Isaiah 61:2

to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor, the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn;

Isaiah 34:8

For the LORD has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for Zion's cause.

Matthew 5:4

"How blessed are those who mourn, because it is they who will be comforted!

Isaiah 57:18

I've seen his ways, yet I will heal him, and restore for him comfort to him and for those who mourn for him

Jeremiah 31:13

The virgins will rejoice with dancing, together with young men and old men. For I'll turn their mourning into joy, and I'll comfort them and give them gladness instead of sorrow.

Luke 4:19

and to announce the year of the Lord's favor."

Leviticus 25:9-13

Sound a horn on the tenth day of the seventh month of this fiftieth year. Likewise, on the Day of Atonement, sound the horn throughout your land.

Isaiah 25:8

he has swallowed up death forever! Then the Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from all faces, and he will take away the disgrace of his people from the entire earth." for the LORD has spoken.

Isaiah 35:4

Say to those with anxious hearts, "Be strong, do not be afraid! Here is your God he will bring vengeance, he will bring divine retribution, and he will save you.'

Isaiah 49:8

"This what the LORD says: "I'll answer you in a time of favor, and on a day of salvation I'll help you. I have watched over you, and given you as a covenant for the people, to restore the land, to reassign the inheritances that have been devastated;

Isaiah 59:17-18

He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on his head; he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and wrapped himself in fury like a cloak.

Isaiah 63:1-6

"Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah, in garments stained crimson? Who is this, robed in such splendor, marching in his great might? It is I, speaking in vindication, mighty to save.

Isaiah 66:10-12

"Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be happy for her, all you who love her; rejoice with her in gladness, all you who mourn over her,

Isaiah 66:14

And when you look, your hearts will rejoice and your bodies will flourish like grass; and it will be made known that the LORD's hand is with his servants, but his fury is with his enemies.

Jeremiah 46:10

That day belongs to the LORD of the Heavenly Armies. It is a day of vengeance to take vengeance on his foes. The sword will devour and be satisfied, and will drink its fill of their blood. For the Lord GOD of the Heavenly Armies will hold a sacrifice in the land of the north, by the Euphrates river.

Malachi 4:1-3

"The coming day is certainly going to burn like a furnace. All the arrogant and all who practice evil will be stubble the coming day will set them on fire," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, "so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.

Luke 6:21

How blessed are you who are hungry now, because you will be satisfied! How blessed are you who are crying now, because you will laugh!

Luke 7:44-50

Then, turning to the woman, he told Simon, "Do you see this woman? I came into your house. You didn't give me any water for my feet, but this woman has washed my feet with her tears and dried them with her hair.

Luke 21:22-24

because these are the days of vengeance when all that is written will be fulfilled.

John 16:20-22

Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, you'll cry and mourn, but the world will rejoice. You'll be deeply distressed, but your pain will turn into joy.

2 Corinthians 1:4-5

who comforts us in all our suffering, so that we may be able to comfort others in all their suffering, as we ourselves are being comforted by God.

2 Corinthians 6:2

For he says, "At the right time I heard you, and on a day of salvation I helped you." Listen, now is really the "right time"! Now is the "day of salvation"!

1 Thessalonians 2:16

as they try to keep us from telling the gentiles how they can be saved. As a result, they are constantly adding to the number of sins they have committed. However, wrath has overtaken them at last!

2 Thessalonians 1:7-9

and to give us who are afflicted relief when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels

2 Thessalonians 2:16-17

May our Lord Jesus, the Messiah himself, and may God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal comfort and good hope,

Psalm 110:5-6

The Lord is at your right hand; he will utterly destroy kings in the time of his wrath.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Bible References

The acceptable

Leviticus 25:9
Sound a horn on the tenth day of the seventh month of this fiftieth year. Likewise, on the Day of Atonement, sound the horn throughout your land.
Luke 4:19
and to announce the year of the Lord's favor."
2 Corinthians 6:2
For he says, "At the right time I heard you, and on a day of salvation I helped you." Listen, now is really the "right time"! Now is the "day of salvation"!

