Isaiah 40:1 "Comfort,5162 comfort5162 my people,"5971 says559 your God.430 cr 2 "Speak1696 comfortably3820 to Jerusalem;3389 and call7121 out to her that her warfare6635 is accomplished,4390 that her iniquity5771 is pardoned,7521 that she has received3947 of Yahweh's3068 hand3027 double3718 for all her sins."2403 cr

Isaiah 40:3 The voice6963 of one who calls7121 out, "Prepare6437 the way1870 of Yahweh3068 in the wilderness!6160 Make a level3474 highway4546 in the desert6160 for our God.430 cr 4 Every valley1516 shall be exalted,5375 and every mountain2022 and hill1389 shall be made low.8213 The uneven6121 shall be made level,4334 and the rough places7406 a plain.1237 cr 5 The glory3519 of Yahweh3068 shall be revealed,1540 and all flesh1320 shall see7200 it together;3162 for the mouth6310 of Yahweh3068 has spoken1696 it." cr 6 The voice6963 of one saying,559 "Cry!"7121 One said,559 "What shall I cry?"7121 "All flesh1320 is like grass,2682 and all its glory2617 is like the flower6731 of the field.7704 cr 7 The grass2682 withers,3001 the flower6731 fades,5034 because Yahweh's3068 breath7307 blows5380 on it. Surely403 the people5971 are like grass.2682 cr 8 The grass2682 withers,3001 the flower6731 fades;5034 but the word1697 of our God430 stands6965 forever."5769 cr

Isaiah 40:9 You who tell good news1319 to Zion,6726 go up5927 on a high1364 mountain.2022 You who tell good news1319 to Jerusalem,3389 lift up7311 your voice6963 with strength.3581 Lift it up.7311 Don't be afraid.3372 Say559 to the cities5892 of Judah,3063 "Behold, your God!"430 cr 10 Behold, the Lord136 Yahweh136 will come935 as a mighty2389 one, and his arm2220 will rule4910 for him. Behold, his reward7939 is with him, and his recompense6468 before6440 him. 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 He will gently lead5095 those who have their young.5763 cr

Isaiah 40:12 Who has measured4058 the waters4325 in the hollow of his hand,8168 and marked off8505 the sky8064 with his span,2239 and calculated3557 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 has directed8505 the Spirit7307 of Yahweh,3068 or has taught3045 him as his counselor?376 cr 14 Who did he take counsel3289 with, and who instructed995 him, and taught3925 him in the path734 of justice,4941 and taught3925 him knowledge,1847 and showed3045 him the way1870 of understanding?8394 cr 15 Behold, the nations1471 are like a drop4752 in a bucket,1805 and are regarded2803 as a speck of dust7834 on a balance.3976 Behold, he lifts up5190 the islands339 like a very little thing.1851 cr 16 Lebanon3844 is not369 sufficient1767 to burn,1197 nor its animals2416 sufficient1767 for a burnt offering.5930 cr 17 All the nations1471 are like nothing before him. They are regarded2803 by him as less than nothing,657 and vanity.8414 cr 18 To whom then will you liken1819 God?410 Or what likeness1823 will you compare6186 to him? cr 19 A workman2796 has cast5258 an image,6459 and the goldsmith6884 overlays7554 it with gold,2091 and casts6884 silver3701 chains7577 for it. cr 20 He who is too impoverished5533 for such an offering8641 chooses977 a tree6086 that will not rot.7537 He seeks1245 a skillful2450 workman2796 to set3559 up an engraved image6459 for him that will not be moved.4131 cr

Isaiah 40:21 Haven't you known?3045 Haven't you heard,8085 yet? Haven't you been told5046 from the beginning?7218 Haven't you understood995 from the foundations4146 of the earth?776 cr 22 It is he who sits3427 above the circle2329 of the earth,776 and its inhabitants3427 are like grasshoppers;2284 who stretches out5186 the heavens8064 like a curtain,1852 and spreads them out4969 like a tent168 to dwell in;3427 cr 23 who brings5414 princes7336 to nothing; who makes6213 the judges8199 of the earth776 like meaningless.8414 cr 24 They are planted5193 scarcely. They are sown2232 scarcely. Their stock1503 has scarcely taken root8327 in the ground.776 He merely blows5398 on them, and they wither,3001 and the whirlwind5591 takes5375 them away as stubble.7179 cr

Isaiah 40:25 "To whom then will you liken1819 me? Who is my equal?"7737 says559 the Holy One.6918 cr 26 Lift up5375 your eyes5869 on high,4791 and see7200 who has created1254 these, who brings out3318 their army6635 by number.4557 He calls7121 them all by name.8034 by the greatness7230 of his might,202 and because he is strong533 in power,3581 Not one376 is lacking.5737 cr 27 Why do you say,559 Jacob,3290 and speak,1696 Israel,3478 "My way1870 is hidden5641 from Yahweh,3068 and the justice4941 due me is disregarded5674 by my God?"430 cr 28 Haven't you known?3045 Haven't you heard?8085 The everlasting5769 God,430 Yahweh,3068 The Creator1254 of the ends7098 of the earth,776 doesn't faint.3286 He isn't weary.3021 His understanding8394 is unsearchable.2714 cr 29 He gives5414 power3581 to the weak.3287 He increases7235 the strength6109 of him who has no might.202 cr 30 Even the youths5288 faint3286 and get weary,3021 and the young men970 utterly3782 fall;3782 cr 31 But those who wait6960 for Yahweh3068 will renew2498 their strength.3581 They will mount up5927 with wings83 like eagles.5404 They will run,7323 and not be weary.3021 They will walk,3212 and not faint.3286 cr