Isaiah

Chapter 40

1 Comfort5162 ye, comfort5162 ye my people,5971 saith559 your God.430

2 Speak1696 ye comfortably5921 3820 to Jerusalem,3389 and cry7121 unto413 her, that3588 her warfare6635 is accomplished,4390 that3588 her iniquity5771 is pardoned:7521 for3588 she hath received3947 of the LORD's3068 hand4480 3027 double3718 for all3605 her sins.2403

3 The voice6963 of him that crieth7121 in the wilderness,4057 Prepare6437 ye the way1870 of the LORD,3068 make straight3474 in the desert6160 a highway4546 for our God.430

4 Every3605 valley1516 shall be exalted,5375 and every3605 mountain2022 and hill1389 shall be made low:8213 and the crooked6121 shall be made1961 straight,4334 and the rough places7406 plain: 1237

5 And the glory3519 of the LORD3068 shall be revealed,1540 and all3605 flesh1320 shall see7200 it together:3162 for3588 the mouth6310 of the LORD3068 hath spoken1696 it.

6 The voice6963 said,559 Cry.7121 And he said,559 What4100 shall I cry?7121 All3605 flesh1320 is grass,2682 and all3605 the goodliness2617 thereof is as the flower6731 of the field: 7704

7 The grass2682 withereth,3001 the flower6731 fadeth:5034 because3588 the spirit7307 of the LORD3068 bloweth5380 upon it: surely403 the people5971 is grass.2682

8 The grass2682 withereth,3001 the flower6731 fadeth:5034 but the word1697 of our God430 shall stand6965 forever.5769

9 O Zion,6726 that bringest good tidings,1319 get thee up5927 into5921 the high1364 mountain;2022 O Jerusalem,3389 that bringest good tidings,1319 lift up7311 thy voice6963 with strength;3581 lift it up,7311 be not afraid;3372 408 say559 unto the cities5892 of Judah,3063 Behold2009 your God!430

10 Behold,2009 the Lord136 GOD3069 will come935 with strong2389 hand, and his arm2220 shall rule4910 for him: behold,2009 his reward7939 is with854 him, and his work6468 before6440 him.

11 He shall feed7462 his flock5739 like a shepherd:7462 he shall gather6908 the lambs2922 with his arm,2220 and carry5375 them in his bosom,2436 and shall gently lead5095 those that are with young.5763

12 Who4310 hath measured4058 the waters4325 in the hollow of his hand,8168 and meted out8505 heaven8064 with the span,2239 and comprehended3557 the dust6083 of the earth776 in a measure,7991 and weighed8254 the mountains2022 in scales,6425 and the hills1389 in a balance?3976

13 Who4310 hath directed8505 853 the Spirit7307 of the LORD,3068 or being his counselor376 6098 hath taught3045 him?

14 853 With whom4310 took he counsel,3289 and who instructed995 him, and taught3925 him in the path734 of judgment,4941 and taught3925 him knowledge,1847 and showed3045 to him the way1870 of understanding?8394

15 Behold,2005 the nations1471 are as a drop4752 of a bucket,4480 1805 and are counted2803 as the small dust7834 of the balance:3976 behold,2005 he taketh up5190 the isles339 as a very little thing.1851

16 And Lebanon3844 is not369 sufficient1767 to burn,1197 nor369 the beasts2416 thereof sufficient1767 for a burnt offering.5930

17 All3605 nations1471 before5048 him are as nothing;369 and they are counted2803 to him less than nothing,4480 657 and vanity.8414

18 To413 whom4310 then will ye liken1819 God?410 or what4100 likeness1823 will ye compare6186 unto him?

19 The workman2796 melteth5258 a graven image,6459 and the goldsmith6884 spreadeth it over7554 with gold,2091 and casteth6884 silver3701 chains.7577

20 He that is so impoverished5533 that he hath no oblation8641 chooseth977 a tree6086 that will not3808 rot;7537 he seeketh1245 unto him a cunning2450 workman2796 to prepare3559 a graven image,6459 that shall not3808 be moved.4131

21 Have ye not3808 known?3045 have ye not3808 heard?8085 hath it not3808 been told5046 you from the beginning?4480 7218 have ye not3808 understood995 from the foundations4480 4146 of the earth?776

22 It is he that sitteth3427 upon5921 the circle2329 of the earth,776 and the inhabitants3427 thereof are as grasshoppers;2284 that stretcheth out5186 the heavens8064 as a curtain,1852 and spreadeth them out4969 as a tent168 to dwell in: 3427

