What does Isaiah 40:1 mean?

Isaiah 40:1 highlights themes such as faith and obedience when read in context.

How should I apply Isaiah 40:1 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

Isaiah 40:1 Meaning

Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.

Context Explained

1Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.

2Speak 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.

3The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

Key Themes

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Source: Isaiah 40:1