Isaiah 40:1 Comfort5162 ye, comfort5162 ye my people,5971 saith559 your God.430 cr 2 Speak1696 ye comfortably3820{Heb. to the heart} to Jerusalem,3389 and cry7121 unto her, that her warfare6635{Or, appointed time} is accomplished,4390 that her iniquity5771 is pardoned:7521 for she hath received3947 of the LORD'S3068 hand3027 double3718 for all her sins.2403 cr

Isaiah 40:3 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 cr 4 Every valley1516 shall be exalted,5375 and every mountain2022 and hill1389 shall be made low:8213 and the crooked6121 shall be made straight,4334{Or, a straight place} and the rough places7406 plain:1237{Or, a plain place} cr 5 And the glory3519 of the LORD3068 shall be revealed,1540 and all flesh1320 shall see7200 it together:3162 for the mouth6310 of the LORD3068 hath spoken1696 it. cr 6 The voice6963 said,559 Cry.7121 And he 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 spirit7307 of the LORD3068 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 for ever.5769 cr

Isaiah 40:9 O Zion,6726 that bringest good tidings,1319{Or, O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion} get thee up5927 into the high1364 mountain;2022 O Jerusalem,3389 that bringest good tidings,1319{Or, O thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem} 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 GOD3069 will come935 with strong2389 hand,{Or, against the strong} and his arm2220 shall rule4910 for him: behold, his reward7939 is with him, and his work6468 before6440 him.{Or, recompence for his work} cr 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{Or, that give suck} 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{Heb. a Tierce} and weighed8254 the mountains2022 in scales,6425 and the hills1389 in a balance?3976 cr 13 Who hath directed8505 the Spirit7307 of the LORD,3068 or being his counsellor376 6098{Heb. man of his counsel} hath taught3045 him? cr 14 With whom took he counsel,3289 and who instructed995 him,{Heb. made him understand} and taught3925 him in the path734 of judgment,4941 and taught3925 him knowledge,1847 and shewed3045 to him the way1870 of understanding?8394{Heb. understandings} cr 15 Behold, the nations1471 are as a drop4752 of a bucket,1805 and are counted2803 as the small dust7834 of the balance:3976 behold, he 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 nations1471 before him are as nothing; and they are counted2803 to him less than nothing,657 and vanity.8414 cr

Isaiah 40:18 To whom then will ye liken1819 God?410 or what likeness1823 will ye compare6186 unto him? cr 19 The workman2796 melteth5258 a graven image,6459 and the goldsmith6884 spreadeth7554 it over with gold,2091 and casteth6884 silver3701 chains.7577 cr 20 He that is so impoverished5533 5534{Heb. I poor of oblation} that he hath no oblation8641 chooseth977 a tree6086 that will not rot;7537 he seeketh1245 unto him a cunning2450 workman2796 to prepare3559 a graven image,6459 that shall not be moved.4131 cr

Isaiah 40:21 Have ye not known?3045 have ye not heard?8085 hath it not been told5046 you from the beginning?7218 have ye not understood995 from the foundations4146 of the earth?776 cr 22 It is he that sitteth3427{Or, him that sitteth, atc.} upon 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 cr 23 That bringeth5414 the princes7336 to nothing; he maketh6213 the judges8199 of the earth776 as vanity.8414 cr 24 Yea, they shall not be planted;5193 yea, they shall not be sown:2232 yea, their stock1503 shall not take root8327 in the earth:776 and he shall also blow5398 upon them, and they shall wither,3001 and the whirlwind5591 shall take5375 them away as stubble.7179 cr 25 To whom then will ye liken1819 me, or shall I be equal?7737 saith559 the Holy One.6918 cr 26 Lift up5375 your eyes5869 on high,4791 and behold7200 who hath created1254 these things, that bringeth out3318 their host6635 by number:4557 he calleth7121 them all by names8034 by the greatness7230 of his might,202 for that he is strong533 in power;3581 not one376 faileth.5737 cr 27 Why sayest559 thou, O Jacob,3290 and speakest,1696 O Israel,3478 My way1870 is hid5641 from the LORD,3068 and my judgment4941 is passed over5674 from my God?430 cr

Isaiah 40:28 Hast thou not known?3045 hast thou not heard,8085 that the everlasting5769 God,430 the LORD,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 them that have 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 upon the LORD3068 shall renew2498{Heb. change} their strength;3581 they shall mount up5927 with wings83 as eagles;5404 they shall run,7323 and not be weary;3021 and they shall walk,3212 and not faint.3286 cr