Speak tenderly to the people of Jerusalem. Announce to them that their hard labor has been completed. Tell them that their sin has been paid for. Tell them the Lord has punished them enough for all their sins.”

要对耶路撒冷说安慰的话，又向她宣告说，她争战的日子已满了；她的罪孽赦免了；她为自己的一切罪，从耶和华手中加倍受罚。”

要对耶路撒冷说安慰的话，向它宣告，它的战争已结束，它的罪孽已赦免；它为自己一切的罪，已从耶和华手中加倍受罚。”

要对耶路撒冷说安慰的话，向它宣告，它的战争已结束，它的罪孽已赦免；它为自己一切的罪，已从耶和华手中加倍受罚。”

要温柔地告诉耶路撒冷，她的苦难已经结束，她的罪恶已经被除去。她因自己的一切罪已受到耶和华加倍的惩罚。”

你们要向耶路撒冷说慈爱的话，又要向它宣告：他们的苦难已经满足了，他们的罪孽已经还清了，他们因着自己的一切罪，已经从耶和华的手里受到过重的刑罚。”

要对耶路撒冷说安心话，向她宣告：她的苦役已经结束，她的罪孽已被除去；她为自己的一切罪恶，已经从耶和华的手中双倍受罚了。”

要對耶路撒冷說安慰的話，又向她宣告說，她爭戰的日子已滿了；她的罪孽赦免了；她為自己的一切罪，從耶和華手中加倍受罰。

要對耶路撒冷說安慰的話，向它宣告，它的戰爭已結束，它的罪孽已赦免；它為自己一切的罪，已從耶和華手中加倍受罰。」

要對耶路撒冷說安慰的話，向它宣告，它的戰爭已結束，它的罪孽已赦免；它為自己一切的罪，已從耶和華手中加倍受罰。」

要溫柔地告訴耶路撒冷，她的苦難已經結束，她的罪惡已經被除去。她因自己的一切罪已受到耶和華加倍的懲罰。」

你們要向耶路撒冷說慈愛的話，又要向它宣告：他們的苦難已經滿足了，他們的罪孽已經還清了，他們因著自己的一切罪，已經從耶和華的手裡受到過重的刑罰。”

要和耶路撒冷談心，要向她宣告：她勞役的日期已滿，她對罪罰的苦行已蒙悅納，她為了自己的一切罪、已從永恆主手中加倍地受罰了。

要對耶路撒冷說安心話，向她宣告：她的苦役已經結束，她的罪孽已被償清；她為自己的一切罪惡，已經從耶和華的手中雙倍受罰了。」

以善言慰耶路撒冷、告以彼之戰事已終、其罪已赦、因諸愆尤、倍受責罰於耶和華之手、○

必以善言慰耶路撒冷人、告之云、爾居苦境、已終其年、爾罪赦宥、耶和華以恩寵錫爾、較昔降災、其數維倍。

當以善言慰耶路撒冷、告之日、爾戰時已滿、爾罪已赦、因爾諸罪、已在主手受罰維倍、

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.

Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins.

“ Speak tenderly to Jerusalem. Tell her that her sad days are gone and her sins are pardoned. Yes, the Lord has punished her twice over for all her sins.”

“ Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and announce to her that her time of hard service is over, her iniquity has been pardoned, and she has received from the LORD’s hand double for all her sins.”

“ Speak kindly to Jerusalem; And call out to her, that her warfare has ended, That her guilt has been removed, That she has received of the Lord’s hand Double for all her sins.”

“ 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.”

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.

“ Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and announce to her that her time of forced labor is over, her iniquity has been pardoned, and she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins.”

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.

“ Speak kindly to Jerusalem, and tell her that her time of warfare is over, that her punishment is completed. For the LORD has made her pay double for all her sins.”

“ 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.”

Return to your place of safety, you prisoners who still have hope. Even now I announce that I will give you back much more than you had before.

Instead of being put to shame you will receive a double share of wealth. Instead of being dishonored you will be glad to be in your land. You will receive a double share of riches there. And you’ll be filled with joy that will last forever.

“ So now I am going to draw her back to me. I will lead her into the desert. There I will speak tenderly to her.

