“Speak tenderly to[a] Jerusalem,
and announce to her
that her time of hard service is over,
her iniquity(A) has been pardoned,(B)
and she has received from the Lord’s hand
double for all her sins.”(C)

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  1. 40:2 Lit Speak to the heart of

Speak tenderly(A) to Jerusalem,
    and proclaim to her
that her hard service(B) has been completed,(C)
    that her sin has been paid for,(D)
that she has received from the Lord’s hand
    double(E) for all her sins.

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Pay her back the way she also paid,(A)
and double it according to her works.(B)
In the cup in which she mixed,(C)
mix a double portion for her.

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Give back to her as she has given;
    pay her back(A) double(B) for what she has done.
    Pour her a double portion from her own cup.(C)

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