Isaiah 40:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Warfare

That her iniquity

General references

Song of Songs 2:11

Isaiah 35:3

Romans 4:7

Bible References

Warfare

You will arise and have compassion on Zion;
For it is time to be gracious to her,
For the appointed time has come.

‘For behold, the winter is past,
The rain is over and gone.

For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.

in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, observed in the books the number of the years which was revealed as the word of the Lord to Jeremiah the prophet for the completion of the desolations of Jerusalem, namely, seventy years.

Some of those who have insight will fall, in order to refine, purge and make them

pure until the end time; because it is still to come at the appointed time.

But as for you, Daniel, conceal these words and seal up the book until the end of time; many will go back and forth, and knowledge will increase.”

“For the vision is yet for the appointed time;
It hastens toward the goal and it will not fail.
Though it tarries, wait for it;
For it will certainly come, it will not delay.

He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or epochs which the Father has fixed by His own authority;

But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law,

and they cried out with a loud voice, saying, “How long, O

Lord, holy and true, will You refrain from judging and avenging our blood on those who dwell on the earth?”

Then the seventh angel sounded; and there were loud voices in heaven, saying,“The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ; and He will reign forever and ever.”

That her iniquity

Then you will say on that day,
“I will give thanks to You, O Lord;
For although You were angry with me,
Your anger is turned away,
And You comfort me.

And no resident will say, “I am sick”;
The people who dwell there will be forgiven their iniquity.

“I, even I, am the one who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake,
And I will not remember your sins.

“I have wiped out your transgressions like a thick cloud
And your sins like a heavy mist.

Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.”

Instead of your shame you will have a double portion,
And instead of humiliation they will shout for joy over their portion.
Therefore they will possess a double portion in their land,

Everlasting joy will be theirs.

A Psalm of David. A Maskil.

How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven,

Whose sin is covered!

“But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” declares the Lord, “I will put My law within them and on their heart I will write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.

I will cleanse them from all their iniquity by which they have sinned against Me, and I will pardon all their iniquities by which they have sinned against Me and by which they have transgressed against Me.

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals,

General references

‘For behold, the winter is past,
The rain is over and gone.

Encourage the exhausted, and strengthen the feeble.

“Blessed are those whose lawless deeds have been forgiven,
And whose sins have been covered.