I will pay them back double for their sin and the evil things they have done. They have made my land‘ unclean.’ They have set up lifeless statues of their evil gods. They have filled my land with them. I hate those gods.”

I will wash from its people all the sins they have committed against me. And I will forgive all the sins they committed when they turned away from me.Then this city will bring me fame, joy, praise and honor. All the nations on earth will hear about the good things I do for this city. They will see the great success and peace I give it. Then they will be filled with wonder. And they will tremble with fear.”

Do to her as she has done to others. Pay her back double for what she has done. Pour her a double dose of what she has poured for others.

The message I give you waits for the time I have appointed. It speaks about what is going to happen. And all of it will come true. It might take a while. But wait for it. You can be sure it will come. It will happen when I want it to.

“ I am the one who wipes out your lawless acts. I do it because of who I am. I will not remember your sins anymore.

I will sweep your sins away as if they were a cloud. I will blow them away as if they were the morning mist. Return to me. Then I will set you free.”

Look! The winter is past. The rains are over and gone.Flowers are appearing on the earth. The season for singing has come. The cooing of doves is heard in our land.The fig trees are producing their early fruit. The flowers on the vines are giving off their sweet smell. Rise up and come, my love. Come with me, my beautiful one.’ ”

“ This is the covenant I will make with Israel after that time,” announces the Lord.“ I will put my law in their minds. I will write it on their hearts. I will be their God. And they will be my people.They will not need to teach their neighbor anymore. And they will not need to teach one another anymore. They will not need to say,‘ Know the Lord.’ That’s because everyone will know me. From the least important of them to the most important, all of them will know me,” announces the Lord.“ I will forgive their evil ways. I will not remember their sins anymore.”

Blessed is the person whose lawless acts are forgiven. Their sins have been taken away.

So some of the wise people will suffer. They will be made pure in the fire. They will be made spotless until the time of the end. It will still come at God’s appointed time.

Say to those whose hearts are afraid,“ Be strong and do not fear. Your God will come. He will pay your enemies back. He will come to save you.”

I know the plans I have for you,” announces the Lord.“ I want you to enjoy success. I do not plan to harm you. I will give you hope for the years to come.

But then the chosen time came. God sent his Son. A woman gave birth to him. He was born under the authority of the law.

After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord made him successful again. He gave him twice as much as he had before.All his brothers and sisters and everyone who had known him before came to see him. They ate with him in his house. They showed their concern for him. They comforted him because of all the troubles the Lord had brought on him. Each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring.The Lord blessed the last part of Job’s life even more than the first part. He gave Job 14,000 sheep and 6,000 camels. He gave him 1,000 pairs of oxen and 1,000 donkeys.

In days to come, the people of Israel will sing,“ Lord, we will praise you. You were angry with us. But now your anger has turned away from us. And you have brought us comfort.

You will rise up and show deep concern for Zion. The time has come for you to help Zion.The stones of your destroyed city are priceless to us. Even its dust brings deep concern to us.The nations will worship the Lord. All the kings on earth will respect his glorious power.The Lord will build Zion again. He will appear in his glory.He will answer the prayer of those who don’t have anything. He won’t say no to their cry for help.Let this be written down for those born after us. Then people who are not yet born can praise the Lord.Here is what should be written.“ The Lord looked down from his temple in heaven. From heaven he viewed the earth.He heard the groans of the prisoners. He set free those who were sentenced to death.”So people will talk about him in Zion. They will praise him in Jerusalem.Nations and kingdoms will gather there to worship the Lord.When I was still young, he took away my strength. He wasn’t going to let me live much longer.So I said,“ My God, don’t let me die in the middle of my life. You will live for all time to come.In the beginning you made the earth secure. You placed it on its foundations. Your hands created the heavens.They will pass away. But you will remain. They will all wear out like a piece of clothing. You will make them like clothes that are taken off and thrown away.But you remain the same. Your years will never end.Our children will live with you. Their sons and daughters will be safe in your care.”

“ Yes, they can,” the Lord answers.“ Prisoners will be taken away from soldiers. Stolen goods will be taken back from the powerful Babylonians. Zion, I will fight against those who fight against you. And I will save your people.

