"Shabbat Nachamu" ("Sabbath of comfort") takes its name from the first word of the haftarah for the parashah, which speaks of "comforting" the Jewish people for their suffering — , "nachamu nachamu, ami", "Be comforted, be comforted, My nation..." The haftarah is the first in the cycle of seven haftarot of consolation after "Tisha B'Av", leading up to Rosh Hashanah.God told the prophet to comfort God's people and bid Jerusalem to take heart, as the city's guilt had been paid off.