Isaiah 40:1 Comfort5162 ye, comfort5162 ye my people,5971 saith559 your God.430 cr 2 Speak1696 ye comfortably3820{Hebrew to the heart of.} to Jerusalem;3389 and cry7121 unto her, that her warfare6635{Or, time of service} is accomplished,4390 that her iniquity5771{Or, punishment is accepted. See Lev. 26:43.} is pardoned,7521 that she hath received3947 of Jehovah's3068 hand3027 double3718 for all her sins.2403 cr

Isaiah 40:3 The voice6963 of one that{Or, that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way etc.} crieth,7121 Prepare6437 ye in the wilderness4057 the way1870 of Jehovah;3068 make level3474 in the desert6160 a highway4546 for our God.430 cr 4 Every valley1516 shall be exalted,5375 and every mountain2022 and hill1389 shall be made low;8213 and the uneven6121 shall be made level,4334 and the rough places7406 a plain:1237 cr 5 and the glory3519 of Jehovah3068 shall be revealed,1540 and all flesh1320 shall see7200 it together;3162 for the mouth6310 of Jehovah3068 hath spoken it.1696 cr

Isaiah 40:6 The voice6963 of one saying,559 Cry.7121 And one said,559 What shall I cry?7121 All flesh1320 is grass,2682 and all the goodliness2617 thereof is as the flower6731 of the field.7704 cr 7 The grass2682 withereth,3001 the flower6731 fadeth,5034 because the breath7307 of Jehovah3068 bloweth5380 upon it; surely403 the people5971 is grass.2682 cr 8 The grass2682 withereth,3001 the flower6731 fadeth;5034 but the word1697 of our God430 shall stand6965 forever.5769 cr

Isaiah 40:9 O{Or, O Zion, that bringest good tidings} thou that tellest good tidings1319 to Zion,6726 get thee up5927 on a high1364 mountain;2022 O{Or, O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings} thou that tellest good tidings1319 to Jerusalem,3389 lift up7311 thy voice6963 with strength;3581 lift it up,7311 be not afraid;3372 say559 unto the cities5892 of Judah,3063 Behold, your God!430 cr 10 Behold, the Lord136 Jehovah136 will come935 as a mighty2389 one, and his arm2220 will rule4910 for him: Behold, his reward7939 is with him, and his recompense6468 before him.6440 cr 11 He will feed7462 his flock5739 like a shepherd,7462 he will gather6908 the lambs2922 in his arm,2220 and carry5375 them in his bosom,2436 and will gently lead5095 those that have their young.5763 cr

Isaiah 40:12 Who 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 cr 13 Who hath directed8505{Or, meted out} the Spirit7307 of Jehovah,3068 or being his counsellor376 hath taught him?3045 cr 14 With whom took he counsel,3289 and who instructed995 him, and taught3925 him in the path734 of justice,4941 and taught3925 him knowledge,1847 and showed3045 to him the way1870 of understanding?8394 cr 15 Behold, the nations1471 are as a drop4752 of a bucket,1805 and are accounted2803 as the small dust7834 of the balance:3976 behold, he{Or, the isles are as the fine dust that is lifted up} taketh up5190 the isles339 as a very little thing.1851 cr 16 And Lebanon3844 is not369 sufficient1767 to burn,1197 nor the beasts2416 thereof sufficient1767 for a burnt-offering.5930 cr 17 All the nations1471 are as nothing before him; they are accounted2803 by him as less{Or, as a thing of nought} than nothing,657 and vanity.8414{Or, confusion} cr

Isaiah 40:18 To whom then will ye liken1819 God?410 or what likeness1823 will ye compare unto him?6186 cr 19 The image,6459 a workman2796 hath cast5258 it, and the goldsmith6884 overlayeth7554 it with gold,2091 and casteth6884 for it silver3701 chains.7577 cr 20 He that is too impoverished5533 for such an oblation8641 chooseth977 a tree6086 that will not rot;7537 he seeketh1245 unto him a skilful2450 workman2796 to set3559{Or, prepare} up a graven image,6459 that shall not be moved.4131 cr 21 Have ye not known?3045 have ye not heard?8085 hath it not been told5046 you from the beginning?7218 have ye not understood995{Or, understood the foundations} from the foundations4146 of the earth?776 cr 22 It is he that sitteth3427 above the circle2329 of the earth,776 and the inhabitants3427 thereof are as grasshoppers;2284 that stretcheth out5186 the heavens8064 as a{Or, gauze} curtain,1852 and spreadeth them out4969 as a tent168 to dwell in;3427 cr 23 that bringeth5414 princes7336 to nothing; that maketh6213 the judges8199 of the earth776 as vanity.8414{Or, confusion} cr 24 Yea,{Or, Scarce are they planted, scarce are they sown, scarce hath their stock taken root in the earth, when he bloweth upon them etc.} they have not been planted;5193 yea, they have not been sown;2232 yea, their stock1503 hath not taken root8327 in the earth:776 moreover he bloweth5398 upon them, and they wither,3001 and the whirlwind5591 taketh5375 them away as stubble.7179 cr 25 To whom then will ye liken1819 me, that I should be equal7737 to him? saith559 the Holy One.6918 cr 26 Lift up5375 your eyes5869 on high,4791 and{Or, and see: who hath created these? he that etc.} see7200 who hath created1254 these, that bringeth out3318 their host6635 by number;4557 he calleth7121 them all by name;8034 by the greatness7230 of his might,202 and for that he is strong533 in power,3581 not one376 is lacking.5737 cr

Isaiah 40:27 Why sayest559 thou, O Jacob,3290 and speakest,1696 O Israel,3478 My way1870 is hid5641 from Jehovah,3068 and the justice4941 due to me is passed away5674 from my God?430 cr 28 Hast thou not known?3045 hast thou not heard?8085 The{Or, Jehovah is an everlasting God, the Creator . . . he fainteth not etc.} everlasting5769 God,430 Jehovah,3068 the Creator1254 of the ends7098 of the earth,776 fainteth3286 not, neither is weary;3021 there is no searching2714 of his understanding.8394 cr 29 He giveth5414 power3581 to the faint;3287 and to him that hath no might202 he increaseth7235 strength.6109 cr 30 Even the youths5288 shall faint3286 and be weary,3021 and the young men970 shall utterly3782 fall:3782 cr 31 but they that wait6960 for Jehovah3068 shall renew2498 their strength;3581 they shall mount up5927 with wings83 as eagles;5404 they shall run,7323 and not be weary;3021 they shall walk,3212 and not faint.3286 cr