Isaiah 40:1

New International Reader's Version

“Comfort my people,” says your God. “Comfort them.

Cross References

Nehemiah 8:10

Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy some good food and sweet drinks. Send some of it to people who don’t have any. This day is holy to our Lord. So don’t be sad. The joy of the Lord makes you strong.”

Psalm 85:3

You stopped being angry with them. You turned your great anger away from them.

Psalm 85:8

I will listen to what God the Lord says. He promises peace to his faithful people. But they must not turn to foolish ways.

Ecclesiastes 3:4

There is a time to weep. And there’s a time to laugh. There is a time to be sad. And there’s a time to dance.

Isaiah 12:1

In days to come, the people of Israel will sing, “Lord, we will praise you. You were angry with us. But now your anger has turned away from us. And you have brought us comfort.

Isaiah 3:10

Tell those who do what is right that things will go well with them. They will enjoy the results of the good things they’ve done.

Isaiah 41:27

I was the first to tell Zion. I said, ‘Look! The people of Israel are coming back!’ I sent a messenger to Jerusalem with the good news.

Isaiah 50:10

Does anyone among you have respect for the Lord? Does anyone obey the message of the Lord’s servant? Let the person who walks in the dark trust in the Lord. Let the one who doesn’t have any light to guide them depend on their God.

Isaiah 51:12

The Lord says to his people, “I comfort you because of who I am. Why are you afraid of mere human beings? They are like grass that dries up.

Isaiah 51:3

You can be sure that I will comfort Zion’s people. I will look with loving concern on all their destroyed buildings. I will make their deserts like Eden. I will make their dry and empty land like the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness will be there. People will sing and give thanks to me.

Isaiah 52:9

Burst into songs of joy together, you broken-down buildings in Jerusalem. The Lord has comforted his people. He has set Jerusalem free.

Isaiah 60:1

“People of Jerusalem, get up. Shine, because your light has come. The glory of the Lord will shine on you.

Isaiah 61:2

He has sent me to announce the year when he will set his people free. He wants me to announce the day when he will pay his enemies back. Our God has sent me to comfort all those who are sad.

Ezekiel 16:42

Then my great anger against you will die down. My jealous anger will turn away from you. I will be calm. I will not be angry anymore.

Zechariah 1:13

So the Lord replied with kind and comforting words. He spoke them to the angel who talked with me.

Zechariah 1:17

“ ‘He says, “My towns will be filled with good things once more. I will comfort Zion. And I will choose Jerusalem again.” ’ ”

Zechariah 9:9

“City of Zion, be full of joy! People of Jerusalem, shout! See, your king comes to you. He always does what is right. He has won the victory. He is humble and riding on a donkey. He is sitting on a donkey’s colt.

2 Corinthians 1:4

He comforts us in all our troubles. Now we can comfort others when they are in trouble. We ourselves receive comfort from God.

1 Thessalonians 4:18

So encourage one another with these words of comfort.