23 That bringeth5414 the princes7336 to nothing;369 he maketh6213 the judges8199 of the earth776 as vanity.8414

24 Yea,637 they shall not1077 be planted;5193 yea,637 they shall not1077 be sown:2232 yea,637 their stock1503 shall not1077 take root8327 in the earth:776 and he shall also1571 blow5398 upon them, and they shall wither,3001 and the whirlwind5591 shall take them away5375 as stubble.7179

25 To413 whom4310 then will ye liken1819 me, or shall I be equal?7737 saith559 the Holy One.6918

26 Lift up5375 your eyes5869 on high,4791 and behold7200 who4310 hath created1254 these428 things, that bringeth out3318 their host6635 by number:4557 he calleth7121 them all3605 by names8034 by the greatness4480 7230 of his might,202 for that he is strong533 in power;3581 not3808 one376 faileth.5737

27 Why4100 sayest559 thou, O Jacob,3290 and speakest,1696 O Israel,3478 My way1870 is hid5641 from the LORD,4480 3068 and my judgment4941 is passed over5674 from my God?4480 430

28 Hast thou not3808 known?3045 hast thou not3808 heard,8085 that the everlasting5769 God,430 the LORD,3068 the Creator1254 of the ends7098 of the earth,776 fainteth3286 not,3808 neither3808 is weary?3021 there is no369 searching2714 of his understanding.8394

29 He giveth5414 power3581 to the faint;3287 and to them that have no369 might202 he increaseth7235 strength.6109

30 Even the youths5288 shall faint3286 and be weary,3021 and the young men970 shall utterly fall:3782 3782

31 But they that wait upon6960 the LORD3068 shall renew2498 their strength;3581 they shall mount up5927 with wings83 as eagles;5404 they shall run,7323 and not3808 be weary;3021 and they shall walk,1980 and not3808 faint.3286

Isaiah

Chapter 40

1 COMFORT ye, comfort ye my people, says your God.

2 Speak comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry to her, for she was filled with violence and delighted in sin; and she has received from the LORD'S hand double punishment for all her sins.

3 The voice of him that cries in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

4 Every valley shall be filled up, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the steep place shall be made straight, and the rough places smooth;

5 And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of the LORD has spoken it.

6 The voice says, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all its beauty is like the flower of the field;

7 The grass withers, the flower fades, because the breath of the LORD blows upon it; surely this people is like the grass.

8 The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God shall stand for ever.

9 O Zion, that brings good tidings, get you up upon the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that brings good tidings, lift up your voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say to the cities of Judah, Behold your God!

10 Behold, the LORD God will come with might, and his arm with strength; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.

11 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd; he shall gather the lambs with his arm and carry them in his bosom, and shall feed again those who give suck.

12 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand and meted out heaven with a span and gathered the dust of the earth in a measure and weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance?

13 Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD or who has been to him a counsellor?

14 With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him and made him to understand the path of justice and taught him knowledge and showed him the way of understanding?

15 Behold, the nations are like a drop out of a bucket, and are counted as the dipping of the balance; behold, the isles shall be cast away like fine dust.

16 And Lebanon is not sufficient for the fuel, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.

17 All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him for destruction and the sword.

18 To whom then will you liken God? Or to what likeness will you compare him?

19 Is he an image which the carpenter has made and the goldsmith has overlaid with gold and fastened with silver chains?

20 He selects wood that is not worm-eaten; then chooses a carpenter, who fashions it with his skill, to make an image that will not be moved.

21 Have you not heard? Have you not known? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?

22 It is he who sits upon the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens as a curtain and spreads them as a tent to dwell in;

23 Who brings princes to nought; and makes the judges of the earth as if they were nothing.

24 Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown; yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth; and he shall blow upon them and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.

25 To whom then will you liken me, or to whom shall I be equal? says the Holy One.

26 Lift up your eyes on high, and behold: who has created these things? Who brings out their host by number; he called them all by name, by the greatness of his glory and the strength of his power; not one is missing.

27 Why do you say, O Jacob, and say, O Israel, My way is hidden from the LORD and justice is not rendered by my God?

28 Have you not known, have you not heard, that God is the LORD for ever, who has created the ends of the earth? that he does not faint, neither is weary? and that there is no searching of his understanding?

29 He gives power to the weary, and to them that are stricken with disease he increases strength.

30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall helplessly stumble;

31 But they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall grow wings as a dove; they shall run and not be weary; and they shall walk and not faint.

