“comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God,”
Isaiah 40
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1"Comfort, comfort My people," says your God.
“Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.”
“Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.”
“Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.”
“Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.”
“Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God,”
2"Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her forced labor has been completed; her iniquity has been pardoned. For she has received from the hand of the LORD double for all her sins."
“Speak comfort to Jerusalem and cry out to her that her warfare is ended that her iniquity is pardoned. For she has received from the Lord's hand double for all her sins.”
“Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned. For she hath received of the Lord's hand double for all her sins.”
“speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned, for she hath received of the Lord's hand double for all her sins.”
“speak comfort to Jerusalem and cry out to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned for she has received from the Lord's hand double for all her sins.”
“Speak comfort to Jerusalem and cry out to her that her warfare is ended that her iniquity is pardoned for she has received from the Lord's hand double for all her sins.”
“Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned. For she hath received of the Lord's hand double for all her sins.”
3A voice of one calling: "Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.
“The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.”
“the voice of one crying in the wilderness, prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.”
“The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.”
“the voice of one crying in the wilderness Prepare the way of the Lord make straight in the desert a highway for our God.”
“The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.”
“The voice of him that triath in the wilderness. Prepare ye the way of the Lord. Make straight in the desert a highway for our God.”
4Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill made low; the uneven ground will become smooth, and the rugged land a plain.
“Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked places shall be made straight, and the rough places plain.”
“Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low. And the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain.”
“Let every valley be lifted up and every mountain and hill be made low and let the rough ground become a plain and the rugged terrain a broad valley”
“every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain,”
“Every valley shall be exalted and every mountain and hill shall be made low and the crooked shall be made straight and the rough places plain”
“Every valley shall be exalted and every mountain and hill brought low. The crooked places shall be made straight and the rough places smooth.”
5And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all humanity together will see it. For the mouth of the LORD has spoken."
“And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together. For the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.”
“and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together for the mouth of the Lord has spoken”
“The glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together. For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
“And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.”
“And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken”
“and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.”
6A voice says, "Cry out!" And I asked, "What should I cry out?" "All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field.
“The voice said, Cry, and he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field.”
“A voice says, Call out. Then he answered, What shall I call out? All flesh is grass and all its loveliness is like the flower of the field.”
“The voice said, Cry, and he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field.”
“The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field.”
“The voice said, cry. And he said, what shall I cry? All flesh is grass and all the goodliness thereof is the flower of the field.”
“a voice says, call out. And then he answered, what shall I call out? All flesh is grass and its loveliness is like the flower of the field.”
7The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass.
“The grass withers, the flower fades. When the breath of the Lord blows upon it, surely the people are grass.”
“The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, because the spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it. Surely the people is grass,”
“The grass withers, the flower fades when the breath of the Lord blows upon it. Surely the people are grass.”
“the grass. Withereth the flower faded. Why. Because the spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it? Surely the people is grass”
“the grass withers, the flower fades when the breath of the Lord blows upon it. Surely the people are grass,”
“The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, because the Spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it. Surely, people is grass.”
8The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever."
“The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever.”
“The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God shall stand forever.”
“the grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever.”
“The grass withers, the flower fades, but the Word of our God shall stand forever.”
“The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God shall stand forever.”
“the grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever.”
9Go up on a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news. Raise your voice loudly, O Jerusalem, herald of good news. Lift it up, do not be afraid! Say to the cities of Judah, "Here is your God!"
“O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain. O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength. Lift it up, be not afraid. Say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God.”
“O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountains. O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength, lift it up, be not afraid. Say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God,”
“O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up to the high mountain. O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength. Lift it up, and be not afraid. Say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God.”
“Get yourself up on a high mountain, O Zion, bearer of good news. Lift up your voice mightily, O Jerusalem, bearer of good news. Lift it up, do not fear. Say to the cities of Judah, Here is your God.”
“O Zion, that bringeth good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain. O Jerusalem, that bringeth good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength. Lift it up, be not afraid. Say unto the cities of Judah, Behold, your God,”
“O Zion, that bringeth good tidings, get thee up into the high mountains. O Jerusalem, that bringeth good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength, lift it up, be not afraid, say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God.”
10Behold, the Lord GOD comes with might, and His arm establishes His rule. His reward is with Him, and His recompense accompanies Him.
“Behold, the Lord God will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him. Behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.”
“Behold, the Lord God will come with strong hand, and His arm shall rule for Him. Behold, His reward is with Him, and His work before Him.”
“Behold, the Lord God will come with strong hand and his arm shall rule for him and behold, his reward is with him and his work before him.”
“behold, the Lord God will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him. Behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.”
“Behold, the Lord God will come with might, with his arm ruling for him. Behold, his reward is with him and his recompense before him.”
“Behold, the Lord God will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him. Behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.”
11He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.
“he shall feed his flock like a shepherd. He shall gather the lambs with his arm and carry them in his bosom and shall gently lead those that are with young.”
