BibleGateway: Jeremiah 31:15-20 ESV Text: Jeremiah 31:15-20 KJV Text: The section starts at about 2:28 and ends at about 3:41 15 Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping;… Jeremiah foretells the violent reaction to Christ’s birth (cf. Mt 2:16-18). The Good News was not (and still is not) received by the proud and self-seeking like Herod.

BibleGateway: Jeremiah 31:10-14 ESV Text: Jeremiah 31:10-14 KJV Text: The section starts at about 1:31 and ends at about 2:35      10 Hear the word of the LORD, O ye nations, and declare it in the… Proclaim the salvation of the Lord! Or maybe we should we say, “Go tell it on the mountain!”

BibleGateway: Jeremiah 31:7-9 ESV Text: Jeremiah 31:7-9 KJV Text: The section starts at about 0:52 and ends at about 1:38 7 For thus saith the LORD; Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout among the… Surely it is God who saves us!

BibleGateway: Jeremiah 31:1-6 ESV Text: Jeremiah 31:1-6 KJV Text: The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 1:1      1 At the same time, saith the LORD, will I be the God of all… The LORD promised restoration to His people in exile. When we think on Jesus’ birth, we remember how we who were once exiled in sin are restored in Him.

BibleGateway: Isaiah 7:15-25 ESV Text: Isaiah 7:15-25 KJV Text: The section starts at about 2:0 and ends at about 3:55 15 Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil,… Isaiah promised that the enemies of Ahaz would be laid waste in the less time than it takes a young boy to grow up. Jesus, God with us, defeated our greatest enemies.

BibleGateway: Isaiah 7:1-14 ESV Text: Isaiah 7:1-14 KJV Text: The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 2:9      1 And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham,… A sign of God’s love and faithfulness toward us for all time: The Virgin bears the Infant.

BibleGateway: Isaiah 40:27-31 ESV Text: Isaiah 40:27-31 KJV Text: The section starts at about 4:4 and ends at about 4:56      27 Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from… Jesus comes to give rest to the weary.

BibleGateway: Isaiah 40:12-26 ESV Text: Isaiah 40:12-26 KJV Text: The section starts at about 1:42 and ends at about 4:11      12 Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out… Who can doubt God? He made the universe and all that is in it!

BibleGateway: Isaiah 40:6-11 ESV Text: Isaiah 40:6-11 KJV Text: The section starts at about 0:43 and ends at about 1:49 6 The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is… The Word of God stands forever, and the Word says, “Christ is coming to tend His flock like a Shepherd!”

BibleGateway: Isaiah 40:1-5 ESV Text: Isaiah 40:1-5 KJV Text: The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 0:52      1 Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. 2 Speak ye comfortably to… The LORD more than covers our sin with forgiveness and comfort.