Isaiah 40:1
New International Version
Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.

New Living Translation
“Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God.

English Standard Version
Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.

Berean Standard Bible
“Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God.

King James Bible
Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.

New King James Version
“Comfort, yes, comfort My people!” Says your God.

New American Standard Bible
“Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God.

NASB 1995
“Comfort, O comfort My people,” says your God.

NASB 1977
“Comfort, O comfort My people,” says your God.

Legacy Standard Bible
“Comfort, O comfort My people,” says your God.

Amplified Bible
“Comfort, O comfort My people,” says your God.

Christian Standard Bible
“Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God.”

American Standard Version
Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.

Contemporary English Version
Our God has said: "Encourage my people! Give them comfort.

English Revised Version
Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Comfort my people! Comfort them!" says your God.

Good News Translation
"Comfort my people," says our God. "Comfort them!

International Standard Version
"Comfort! Yes, comfort my people," says your God.

Majority Standard Bible
“Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God.

NET Bible
"Comfort, comfort my people," says your God.

New Heart English Bible
"Comfort, comfort my people," says your God.

Webster's Bible Translation
Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.

World English Bible
“Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
“Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God.

Young's Literal Translation
Comfort ye, comfort ye, My people, saith your God.

Smith's Literal Translation
Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, will your God say.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
BE comforted, be comforted, my people, saith your God.

Catholic Public Domain Version
“Be consoled, be consoled, O my people!” says your God.

New American Bible
Comfort, give comfort to my people, says your God.

New Revised Standard Version
Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
COMFORT ye, comfort ye my people, says your God.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
“Comfort her, comfort my people”, says your God
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Comfort ye, comfort ye My people, Saith your God.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith God.

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Context
Prepare the Way for the LORD
1“Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God. 2“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.”…

Cross References
2 Corinthians 1:3-4
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, / who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.

Matthew 5:4
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope, / encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good word and deed.

John 14:16-18
And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever— / the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you. / I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.

Romans 15:4-5
For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope. / Now may the God who gives endurance and encouragement grant you harmony with one another in Christ Jesus,

2 Corinthians 7:6
But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the arrival of Titus,

Isaiah 49:13
Shout 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.

Isaiah 51:3
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.

Isaiah 61:1-2
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners, / to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn,

Jeremiah 31:13
Then the maidens will rejoice with dancing, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into joy, and give them comfort and joy for their sorrow.

Zechariah 1:13
So the LORD spoke kind and comforting words to the angel who was speaking with me.

Lamentations 3:31-33
For the Lord will not cast us off forever. / Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion. / For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men.

Psalm 23:4
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

Psalm 71:21
You will increase my honor and comfort me once again.

Psalm 119:50
This is my comfort in affliction, that Your promise has given me life.


Treasury of Scripture

Comfort you, comfort you my people, said your God.

comfort

Isaiah 3:10
Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

Isaiah 35:3,4
Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees…

Isaiah 41:10-14,27
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness…

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Isaiah 40
1. The promulgation of the Gospel
3. The preaching of John Baptist foretold
9. The preaching of the apostles foretold
12. The prophet, by the omnipotence of God
18. And his incomparableness
26. Comforts the people.














Comfort, comfort
The repetition of the word "comfort" in Isaiah 40:1 emphasizes the intensity and urgency of the message. In Hebrew, the word used is "נַחֲמוּ" (nachamu), which conveys a deep sense of consolation and encouragement. This repetition signifies God's profound desire to bring solace to His people, Israel, who have endured suffering and exile. Historically, this message comes at a time when the Israelites were in Babylonian captivity, longing for deliverance and restoration. The double use of "comfort" underscores God's commitment to their redemption and His compassionate nature.

My people
The phrase "My people" reflects a personal and covenantal relationship between God and the Israelites. In Hebrew, "עַמִּי" (ammi) is used, which denotes possession and belonging. This is a reminder of the Abrahamic covenant, where God chose Israel as His special nation. Despite their disobedience and the resulting exile, God reaffirms His unchanging love and commitment to them. This phrase is a powerful reminder of God's faithfulness and His promise to restore and bless His people.

says your God
The declaration "says your God" is authoritative and reassuring. The Hebrew word "אֱלֹהֵיכֶם" (Eloheichem) is used, which is a plural possessive form, indicating a personal God who is intimately involved with His people. This phrase emphasizes that the message of comfort is not from a distant deity but from their own God, who has been with them throughout their history. It reassures the Israelites of God's sovereignty and His active role in their lives, providing hope and assurance of His plans for their future.

XL.

(1) Comfort ye . . .--I start with the assumption that the great prophetic poem that follows is the work of Isaiah himself, referring to the Introduction for the discussion of all questions connected with its authorship and arrangement. It has a link, as has been noticed, with the earlier collection of his writings in Isaiah 35:9-10. The prophet's mind is obviously projected at the outset into the future, which it had been given him to see, when the time of punishment and discipline was to be succeeded, having done its work, by blessedness and peace. The key-note is struck in the opening words. The phrase "my people" is a distinct echo of Hos. ii. 1. Lo Ammi (i.e. "not my people,") has been brought back to his true position as Ammi (i.e. "my people").

Saith your God.--Noticeable as a formula which is at once peculiar to Isaiah and common to both his volumes (Isaiah 1:11; Isaiah 1:18; Isaiah 33:10; Isaiah 41:21; Isaiah 66:9). . . .

Verse 1. - Comfort ye, comfort ye my people. The key-note is struck at once. With that iteration which is his favourite mode of emphasizing what is important (see the comment on Isaiah 38:11), the prophet declares that he and his brethren have a direct mission from God to "comfort" Israel. Note the encouragement contained in the expressions, "my people," and "your God." Israel is not cast off, even when most deeply afflicted.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
“Comfort,
נַחֲמ֥וּ (na·ḥă·mū)
Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 5162: To sigh, breathe strongly, to be sorry, to pity, console, rue, to avenge

comfort
נַחֲמ֖וּ (na·ḥă·mū)
Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 5162: To sigh, breathe strongly, to be sorry, to pity, console, rue, to avenge

My people,”
עַמִּ֑י (‘am·mî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

says
יֹאמַ֖ר (yō·mar)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

your God.
אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ (’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative


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