2Ch 32:6, Isa 40:1-2, Hos 2:14 | ESV | STEP | And he set combat commanders over the people and gathered them together to him in the square at the gate of the city and spoke encouragingly to them, saying ,

2 Chronicles 32:6

6 And he set combat commanders over the people and gathered them together to him in the square at the gate of the city and spoke ^aencouragingly to them, saying,

Isaiah 40:1-2

Comfort for God’s People

1 ^bComfort, comfort my people, says your God.
2 ^cSpeak tenderly to Jerusalem,
and cry to her
that ^dher warfare ^{▼▼Or hardship} is ended,
that her iniquity is pardoned,
that she has received from the Lord’s hand
double for all her sins.

Hosea 2:14

The Lord’s Mercy on Israel

14 “Therefore, behold, I will allure her,
and ^fbring her into the wilderness,
and ^gspeak tenderly to her.