"Comfortª° ye, comfortª° ye my people,ª saithª° your God.ª ... Speakª° ye comfortablyª¹ to Jerusalem,ª and cryª° unto¹ her, that¹ her warfareª is accomplished,ª° that¹ her iniquityª is pardoned:ª° for¹ she hath receivedª° of the LORD'Sª handª¹ doubleª for all¹ her sins.ª" {Isa 40:1-2} + "Awake,ª° awake;ª° put onª° thy strength,ª O Zion;ª put onª° thy beautifulª garments,ª O Jerusalem,ª the holyª city:ª for¹ henceforth¹ there shall no¹ more²°¹ comeª° into thee the uncircumcisedª and the unclean.ª ... Shake²° thyself¹ from the dust;ª¹ arise,ª° [and] sit down,ª° O Jerusalem:ª loose²° thyself¹ from the bandsª of thy neck,ª O captiveª daughterª of Zion.ª" {Isa 52:1-2} + "And shall say,ª° Cast ye up,ª° cast ye up,ª° prepareª° the way,ª take upª° the stumblingblockª out of the wayª¹ of my people.ª ... For¹ I will not¹ contendª° for ever,ª neither¹ will I be always² wroth:ª°¹ for¹ the spiritª should failª° beforeª¹ me, and the soulsª [which] I¹ have made.ª°" {Isa 57:14-16} + "And thou shalt hearª° what¹ they say;ª° and afterwardª shall thine handsª be strengthenedª° to go downª° unto the host.ª Then went he downª° with Phurahª his servantª unto¹ the outsideª of the armed menª that¹ [were] in the host.ª" {Jdg 7:11} + "Behold,¹ thou hast instructedª° many,ª and thou hast strengthenedª° the weakª hands.ª ... Thy wordsª have upholdenª° him that was falling,ª° and thou hast strengthenedª° the feebleª° knees.ª" {Job 4:3-4} + "[But] I would strengthenª° you withª my mouth,ª and the movingª of my lipsª should asswageª° [your grief]." {Job 16:5} + "Butª Iª have prayedª° forª thee,ª that²°¹ thyª faithª failª° not:²¹ andª whenª thouª art converted,ª° strengthenª° thyª brethren.ª" {Lke 22:32} + "Andª there appearedª° an angelª unto himª fromª heaven,ª strengtheningª° him.ª" {Lke 22:43} + "Andª after he had spentª° someª timeª [there], he departed,ª° and went overª° [all] the¹ countryª of Galatiaª andª Phrygiaª in order,ª strengtheningª° allª the¹ disciples.ª" {Act 18:23} + "Whereforeª lift upª° the handsª which¹ hang down,ª° andª the¹ feebleª° knees;ª" {Hbr 12:12} |