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| 2 Speak compassionately to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her compulsory service has ended, that her penalty has been paid, that she has received from the LORD's hand double for all her sins! | 2 Speak 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. |
| 3 A voice is crying out: "Clear the LORD's way in the desert! Make a level highway in the wilderness for our God! | 3 A voice of one calling: "In the desert prepare the way for the LORD; make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God. |
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