Isa 12:1, 51:12, 57:15, 18, 61:1-2, Jer 31:13, Mat 5:4, 2Cor 1:3-4, 2:14 | ESV | STEP | You will say in that day : I will give thanks to you, O Lord , for though you were angry with me, your anger turned away , that you might comfort me.

Isaiah 12:1

The Lord Is My Strength and My Song

1 You ^{▼▼The Hebrew for you is singular in verse 1} will say ^bin that day:
“I will give thanks to you, O Lord,
for though you were angry with me,
^cyour anger turned away,
that you might comfort me.

Isaiah 51:12

12 “I, I am he ^dwho comforts you;
who are you that you are afraid of ^eman who dies,
of the son of man who is made ^flike grass,

Isaiah 57:15

15 For thus says ^gthe One who is high and lifted up,
who inhabits eternity, whose name is ^hHoly:
ⁱ“I dwell in the high and holy place,
and also ^jwith him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit,
^kto revive the spirit of the lowly,
and to revive the heart of the contrite.

Isaiah 57:18

18 I have seen his ways, ^lbut I will heal him;
I will lead him ^mand restore comfort to him and his mourners,

Isaiah 61:1-2

The Year of the Lord’s Favor

1 ⁿThe Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
because the Lord has ^oanointed me
to bring good news to the poor; ^{▼▼Or afflicted}
he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and ^qthe opening of the prison to those who are bound; ^{▼▼Or the opening [of the eyes] to those who are blind; Septuagint and recovery of sight to the blind}
2 ^sto proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor,
^tand the day of vengeance of our God;
to comfort all who mourn;

Jeremiah 31:13

13 ^uThen shall the young women rejoice in the dance,
and the young men and the old shall be merry.
^vI will turn their mourning into joy;
I will comfort them, and give them gladness for sorrow.

Matthew 5:4

4 “Blessed are ^wthose who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

2 Corinthians 1:3-4

God of All Comfort

3 ^xBlessed be the ^yGod and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and ^zGod of all comfort, 4 ^aawho comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

2 Corinthians 2:14

14 But ^abthanks be to God, who in Christ always ^acleads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads ^adthe fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere.