Isaiah 40:2

English Standard Version 2016

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.

Cross References

Zechariah 9:12

Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; today I declare that I will restore to you double.

Isaiah 61:7

Instead of your shame there shall be a double portion; instead of dishonor they shall rejoice in their lot; therefore in their land they shall possess a double portion; they shall have everlasting joy.

Hosea 2:14

“Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak tenderly to her.

Revelation 18:6

Pay her back as she herself has paid back others, and repay her double for her deeds; mix a double portion for her in the cup she mixed.

Jeremiah 16:18

But first I will doubly repay their iniquity and their sin, because they have polluted my land with the carcasses of their detestable idols, and have filled my inheritance with their abominations.”

Isaiah 44:22

I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud and your sins like mist; return to me, for I have redeemed you.

Isaiah 43:25

“I, I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins.

Habakkuk 2:3

For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay.

Jeremiah 29:11

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Isaiah 35:4

Say to those who have an anxious heart, “Be strong; fear not! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God. He will come and save you.”

Acts 1:7

He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority.

Daniel 11:35

and some of the wise shall stumble, so that they may be refined, purified, and made white, until the time of the end, for it still awaits the appointed time.

Isaiah 12:1

You will say in that day: “I will give thanks to you, O Lord, for though you were angry with me, your anger turned away, that you might comfort me.

Galatians 4:4

But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law,

Isaiah 49:25

For thus says the Lord: “Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken, and the prey of the tyrant be rescued, for I will contend with those who contend with you, and I will save your children.

Isaiah 33:24

And no inhabitant will say, “I am sick”; the people who dwell there will be forgiven their iniquity.

Psalm 32:1

Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

Zechariah 1:15

And I am exceedingly angry with the nations that are at ease; for while I was angry but a little, they furthered the disaster.

Daniel 12:9

He said, “Go your way, Daniel, for the words are shut up and sealed until the time of the end.

Daniel 12:4

But you, Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book, until the time of the end. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.”

Daniel 9:12

He has confirmed his words, which he spoke against us and against our rulers who ruled us, by bringing upon us a great calamity. For under the whole heaven there has not been done anything like what has been done against Jerusalem.

Daniel 9:2

in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, perceived in the books the number of years that, according to the word of the Lord to Jeremiah the prophet, must pass before the end of the desolations of Jerusalem, namely, seventy years.

Jeremiah 17:18

Let those be put to shame who persecute me, but let me not be put to shame; let them be dismayed, but let me not be dismayed; bring upon them the day of disaster; destroy them with double destruction!

2 Chronicles 30:22

And Hezekiah spoke encouragingly to all the Levites who showed good skill in the service of the Lord. So they ate the food of the festival for seven days, sacrificing peace offerings and giving thanks to the Lord, the God of their fathers.

Genesis 34:3

And his soul was drawn to Dinah the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her.

Isaiah 6:7

And he touched my mouth and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for.”

Isaiah 14:3

When the Lord has given you rest from your pain and turmoil and the hard service with which you were made to serve,

Isaiah 53:5

But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.

Isaiah 53:6

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

Isaiah 54:15

If anyone stirs up strife, it is not from me; whoever stirs up strife with you shall fall because of you.

Isaiah 54:17

no weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed, and you shall refute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord and their vindication from me, declares the Lord.”

Isaiah 55:7

let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

Isaiah 66:13

As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 51:10

The Lord has brought about our vindication; come, let us declare in Zion the work of the Lord our God.

Lamentations 4:22

The punishment of your iniquity, O daughter of Zion, is accomplished; he will keep you in exile no longer; but your iniquity, O daughter of Edom, he will punish; he will uncover your sins.

Ezekiel 16:42

So will I satisfy my wrath on you, and my jealousy shall depart from you. I will be calm and will no more be angry.

Zechariah 1:13

And the Lord answered gracious and comforting words to the angel who talked with me.

Exodus 22:3

but if the sun has risen on him, there shall be bloodguilt for him. He shall surely pay. If he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.

Psalm 85:3

You withdrew all your wrath; you turned from your hot anger.

Ecclesiastes 3:4

a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

Isaiah 27:9

Therefore by this the guilt of Jacob will be atoned for, and this will be the full fruit of the removal of his sin: when he makes all the stones of the altars like chalkstones crushed to pieces, no Asherim or incense altars will remain standing.

Isaiah 51:17

Wake yourself, wake yourself, stand up, O Jerusalem, you who have drunk from the hand of the Lord the cup of his wrath, who have drunk to the dregs the bowl, the cup of staggering.

Hosea 2:16

“And in that day, declares the Lord, you will call me ‘My Husband,’ and no longer will you call me ‘My Baal.’

Zephaniah 3:15

The Lord has taken away the judgments against you; he has cleared away your enemies. The King of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst; you shall never again fear evil.