Isaiah 40:2
“Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
What it says
Jerusalem is to be told tenderly that her warfare is ended, her iniquity is pardoned, and she has received full measure for her sins.
What it is doing
This verse grounds comfort in the reality of completed judgment and forgiven guilt.
In context
1“Comfort, comfort My people,” 2“Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, 3A voice of one calling: 4Every valley shall be lifted up, 5And the glory of the LORD will be revealed,