Isaiah 40:2

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Speak kindly to Jerusalem and tell her, ‘Your time of service is finished. You have paid the price for your sins.’ I, the Lord, have punished you twice for every sin you committed.”

Cross References

Zechariah 9:12

Prisoners, go home! Now you have something to hope for. I am telling you now, I am coming back to you.

Isaiah 61:7

In the past, other people shamed you and said bad things to you. You were shamed much more than any other people. So in your land you will get two times more than other people. You will get the joy that continues forever.

Hosea 2:14

“So I, the Lord, will speak romantic words to her. I will lead her into the desert and speak tender words.

Revelation 18:6

Give that city the same as she gave to others. Pay her back twice as much as she did. Prepare wine for her that is twice as strong as the wine she prepared for others.

Jeremiah 16:18

I will pay the people of Judah back for the evil things they did—I will punish them two times for every sin. I will do this because they have made my land ‘dirty.’ They made my land ‘dirty’ with their terrible idols. I hate those idols, but they have filled my country with their idols.”

Isaiah 44:22

Your sins were like a big cloud, but I wiped them all away. Your sins are gone, like a cloud that disappeared into thin air. I rescued and protected you, so come back to me.”

Isaiah 43:25

“I, I am the one who wipes away all your sins. I do this to please myself. I will not remember your sins.

Habakkuk 2:3

This message is about a special time in the future. This message is about the end, and it will come true. Just be patient and wait for it. That time will come; it will not be late.

Jeremiah 29:11

I say this because I know the plans that I have for you.” This message is from the Lord. “I have good plans for you. I don’t plan to hurt you. I plan to give you hope and a good future.

Isaiah 35:4

People are afraid and confused. Say to them, “Be strong! Don’t be afraid!” Look, your God will come and punish your enemies. He will come and give you your reward. He will save you.

Acts 1:7

Jesus said to them, “The Father is the only one who has the authority to decide dates and times. They are not for you to know.

Daniel 11:35

Some of the wise people will stumble and make mistakes. But the persecution must come so that they can be made stronger and purer until the time of the end. Then, at the right time, that time of the end will come.

Isaiah 12:1

At that time you will say, “I praise you, Lord! You have been angry with me, but don’t be angry with me now. Show your love to me.

Galatians 4:4

But when the right time came, God sent his Son, who was born from a woman and lived under the law.

Isaiah 49:25

Here is the Lord’s answer: “The prisoners will escape. Those captured by the strong soldier will be set free. That’s because I will fight your battles, and I will save your children.

Isaiah 33:24

No one living there will say, “I am sick,” because everyone living there has had their guilt removed.

Psalm 32:1

It is a great blessing when people are forgiven for the wrongs they have done, when their sins are erased.

Zechariah 1:15

And I am very angry at the nations that feel so safe. I was only a little angry, and I used them to punish my people. But they caused too much damage.”

Daniel 12:9

He answered, “Go on about your life Daniel. The message is hidden. It will be a secret until the time of the end.

Daniel 12:4

“But you, Daniel, keep this message a secret. You must close the book and keep this secret until the time of the end. Many people will go here and there looking for true knowledge, and the true knowledge will increase.”

Daniel 9:12

“God said those things would happen to us and our leaders, and he made them happen. He made terrible things happen to us. No other city suffered the way Jerusalem suffered.

Daniel 9:2

During his first year as king, I was studying the Scriptures and noticed in the Lord’s message to Jeremiah that 70 years would pass before Jerusalem would be rebuilt.

Jeremiah 17:18

People are hurting me. Make them ashamed, but don’t disappoint me. Let them be filled with fear, but don’t give me any reason to fear. Bring the terrible day of disaster to my enemies. Break them, and break them again.

2 Chronicles 30:22

King Hezekiah encouraged all the Levites who understood very well how to do the service of the Lord. The people celebrated the festival for seven days and offered fellowship offerings. They gave thanks and praise to the Lord, the God of their ancestors.

Genesis 34:3

But he was so attracted to her that he fell in love and began expressing his feelings to her.

Isaiah 6:7

Then he touched my mouth with the hot coal and said, “When this hot coal touched your lips, your guilt was taken away, and your sins were erased.”

Isaiah 14:3

In the past, you were slaves. People forced you to work hard. But the Lord will take away the hard work you were forced to do.

Isaiah 53:5

But he was being punished for what we did. He was crushed because of our guilt. He took the punishment we deserved, and this brought us peace. We were healed because of his pain.

Isaiah 53:6

We had all wandered away like sheep. We had gone our own way. And yet the Lord put all our guilt on him.

Isaiah 54:15

I will never send anyone to attack you. And if any army tries to attack you, you will defeat them.

Isaiah 54:17

“People will make weapons to fight against you, but their weapons will not defeat you. Some people will say things against you, but anyone who speaks against you will be proved wrong.” The Lord says, “That is what my servants get! They get the good things that come from me, their Lord.

Isaiah 55:7

Evil people should stop living evil lives. They should stop thinking bad thoughts. They should come to the Lord again, and he will comfort them. They should come to our God because he will freely forgive them.

Isaiah 66:13

I will comfort you like a mother comforting her child. You will be comforted in Jerusalem.”

Jeremiah 51:10

The Lord got even for us. Come, let’s tell about that in Zion. Let’s tell what the Lord our God has done.

Lamentations 4:22

Your punishment is complete, Zion. You will not go into captivity again. But the Lord will punish your sins, people of Edom. He will uncover your sins.

Ezekiel 16:42

Then I will stop being angry and jealous. I will calm down. I will not be angry anymore.

Zechariah 1:13

Then the Lord answered the angel who was talking with me. He spoke good, comforting words.

Psalm 85:3

You stopped being angry with them. Your terrible anger has gone away.

Ecclesiastes 3:4

There is a time to cry and a time to laugh. There is a time to be sad and a time to dance with joy.

Isaiah 27:9

How will Jacob’s guilt be forgiven? What will happen so his sins can be taken away? The rocks of the altar will be crushed to dust; the statues and altars for worshiping false gods will all be destroyed.

Isaiah 51:17

Wake up! Wake up! Jerusalem, get up! The Lord was very angry with you. So you were punished. It was like a cup of poison you had to drink, and you drank it all.

Hosea 2:16

This is what the Lord says. “At that time you will call me ‘My husband.’ You will not call me ‘My Baal.’

Zephaniah 3:15

The Lord stopped your punishment. He destroyed your enemies’ strong towers. King of Israel, the Lord is with you. You don’t need to worry about anything bad happening.