Isaiah

Chapter 40

Isaiah

Chapter 40

1 Comfort5162 ye, comfort5162 ye my people,5971 saith559 your God.430

1 COMFORT ye, comfort ye my people, says your God.

2 Speak1696 ye comfortably5921 3820 to Jerusalem,3389 and cry7121 unto413 her, that3588 her warfare6635 is accomplished,4390 that3588 her iniquity5771 is pardoned:7521 for3588 she hath received3947 of the LORD's3068 hand4480 3027 double3718 for all3605 her sins.2403

2 Speak comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry to her, for she was filled with violence and delighted in sin; and she has received from the LORD'S hand double punishment for all her sins.

3 The voice6963 of him that crieth7121 in the wilderness,4057 Prepare6437 ye the way1870 of the LORD,3068 make straight3474 in the desert6160 a highway4546 for our God.430

3 The voice of him that cries in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

4 Every3605 valley1516 shall be exalted,5375 and every3605 mountain2022 and hill1389 shall be made low:8213 and the crooked6121 shall be made1961 straight,4334 and the rough places7406 plain: 1237

4 Every valley shall be filled up, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the steep place shall be made straight, and the rough places smooth;

5 And the glory3519 of the LORD3068 shall be revealed,1540 and all3605 flesh1320 shall see7200 it together:3162 for3588 the mouth6310 of the LORD3068 hath spoken1696 it.

5 And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of the LORD has spoken it.

6 The voice6963 said,559 Cry.7121 And he said,559 What4100 shall I cry?7121 All3605 flesh1320 is grass,2682 and all3605 the goodliness2617 thereof is as the flower6731 of the field: 7704

6 The voice says, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all its beauty is like the flower of the field;

7 The grass2682 withereth,3001 the flower6731 fadeth:5034 because3588 the spirit7307 of the LORD3068 bloweth5380 upon it: surely403 the people5971 is grass.2682

7 The grass withers, the flower fades, because the breath of the LORD blows upon it; surely this people is like the grass.

8 The grass2682 withereth,3001 the flower6731 fadeth:5034 but the word1697 of our God430 shall stand6965 forever.5769

8 The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God shall stand for ever.

9 O Zion,6726 that bringest good tidings,1319 get thee up5927 into5921 the high1364 mountain;2022 O Jerusalem,3389 that bringest good tidings,1319 lift up7311 thy voice6963 with strength;3581 lift it up,7311 be not afraid;3372 408 say559 unto the cities5892 of Judah,3063 Behold2009 your God!430

9 O Zion, that brings good tidings, get you up upon the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that brings good tidings, lift up your voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say to the cities of Judah, Behold your God!

10 Behold,2009 the Lord136 GOD3069 will come935 with strong2389 hand, and his arm2220 shall rule4910 for him: behold,2009 his reward7939 is with854 him, and his work6468 before6440 him.

10 Behold, the LORD God will come with might, and his arm with strength; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.

11 He shall feed7462 his flock5739 like a shepherd:7462 he shall gather6908 the lambs2922 with his arm,2220 and carry5375 them in his bosom,2436 and shall gently lead5095 those that are with young.5763

11 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd; he shall gather the lambs with his arm and carry them in his bosom, and shall feed again those who give suck.

12 Who4310 hath measured4058 the waters4325 in the hollow of his hand,8168 and meted out8505 heaven8064 with the span,2239 and comprehended3557 the dust6083 of the earth776 in a measure,7991 and weighed8254 the mountains2022 in scales,6425 and the hills1389 in a balance?3976

12 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand and meted out heaven with a span and gathered the dust of the earth in a measure and weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance?

13 Who4310 hath directed8505 853 the Spirit7307 of the LORD,3068 or being his counselor376 6098 hath taught3045 him?

13 Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD or who has been to him a counsellor?

14 853 With whom4310 took he counsel,3289 and who instructed995 him, and taught3925 him in the path734 of judgment,4941 and taught3925 him knowledge,1847 and showed3045 to him the way1870 of understanding?8394

14 With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him and made him to understand the path of justice and taught him knowledge and showed him the way of understanding?

15 Behold,2005 the nations1471 are as a drop4752 of a bucket,4480 1805 and are counted2803 as the small dust7834 of the balance:3976 behold,2005 he taketh up5190 the isles339 as a very little thing.1851

15 Behold, the nations are like a drop out of a bucket, and are counted as the dipping of the balance; behold, the isles shall be cast away like fine dust.

