> Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity has been pardoned; נִרְצָ֖ה (nir·ṣāh) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7521.htm">Strong's 7521: </a> To be pleased with, to satisfy a, debt for כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction she has received לָקְחָה֙ (lā·qə·ḥāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take from the hand מִיַּ֣ד (mî·yaḏ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand of the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> YHWH double כִּפְלַ֖יִם (kip̄·la·yim) Noun - md <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3718.htm">Strong's 3718: </a> A duplicate for all בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every her sins.” חַטֹּאתֶֽיהָ׃ (ḥaṭ·ṭō·ṯe·hā) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2403.htm">Strong's 2403: </a> An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/40-2.htm">Isaiah 40:2 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/40-2.htm">Isaiah 40:2 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/40-2.htm">Isaiah 40:2 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/40-2.htm">Isaiah 40:2 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/40-2.htm">Isaiah 40:2 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/40-2.htm">Isaiah 40:2 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/40-2.htm">Isaiah 40:2 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/40-2.htm">Isaiah 40:2 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/40-2.htm">Isaiah 40:2 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/40-2.htm">Isaiah 40:2 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-2.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 40:2 Speak comfortably to Jerusalem (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/40-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 40:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 40:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/40-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 40:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 40:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>