“he shall feed his flock like a shepherd. He shall gather the lambs with his arm and carry them in his bosom and shall gently lead those that are with young.”
“He shall feed His flock like a shepherd. He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.”
“He shall feed his flock like a shepherd. He shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.”
“He shall feed his flock like a shepherd. He shall gather the lambs with his arms And carry them in his bosom. And shall gently lead those that are with young.”
“Like a shepherd, he will tend his flock. In his arm, he will gather the lambs and carry them in his bosom. He will gently lead the nursing ewes.”
12Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance?
“Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance?”
“Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with a span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?”
“Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance.”
“who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance?”
“Who has measured the waters in the hallow of His hand, and marked off the heavens by the span, and calculated the dust of the earth by the measure, and weighed the mountains in a balance, and the hills in a pair of scales.”
“Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with a span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance.”
13Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD, or informed Him as His counselor?
“Who hath directed the Spirit of the Lord, or being his counselor, hath taught him.”
“Who hath directed the spirit of the Lord, or being his counselor hath taught him?”
“Who has directed the Spirit of the Lord, or as his counselor has taught him?”
“Who hath directed the Spirit of the Lord? Or being His counselor hath taught Him?”
“who hath directed the spirit of the Lord or being his counselor hath taught him?”
“Who has directed the Spirit of the Lord, or as His counselor has informed Him.”
14Whom did He consult to enlighten Him, and who taught Him the paths of justice? Who imparted knowledge to Him and showed Him the way of understanding?
“With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and showed to him the way of understanding?”
“With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and showed to him the way of understanding?”
“With whom did he take counsel, and who instructed him and taught him in the path of justice? Who taught him knowledge and showed him the way of understanding?”
“With whom took he counsel and who instructed him and taught him in the path of judgment and taught him knowledge and showed to him the way of understanding?”
“With whom took He counsel and who instructed Him and taught Him in the path of judgment and taught Him knowledge and showed to Him the way of understanding?”
“With whom took He counsel and who instructed Him and taught Him in the path of judgment and taught Him knowledge and showed to Him the way of understanding?”
15Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are considered a speck of dust on the scales; He lifts up the islands like fine dust.
“Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance. Behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.”
“Behold, the nations are like a drop from a bucket and are accounted as the dust on the scales. Behold, he takes up the coastlands like fine dust.”
“Behold, the nations are like a drop from a bucket, and are regarded as a speck of dust on the scales. Behold, He lifts up the islands like fine dust.”
“Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance. Behold, he takes up the isles as a very little thing,”
“Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance. Behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing,”
“behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket. And are as counted as the small dust of the balance. Behold, He taketh up the aisles as a very little thing.”
16Lebanon is not sufficient for fuel, nor its animals enough for a burnt offering.
“And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beast thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.”
“And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.”
“And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor its beasts sufficient for a burnt offering.”
“And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.”
“and Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.”
“Even Lebanon is not enough to burn, nor its beasts enough for a burnt offering.”
17All the nations are as nothing before Him; He regards them as nothingness and emptiness.
“All nations before Him are as nothing, and they are counted to Him less than nothing and vanity.”
“All nations before Him are as nothing, and they are counted to Him less than nothing. And vanity.”
“All the nations are as nothing before him. They are accounted by him as less than nothing and emptiness.”
“All nations before him are as nothing, and they are counted by him less than nothing and worthless.”
“All nations before him are as nothing, and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.”
“All nations before Him are as nothing, and they are counted to Him less than nothing and vanity.”
18To whom will you liken God? To what image will you compare Him?
“To whom then will ye liken God? Or what likeness will ye compare unto him?”
“To whom then will you liken God or what likeness will you compare with Him?”
“To whom then will ye liken God. Or what likeness will ye compare unto him.”
“To whom then will ye liken God, or to what likeness will ye compare unto him?”
“To whom then will you liken God? Or what likeness will you compare to Him?”
“To whom then will you liken God, or what likeness will you compare with Him?”
19To an idol that a craftsman casts and a metalworker overlays with gold and fits with silver chains?
“The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.”
20To one bereft of an offering who chooses wood that will not rot, who seeks a skilled craftsman to set up an idol that will not topple?
“He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth the tree that will not rot. He seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image that shall not be moved.”
“He that is so impoverished that he hath no ablation chooseth a tree that will not rot. He seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image that shall not be moved.”
“he that is so impoverished that he has no oblation, chooses a tree that will not rot. He seeks to Him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image that shall not be moved.”
21Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been declared to you from the beginning? Have you not understood since the foundation of the earth?
“have you not known? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundation of the earth?”
“Have ye not known? Have ye not heard? Hath it not been told you from the beginning? Have ye not understood from the foundation of the earth?”
“Have you not known? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?”
“have you not known. Have you not heard. Has it not been told you from the beginning. Have you not understood from the foundation of the earth.”
“Do you not know? Do you not hear? Has it not been told to you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?”
