Isaiah 40:2
ContextNET © | “Speak kindly to 1 Jerusalem, 2 and tell her that her time of warfare is over, 3 that her punishment is completed. 4 For the Lord has made her pay double 5 for all her sins.” |
NIV © | Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her hard service has been completed, that her sin has been paid for, that she has received from the LORD’s hand double for all her sins. |
NASB © | "Speak kindly to Jerusalem; And call out to her, that her warfare has ended, That her iniquity has been removed, That she has received of the LORD’S hand Double for all her sins." |
NLT © | "Speak tenderly to Jerusalem. Tell her that her sad days are gone and that her sins are pardoned. Yes, the LORD has punished her in full for all her sins." |
MSG © | "Speak softly and tenderly to Jerusalem, but also make it very clear That she has served her sentence, that her sin is taken care of--forgiven! She's been punished enough and more than enough, and now it's over and done with." |
BBE © | Say kind words to the heart of Jerusalem, crying out to her that her time of trouble is ended, that her punishment is complete; that she has been rewarded by the Lord’s hand twice over for all her sins. |
NRSV © | Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that she has served her term, that her penalty is paid, that she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins. |
NKJV © | "Speak comfort to Jerusalem, and cry out to her, That her warfare is ended, That her iniquity is pardoned; For she has received from the LORD’S hand Double for all her sins." |
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NET © [draft] ITL | “Speak <01696> kindly <03820> to Jerusalem <03389> , and tell her <0413> that <03588> her time of warfare <06635> warfare <07121> is over, that <03588> <03588> her <03947> punishment <05771> is completed <04390> . For <03588> <03588> the Lord <03069> has made her pay double <03718> for all <03605> her sins .”<02403> |
NET © | “Speak kindly to 1 Jerusalem, 2 and tell her that her time of warfare is over, 3 that her punishment is completed. 4 For the Lord has made her pay double 5 for all her sins.” |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “speak to the heart of Jerusalem.” Jerusalem is personified as a woman. 2 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4. 3 tn Heb “that she is filled [with] her warfare.” Some understand צָבָא (tsavah, “warfare”) as meaning “hard service” or “compulsory labor” in this context. 4 tn Heb “that her punishment is accepted [as satisfactory].” 5 tn Heb “for she has received from the hand of the Lord double.” The principle of the double portion in punishment is also seen in Jer 16:18; 17:18 and Rev 18:6. For examples of the double portion in Israelite law, see Exod 22:4, 7, 9 (double restitution by a thief) and Deut 21:17 (double inheritance portion for the firstborn). |