Isaiah 40:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the Lord’s hand double for all her sins.”

Isaiah 40:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Isaiah 40:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Isaiah 40:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““Speak comfortably to Jerusalem, and call out to her that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received of Yahweh’s hand double for all her sins.””

Isaiah 40:2 — World English Bible

Isaiah 40:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem; and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she hath received of Jehovah’s hand double for all her sins. ”

Isaiah 40:2 — American Standard Version

Isaiah 40:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Speak to the heart of Jerusalem, and call to her, That her warfare hath been completed, That accepted hath been her punishment, That she hath received from the hand of Jehovah Double for all her sins.”

Isaiah 40:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Isaiah 40:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Speak to the heart of Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her time of suffering is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned; for she hath received of Jehovah's hand double for all her sins. ”

Isaiah 40:2 — Darby Translation

Isaiah 40:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Speake comfortably to Ierusalem, and crye vnto her, that her warrefare is accomplished, that her iniquitie is pardoned: for she hath receiued of the Lords hand double for all her sinnes.”

Isaiah 40:2 — Geneva Bible

Isaiah 40:2 in Context — Isaiah 40

1 Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.

2 Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the Lord’s hand double for all her sins.

3 The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

4 Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:

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What Does Isaiah 40:2 Mean?

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