- by whom:
- "Therefore¹¹ saidª° I, Look awayª° from¹ me; I will weepª bitterly,ª° labourª° not¹ to comfortª° me, because¹ of the spoilingª of the daughterª of my people.ª" {Isa 22:4} + "To proclaimª° the acceptableª yearª of the LORD,ª and the dayª of vengeanceª of our God;ª to comfortª° all¹ that mourn;ª" {Isa 61:2} + "Then cameª° there unto¹ him all¹ his brethren,ª and all¹ his sisters,ª and all¹ they that had been of his acquaintanceª° before,ª and did eatª° breadª with¹ him in his house:ª and they bemoanedª° him, and comfortedª° him over¹ all¹ the evilª that¹ the LORDª had broughtª° upon¹ him: every manª also gaveª° him a² piece of money,ª¹ and every oneª an¹ earringª of gold.ª" {Job 42:11} + "So I¹ returned,ª° and consideredª°¹ all¹ the oppressionsª that¹ are doneª° under¹ the sun:ª and behold¹ the tearsª of [such as were] oppressed,²°¹ and they had no¹ comforter;ª° and on the sideª¹ of their oppressorsª° [there was] power;ª but they had no¹ comforter.ª°" {Ecc 4:1} + "For¹ these¹ [things] I¹ weep;ª° mine eye,ª mine eyeª runneth downª° with water,ª because¹ the comforterª° that should relieveª° my soulª is farª° from¹ me: my childrenª are¹ desolate,ª° because¹ the enemyª° prevailed.ª°" {Lam 1:16} + "And it came to pass,¹ [that] when¹ they had made an endª° of eatingª°¹ the grassª of the land,ª then I said,ª° O Lordª GOD,ª forgive,ª° I beseech thee:¹ by whom¹ shall Jacobª arise?ª° for¹ he¹ [is] small.ª" {Ams 7:2} + "Neverthelessª God,ª that comfortethª° those that are cast down,ª comfortedª° usª byª the¹ comingª of Titus;ª ... Andª not²¹ byª hisª comingª only,ª butªª byª the¹ consolationª wherewithª he was comfortedª° inª you,ª when he toldª° usª yourª earnest desire,ª yourª mourning,ª yourª fervent mindª towardª me;ª so² that¹ Iª rejoicedª° the more.ª" {2Co 7:6-7} + "Thereforeªª we were comfortedª° inª yourª comfort:ª yea, andª exceedinglyª the moreª joyed¹ we²° forª the¹ joyª of Titus,ª becauseª hisª spiritª was refreshedª° byª youª all.ª" {2Co 7:13} + "Nowª ourª Lordª Jesusª Christª himself,ª andª God,ª evenª ourª Father,ª which² hath lovedª° us,ª andª hath givenª° [us] everlastingª consolationª andª goodª hopeª throughª grace,ª ... Comfortª° yourª hearts,ª andª stablishª° youª inª everyª goodª wordª andª work.ª" {2Th 2:16-17}
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