And

Isaiah 34:8
For the LORD has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for Zion's cause.
Isaiah 35:4
Say to those with anxious hearts, "Be strong, do not be afraid! Here is your God he will bring vengeance, he will bring divine retribution, and he will save you.'
Isaiah 59:17
He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on his head; he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and wrapped himself in fury like a cloak.
Isaiah 63:1
"Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah, in garments stained crimson? Who is this, robed in such splendor, marching in his great might? It is I, speaking in vindication, mighty to save.
Isaiah 66:14
And when you look, your hearts will rejoice and your bodies will flourish like grass; and it will be made known that the LORD's hand is with his servants, but his fury is with his enemies.
Psalm 110:5
The Lord is at your right hand; he will utterly destroy kings in the time of his wrath.
Jeremiah 46:10
That day belongs to the LORD of the Heavenly Armies. It is a day of vengeance to take vengeance on his foes. The sword will devour and be satisfied, and will drink its fill of their blood. For the Lord GOD of the Heavenly Armies will hold a sacrifice in the land of the north, by the Euphrates river.
Malachi 4:1
"The coming day is certainly going to burn like a furnace. All the arrogant and all who practice evil will be stubble the coming day will set them on fire," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, "so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.
Luke 21:22
because these are the days of vengeance when all that is written will be fulfilled.
1 Thessalonians 2:16
as they try to keep us from telling the gentiles how they can be saved. As a result, they are constantly adding to the number of sins they have committed. However, wrath has overtaken them at last!
2 Thessalonians 1:7
and to give us who are afflicted relief when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels

To comfort

Isaiah 25:8
he has swallowed up death forever! Then the Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from all faces, and he will take away the disgrace of his people from the entire earth." for the LORD has spoken.
Isaiah 57:18
I've seen his ways, yet I will heal him, and restore for him comfort to him and for those who mourn for him
Isaiah 66:10
"Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be happy for her, all you who love her; rejoice with her in gladness, all you who mourn over her,
Jeremiah 31:13
The virgins will rejoice with dancing, together with young men and old men. For I'll turn their mourning into joy, and I'll comfort them and give them gladness instead of sorrow.
Matthew 5:4
"How blessed are those who mourn, because it is they who will be comforted!
Luke 6:21
How blessed are you who are hungry now, because you will be satisfied! How blessed are you who are crying now, because you will laugh!
Luke 7:44
Then, turning to the woman, he told Simon, "Do you see this woman? I came into your house. You didn't give me any water for my feet, but this woman has washed my feet with her tears and dried them with her hair.
John 16:20
Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, you'll cry and mourn, but the world will rejoice. You'll be deeply distressed, but your pain will turn into joy.
2 Corinthians 1:4
who comforts us in all our suffering, so that we may be able to comfort others in all their suffering, as we ourselves are being comforted by God.
2 Thessalonians 2:16
May our Lord Jesus, the Messiah himself, and may God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal comfort and good hope,

General references

Exodus 40:12
Then you are to bring Aaron and his sons to the doorway of the Tent of Meeting, and wash them with water.
Numbers 36:4
Then, when the Jubilee Year of the Israelis comes, their inheritance will be added to the inheritance of the tribe to which they have come to belong. Their inheritance will thus be taken away from the inheritance of our father's tribe!"
Deuteronomy 15:1
"You must cancel your debts at the end of every seventh year.
Psalm 89:20
I have found my servant David; I have anointed him with my sacred oil,
Isaiah 34:8
For the LORD has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for Zion's cause.
Isaiah 63:4
"For the day of vengeance was in my heart, and the year for my redeeming work had come.
Jeremiah 51:24
"Before your eyes I'll repay Babylon and all the inhabitants of Chaldea for all the evil that they did in Zion," declares the LORD.
Matthew 5:4
"How blessed are those who mourn, because it is they who will be comforted!
Luke 4:19
and to announce the year of the Lord's favor."
John 17:18
Just as you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world.

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