40:1 “Comfort, comfort my people,”
says your
35:4 Tell those who panic,
“Be strong! Do not fear!
Look, your God comes to avenge!
With divine retribution he comes to deliver you.”
59:2 But your sinful acts have alienated you from your God;
your sins have caused him to reject you and not listen to your prayers.
40:9 Go up on a high mountain, O herald Zion!
Shout out loudly, O herald Jerusalem!
Shout, don’t be afraid!
Say to the towns of Judah,
“Here is your God!”