16 And Lebanon3844 is not369 sufficient1767 to burn,1197 nor369 the beasts2416 thereof sufficient1767 for a burnt offering.5930

16 And Lebanon is not sufficient for the fuel, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.

17 All3605 nations1471 before5048 him are as nothing;369 and they are counted2803 to him less than nothing,4480 657 and vanity.8414

17 All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him for destruction and the sword.

18 To413 whom4310 then will ye liken1819 God?410 or what4100 likeness1823 will ye compare6186 unto him?

18 To whom then will you liken God? Or to what likeness will you compare him?

19 The workman2796 melteth5258 a graven image,6459 and the goldsmith6884 spreadeth it over7554 with gold,2091 and casteth6884 silver3701 chains.7577

19 Is he an image which the carpenter has made and the goldsmith has overlaid with gold and fastened with silver chains?

20 He that is so impoverished5533 that he hath no oblation8641 chooseth977 a tree6086 that will not3808 rot;7537 he seeketh1245 unto him a cunning2450 workman2796 to prepare3559 a graven image,6459 that shall not3808 be moved.4131

20 He selects wood that is not worm-eaten; then chooses a carpenter, who fashions it with his skill, to make an image that will not be moved.

21 Have ye not3808 known?3045 have ye not3808 heard?8085 hath it not3808 been told5046 you from the beginning?4480 7218 have ye not3808 understood995 from the foundations4480 4146 of the earth?776

21 Have you not heard? Have you not known? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?

22 It is he that sitteth3427 upon5921 the circle2329 of the earth,776 and the inhabitants3427 thereof are as grasshoppers;2284 that stretcheth out5186 the heavens8064 as a curtain,1852 and spreadeth them out4969 as a tent168 to dwell in: 3427

22 It is he who sits upon the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens as a curtain and spreads them as a tent to dwell in;

23 That bringeth5414 the princes7336 to nothing;369 he maketh6213 the judges8199 of the earth776 as vanity.8414

23 Who brings princes to nought; and makes the judges of the earth as if they were nothing.

24 Yea,637 they shall not1077 be planted;5193 yea,637 they shall not1077 be sown:2232 yea,637 their stock1503 shall not1077 take root8327 in the earth:776 and he shall also1571 blow5398 upon them, and they shall wither,3001 and the whirlwind5591 shall take them away5375 as stubble.7179

24 Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown; yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth; and he shall blow upon them and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.

25 To413 whom4310 then will ye liken1819 me, or shall I be equal?7737 saith559 the Holy One.6918

25 To whom then will you liken me, or to whom shall I be equal? says the Holy One.

26 Lift up5375 your eyes5869 on high,4791 and behold7200 who4310 hath created1254 these428 things, that bringeth out3318 their host6635 by number:4557 he calleth7121 them all3605 by names8034 by the greatness4480 7230 of his might,202 for that he is strong533 in power;3581 not3808 one376 faileth.5737

26 Lift up your eyes on high, and behold: who has created these things? Who brings out their host by number; he called them all by name, by the greatness of his glory and the strength of his power; not one is missing.

27 Why4100 sayest559 thou, O Jacob,3290 and speakest,1696 O Israel,3478 My way1870 is hid5641 from the LORD,4480 3068 and my judgment4941 is passed over5674 from my God?4480 430

27 Why do you say, O Jacob, and say, O Israel, My way is hidden from the LORD and justice is not rendered by my God?

28 Hast thou not3808 known?3045 hast thou not3808 heard,8085 that the everlasting5769 God,430 the LORD,3068 the Creator1254 of the ends7098 of the earth,776 fainteth3286 not,3808 neither3808 is weary?3021 there is no369 searching2714 of his understanding.8394

28 Have you not known, have you not heard, that God is the LORD for ever, who has created the ends of the earth? that he does not faint, neither is weary? and that there is no searching of his understanding?

29 He giveth5414 power3581 to the faint;3287 and to them that have no369 might202 he increaseth7235 strength.6109

29 He gives power to the weary, and to them that are stricken with disease he increases strength.

30 Even the youths5288 shall faint3286 and be weary,3021 and the young men970 shall utterly fall:3782 3782

30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall helplessly stumble;

31 But they that wait upon6960 the LORD3068 shall renew2498 their strength;3581 they shall mount up5927 with wings83 as eagles;5404 they shall run,7323 and not3808 be weary;3021 and they shall walk,1980 and not3808 faint.3286

31 But they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall grow wings as a dove; they shall run and not be weary; and they shall walk and not faint.