40:1 “Comfort, comfort my people,”
says your
40:2 “Speak kindly to
that her time of warfare is over,
that her punishment is completed.
For the Lord has made her pay double
49:13 Shout for joy, O sky!
Rejoice, O earth!
Let the mountains give a joyful shout!
For the Lord consoles his people
and shows compassion to the
51:3 Certainly the Lord will console Zion;
he will console all her ruins.
He will make her wilderness like Eden,
her desert like the Garden of the Lord.
Happiness and joy will be restored to
thanksgiving and the sound of music.
51:12 “I, I am the one who consoles you.
Why are you afraid of mortal men,
of mere human beings who are as short-lived as grass?
52:9 In unison give a joyful shout,
O ruins of Jerusalem!
For the Lord consoles his people;
he protects
54:8 In a burst
but with lasting devotion I will have compassion on you,”
says your protector,
66:13 As a mother consoles a child,
so I will console you,
and you will be consoled over Jerusalem.”
31:13 The Lord says,
Young men and old men will rejoice.
I will turn their grief into gladness.
I will give them comfort and joy in place of their sorrow.
3:15 The Lord has removed the judgment against you;
he has turned back your enemy.
Israel’s king, the Lord, is in your midst!
You no longer need to fear disaster.
3:16 On that day they will say
“Don’t be afraid, Zion!
Your hands must not be paralyzed from panic!
3:17 The Lord your God is in your midst;
he is a warrior who can deliver.
He takes great delight in you;
he renews you by his love;
he shouts for joy over you.”