“Have you not known have you not heard. Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?”
22He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth; its dwellers are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.
“It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in.”
“It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers. That stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain and that spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in.”
“It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers, that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in,”
“it is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers, who stretches out the heavens like a curtain and spreads them like a tent to dwell in,”
“It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth and the inhabitants thereof are but grasshoppers that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in.”
“It is he who sits above the vault of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers, who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.”
23He brings the princes to nothing and makes the rulers of the earth meaningless.
“That bringeth the princes to nothing, he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.”
“that bringeth the princes to nothing. He maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.”
“Who brings princes to nothing and makes the rulers of the earth as emptiness.”
“who brings princes to nothing and makes the rulers of the earth as emptiness.”
“bringeth the princes to nothing. He maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.”
“that bringeth the princes to nothing, and maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.”
24No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner have their stems taken root in the ground, than He blows on them and they wither, and a whirlwind sweeps them away like stubble.
“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 also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.”
“Scarcely are they planted, scarcely sown, scarcely has their stem taken root in the earth when he blows on them and they wither, and the tempest carries them off like stubble.”
“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 also blow upon them and they shall wither and the wind shall shall take them away as stubble.”
“Scarcely have they been planted. Scarcely have they been sown. Scarcely has their talks taken root in the earth, but he merely blows on them and they wither and the storm carries them away like stubble.”
“Yea, they shall not be planted, yea, they shall not be sown, yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth. He shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as”
“scarcely are they planets scarcely sown. Scarcely has their stem taken root in the earth when he blows upon them and they wither and The tempest carries him off like stubble.”
25"To whom will you liken Me, or who is My equal?" asks the Holy One.
“To whom then will ye liken me? Or shall I be equal, saith the Holy One?”
“To whom then will you compare me that I should be like him, says the Holy One?”
“To whom then will you compare Me that I should be like Him, says the Holy One.”
“To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? Saith the Holy One,.”
“To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal, saith the Holy One?”
“To whom then will you liken Me? Or to whom shall I be equal? says the Holy One”
26Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.
“Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number. He calleth them all by names, by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power, not one”
“Lift up your eyes on high and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number. He calleth them all by names, by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power, not one faileth.”
“Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number. He calleth them all by names, by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power, and not one”
“Lift up your eyes on high and see who created these stars. He who brings out their host by number, calling them all by name. By the greatness of his might and because he is strong in power, not one of them is missing.”
“Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number. He calleth them all by name by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power, not one faith.”
“Lift up your eyes on high and see those who created these stars. The one who leads forth their host by number. He calls them all by name because of the greatness of his might and the strength of his power. Not one of them is…”
27Why do you say, O Jacob, and why do you assert, O Israel, "My way is hidden from the LORD, and my claim is ignored by my God"?
“Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, my way is hid from the Lord,. And my judgment is passed over from my God?”
“Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the Lord, and my judgment is passed over from my God?”
“Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the Lord, and my judgment is passed over from my God?”
“Why do you say, O Jacob, and speak, O Israel? My way is hidden from the Lord and my just claim is passed over by my God.”
“Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, my way is hid from the Lord, my judgment is passed over from my God?”
“why do you say, O Jacob, and speak, O Israel? My way is hidden from the Lord, and my just claim is passed over from my God.”
28Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out.
“Hast thou not known, hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? There is no searching of his understanding.”
“Hast thou not known? Hast thou not heard that the everlasting God, the Lord, the creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? There is no searching of his understanding.”
“have you not known? Have you not heard the everlasting God, the Lord, the creator of the ends of the earth? Neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable.”
“Hast thou not known? Hast thou not heard? That the everlasting God, the Lord, the creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not? Neither is weary. There is no searching of his understanding.”
“Hast thou not known, hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary. There is no searching of his understanding.”
“Hast thou not known, hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary. There is no searching of his understanding.”
29He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.
“He gives power to the weak and to those who have no might. He increases strength.”
“He giveth power to the faint and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.”
“He gives power to the weak. And to those who have no might, He increases strength.”
“He gives power to the faint, and to them that have no might he increases strength.”
“He giveth power to the faint and to them that have no might. He increaseth strength.”
“He giveth power to the faint, and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.”
30Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall.
“Even the youth shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall,.”
“Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall.”
“Even the youth shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall.”
“Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall.”
“Even the youth shall faint and be weary and the young men shall utterly fall.”
“though youths. Grow weary and tired and vigorous young men stumble badly.”
31But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
“but they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall mount up with wings as eagles. They shall run and not be weary, and they shall walk and not faint.”
“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary, and they shall walk and not faint.”
“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall mount up with wings as eagles. They shall run and not be weary. And they shall walk and not faint.”
“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall mount up with wings as Eagles. They shall run and not be weary and they shall walk and not faint.”
“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall mount up with wings as eagles. They shall run and not be weary, and they shall walk and not faint.”
“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall mount up with wings as eagles. They shall run and not be weary and they shall walk and not faint.”