דַּבְּר֞וּ עַל־לֵ֤ב יְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ וְקִרְא֣וּ אֵלֶ֔יהָ כִּ֤י מָֽלְאָה֙ צְבָאָ֔הּ כִּ֥י נִרְצָ֖ה עֲוֺנָ֑הּ כִּ֤י לָקְחָה֙ מִיַּ֣ד יְהוָ֔ה כִּפְלַ֖יִם בְּכָל־חַטֹּאתֶֽיהָ׃ (ס)
Tenangkanlah hati Yerusalem dan serukanlah kepadanya bahwa masa perjuangannya telah genap, bahwa hukuman atas kesalahannya telah lunas, bahwa ia telah menerima dari tangan Yang Mahakekal dua kali lipat atas segala dosanya.
Sefer Chasidim
A person who was traveling by ship or in the desert, and the rest of the people were saved while he was not, or they were saved and he was lost, he is being punished while they are not, and it is fitting that his sins be reduced. If the suffering a person endures is equivalent to his sins, then his sins are atoned for, and his merits remain intact, for sins are not exchanged for merits, as no transgression extinguishes a mitzvah. However, this applies only if the suffering he endures is not due to a transgression, such as seeing a woman and suffering because she is not his, as his eyes have caused him this pain. Additionally, there is shame in pursuing her, for perhaps she does not want him, or he fears she will expose his shame to others. The same applies to the suffering of a thief who is ashamed before people, or suffering caused by sins that he refrains from due to fear of people, yet his heart desires them; in such a case, his punishment is even greater. But if he accepts his suffering for the sake of God, such as refraining from enjoying time with his children, hearing them cry while his wife raises them, and he suffers from their crying yet does not respond because he is engaged in Torah study and does not go out to walk with his children, for this suffering he will receive reward, and the suffering of Gehinnom will be reduced for him. The same applies to suffering from a bad wife when he does not sin, poverty when he does no wrongdoing, suffering from bodily afflictions or the death of loved ones, or suffering for the pain of his enemies or others. All of these are counted in his favor as substitutes for the suffering of Gehinnom, balancing out his sins, as it is said (Isaiah 40:2) “For her iniquity has been pardoned,” and it is written (Isaiah 40:2) “For she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins.” However, there are sins for which, even though one is punished in this world, he will still be punished in Gehinnom, such as Jeroboam, who caused others to sin, for whoever leads the public into sin has no share in the World to Come, as do those who prevent others from attaining merit, such as the sons of Eli in this world.