He answered,“ Go on your way, Daniel. The scroll is rolled up. It is sealed until the time of the end.

They called out in a loud voice.“ How long, Lord and King, holy and true?” they asked.“ How long will you wait to judge those who live on the earth? How long will it be until you pay them back for killing us?”Then each of them was given a white robe.“ Wait a little longer,” they were told.“ There are still more of your believing brothers and sisters who will be killed. They will be killed just as you were.”

The seventh angel blew his trumpet. There were loud voices in heaven. They said,“ The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah. He will rule for ever and ever.”The 24 elders were sitting on their thrones in front of God. They fell on their faces and worshiped God.They said,“ Lord God who rules over all, we give thanks to you. You are the God who is and who was. We give you thanks. That’s because you have begun to rule with your great power.The nations were angry, and the time for your anger has come. The time has come to judge the dead. It is time to reward your servants the prophets and your people who honor you. There is a reward for all your people, both great and small. It is time to destroy those who destroy the earth.”

No one living in Zion will ever say again,“ I’m sick.” And the sins of those who live there will be forgiven.

Don’t you know that people who do wrong will not receive God’s kingdom? Don’t be fooled. Those who commit sexual sins will not receive the kingdom. Neither will those who worship statues of gods or commit adultery. Neither will men who sleep with other men.Neither will thieves or those who always want more and more. Neither will those who are often drunk or tell lies or cheat. People who live like that will not receive God’s kingdom.Some of you used to do those things. But your sins were washed away. You were made holy. You were made right with God. All of this was done in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. It was also done by the Spirit of our God.

Hezekiah spoke words that gave hope to all the Levites. They understood how to serve the Lord well. For the seven days of the feast they ate the share given to them. They also sacrificed friendship offerings. They praised the Lord, the God of their people.

The warnings you gave us and our rulers have come true. You have brought great trouble on us. Nothing like what has been done to Jerusalem has ever happened anywhere else on earth.

He said to them,“ You should not be concerned about times or dates. The Father has set them by his own authority.

In that year I learned from the Scriptures that Jerusalem would remain destroyed for 70 years. That was what the Lord had told Jeremiah the prophet.

Let those who attack me be put to shame. But keep me from shame. Let them be terrified. But keep me from terror. Bring the day of trouble on them. Destroy them once and for all.

“ All those who are angry with you will be put to shame. And they will be dishonored. Those who oppose you will be destroyed. And they will vanish.You might search for your enemies. But you will not find them. Those who go to war against you will completely disappear.I am the Lord your God. I take hold of your right hand. I say to you,‘ Do not be afraid. I will help you.’

And I am very angry with the nations that feel secure. I was only a little angry with my people. But the nations went too far and tried to wipe them out.”

But I want you to roll up this scroll, Daniel. Seal it until the time of the end. Many people will go here and there to increase their knowledge.”

“ The Lord has appointed 70‘ weeks’ for your people and your holy city. During that time, acts against God’s law will be stopped. Sin will come to an end. And the evil things people do will be paid for. Then everyone will always do what is right. Everything that has been made known in visions and prophecies will come true. And the Most Holy Room in the temple will be anointed.“ Here is what I want you to know and understand. There will be seven‘ weeks.’ Then there will be 62‘ weeks.’ The seven‘ weeks’ will begin when an order is given to rebuild Jerusalem and make it like new again. At the end of the 62‘ weeks,’ the Anointed King will come. Jerusalem will have streets and a water system when it is rebuilt. But that will be done in times of trouble.After the 62‘ weeks,’ the Anointed King will be put to death. His followers will desert him. And everything he has will be taken away from him. The army of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the temple. The end will come like a flood. War will continue until the end. The Lord has ordered that many places be destroyed.A covenant will be put into effect with many people for one‘ week.’ In the middle of the‘ week’ sacrifices and offerings will come to an end. And at the temple a hated thing that destroys will be set up. It will remain until that ruler who will come is destroyed. Then he will experience what the Lord has ordered.”

Then he longed for Jacob’s daughter Dinah. He fell in love with her and spoke tenderly to her.