Isaiah 40:2
1 “Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God.
“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.”
3 A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.
4 Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill made low; the uneven ground will become smooth, and the rugged land a plain.
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- ÅB
- Tal vennlig til Jerusalem og rop til det at dets strid er endt, at dets skyld er betalt, at det av Herrens hånd har fått dobbelt for alle sine synder.
- OTB
- Tal vennlig til Jerusalem og forkynn for henne at hennes strid er endt, at hennes skyld er fjernet, at hun har mottatt fra Herrens hånd dobbelt for alle sine synder.
- B1930
- Tal vennlig til Jerusalem og rop til det at dets strid er endt, at dets skyld er betalt, at det av Herrens hånd har fått dobbelt for alle sine synder.
- BSB
- “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.”
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- “Speak comfortably 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.”
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- Speak to the heart of Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her time of suffering is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned; for she hath received of Jehovah's hand double for all her sins.
- BLB
- “Speak upon the heart of Jerusalem, and call out to her, that her service has been fulfilled, that her iniquity has been pardoned, for she has received from the hand of YHWH double for all her sins.”
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Zechariah 9:12
Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; even today I declare that I will restore to you double.
Les i sammenhengIsaiah 61:7
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.
Les i sammenhengHosea 2:14
“Therefore, behold, I will allure her and lead her to the wilderness, and speak to her tenderly.
Les i sammenhengJeremiah 33:8–9
And I will cleanse them from all the iniquity they have committed against Me, and will forgive all their sins of rebellion against Me.
Les i sammenhengRevelation 18:6
Give back to her as she has done to others; pay her back double for what she has done; mix her a double portion in her own cup.
Les i sammenhengIsaiah 43:25
I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.
Les i sammenhengSong of Solomon 2:11–13
For now the winter is past; the rain is over and gone.
Les i sammenhengIsaiah 44:22
I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.
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