Isaiah 40:1-2

[1] Comfort ye my people, saith your God. [2] Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received hand double for all her sins.

What is the context of Isaiah 40:1-2?

God Comforts His People (Isaiah 40:1-5 true)
Comfort for God's People (Isaiah 40:1-5 true)
God’s People Comforted (Isaiah 40:1-31 true)
God’s People Are Comforted (Isaiah 40:1-31 true)
The Greatness of God (Isaiah 40:1-31 true)

What does Isaiah 40:1-2 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

The first strophe of this poem ( Isaiah 40:1-2) sets the tone for the rest of the chapter and for the rest of the book. It is an introduction to an introduction (cf. ch1). In spite of affliction that lay ahead for the Judahites, God"s ultimate purpose for them was life, not death-and salvation, not enslavement.