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2Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
and proclaim to her
that her hard service has been completed,
that her sin has been paid for,
that she has received from the LORD's hand
double for all her sins.

3A voice of one calling:
“In the desert prepare
the way for the LORDOr A voice of one calling in the desert: / “Prepare the way for the LORD;
make straight in the wilderness
a highway for our God.Hebrew; Septuagint make straight the paths of our God

4Every valley shall be raised up,
every mountain and hill made low;
the rough ground shall become level,
the rugged places a plain.

5And the glory of the LORD will be revealed,
and all mankind together will see it.
For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.”

6A voice says, “Cry out.”
And I said, “What shall I cry?”
“All men are like grass,
and all their glory is like the flowers of the field.

7The grass withers and the flowers fall,
because the breath of the LORD blows on them.
Surely the people are grass.

8The grass withers and the flowers fall,
but the word of our God stands forever.”

9You who bring good tidings to Zion,
go up on a high mountain.
You who bring good tidings to Jerusalem,Or O Zion, bringer of good tidings, / go up on a high mountain. / O Jerusalem, bringer of good tidings
lift up your voice with a shout,
lift it up, do not be afraid;
say to the towns of Judah,
“Here is your God!”

10See, the Sovereign LORD comes with power,
and his arm rules for him.
See, his reward is with him,
and his recompense accompanies him.
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