Holy Scripture
Isaiah 40:1
A church father on this verse
“God did not approve of Hezekiah's proposal. The fact that he mentioned only himself in his prayer and not the people was blameworthy. That is why the prophet says in what follows, "Comfort my people, says the Lord."”
Source: Septuagint
Original
1Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith God.
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In context
— Isaiah 40:1 —
2Speak, ye priests, to the heart of Jerusalem; comfort her, for her humiliation is accomplished, her sin is put away: for she has received of the Lord’s hand double the amount of her sins.
3The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight the paths of our God.