1 Comfort נַחֲמ֥וּ na.cha.Mu H5162 ye, comfort נַחֲמ֖וּ na.cha.Mu H5162 ye my people עַמִּ֑י 'a.Mi H5971 , saith your God אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ 'e.lo.hei.Khem H430 . 2 Speak דַּבְּר֞וּ da.be.Ru H1696 ye comfortably to Jerusalem יְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ ye.ru.sha.Lim H3389 ; and cry unto her , that her warfare H6635 is accomplished , that her iniquity עֲוֹנָ֑הּ 'a.vo.Nah H5771 is pardoned, that she hath received H3947 of Jehovah’s hand מִיַּ֣ד mi.Yad H3027 double כִּפְלַ֖יִם kif.La.yim H3718 for all her sins חַטֹּאתֶֽיהָ׃ ס cha.to.Tei.ha H2403 . 3 The voice ק֣וֹל Kol H6963 of one that crieth, Prepare ye in the wilderness בַּמִּדְבָּ֕ר ba.mid.Bar H4057 the way דֶּ֣רֶךְ De.rekh H1870 of Jehovah ; make יַשְּׁרוּ֙ ya.she.Ru H3474 level in the desert בָּעֲרָבָ֔ה ba.'a.ra.Vah H6160 a highway מְסִלָּ֖ה me.si.Lah H4546 for our God לֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ le.lo.Hei.nu H430 . 5 and the glory כְּב֣וֹד ke.Vod H3519 of Jehovah shall be revealed וְנִגְלָ֖ה ve.nig.Lah H1540 , and all flesh בָּשָׂר֙ ba.Sar H1320 shall see וְרָא֤וּ ve.ra.'U H7200 it together יַחְדָּ֔ו yach.Dav H3162 ; for the mouth פִּ֥י pi H6310 of Jehovah hath spoken דִּבֵּֽר׃ ס di.Ber H1696 it . 6 The voice ק֚וֹל Kol H6963 of one saying H559 , Cry . And one said H559 , What shall I cry ? All flesh הַבָּשָׂ֣ר ha.ba.Sar H1320 is grass חָצִ֔יר cha.Tzir H2682 , and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower כְּצִ֥יץ ke.Tzitz H6731 of the field הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ ha.sa.Deh H7704 . 7 The grass חָצִיר֙ cha.Tzir H2682 withereth, the flower צִ֔יץ Tzitz H6731 fadeth, because the breath ר֥וּחַ Ru.ach H7307 of Jehovah bloweth upon it ; surely the people הָעָֽם׃ ha.'Am H5971 is grass חָצִ֖יר cha.Tzir H2682 . 8 The grass חָצִ֖יר cha.Tzir H2682 withereth, the flower צִ֑יץ Tzitz H6731 fadeth; but the word וּדְבַר־ u.de.var- H1697 of our God אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ 'e.lo.Hei.nu H430 shall stand יָק֥וּם ya.Kum H6965 forever H5769 . 9 O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion צִיּ֔וֹן tzi.Yon H6726 , get thee up on a high גָּבֹ֤הַ ga.Vo.ha H1364 mountain הַר־ har- H2022 ; O thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם ye.ru.sha.Lim H3389 , lift הָרִ֤ימִי ha.Ri.mi H7311 up thy voice קוֹלֵ֔ךְ ko.Lekh H6963 with strength בַכֹּ֙חַ֙ va.Ko.ach H3581 ; lift הָרִ֙ימִי֙ ha.Ri.mi H7311 it up , be not afraid תִּירָ֔אִי ti.Ra.'i H3372 ; say אִמְרִי֙ 'im.Ri H559 unto the cities לְעָרֵ֣י le.'a.Rei H5892 of Judah יְהוּדָ֔ה ye.hu.Dah H3063 , Behold , your God אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ 'e.lo.hei.Khem H430 ! 10 Behold , the Lord אֲדֹנָ֤י 'a.do.Nai H136 Jehovah will come יָב֔וֹא ya.Vo' H935 as a mighty H2389 one, and his arm וּזְרֹע֖וֹ u.ze.ro.'O H2220 will rule H4910 for him : Behold , his reward שְׂכָרוֹ֙ se.kha.Ro H7939 is with him , and his recompense וּפְעֻלָּת֖וֹ u.fe.'u.la.To H6468 before him . 11 He will feed H7462 his flock עֶדְר֣וֹ ed.Ro H5739 like a shepherd H7462 , he will gather יְקַבֵּ֣ץ ye.ka.Betz H6908 the lambs in his arm בִּזְרֹעוֹ֙ biz.ro.'O H2220 , and carry יִשָּׂ֑א yi.Sa' H5375 them in his bosom וּבְחֵיק֖וֹ u.ve.chei.Ko H2436 , and will gently lead יְנַהֵֽל׃ ס ye.na.Hel H5095 those that have their young. 12 Who hath measured H4058 the waters מַ֗יִם Ma.yim H4325 in the hollow of his hand , and meted out heaven וְשָׁמַ֙יִם֙ ve.sha.Ma.yim H8064 with the span בַּזֶּ֣רֶת ba.Ze.ret H2239 , and comprehended the dust עֲפַ֣ר 'a.Far H6083 of the earth הָאָ֑רֶץ ha.'A.retz H776 in a measure H4058 , and weighed וְשָׁקַ֤ל ve.sha.Kal H8254 the mountains הָרִ֔ים ha.Rim H2022 in scales , and the hills וּגְבָע֖וֹת u.ge.va.'ot H1389 in a balance בַּפֶּ֙לֶס֙ ba.Pe.les H6425 ? 13 Who hath directed the Spirit ר֖וּחַ Ru.ach H7307 of Jehovah , or being his counsellor hath taught him ? 14 With whom took he counsel נוֹעָץ֙ no.'Atz H3289 , and who instructed him , and taught וַֽיְלַמְּדֵ֖הוּ vay.la.me.De.hu H3925 him in the path בְּאֹ֣רַח be.'O.rach H734 of justice מִשְׁפָּ֑ט mish.Pat H4941 , and taught וַיְלַמְּדֵ֣הוּ vay.la.me.De.hu H3925 him knowledge דַ֔עַת Da.'at H1847 , and showed to him the way וְדֶ֥רֶךְ ve.De.rekh H1870 of understanding H8394 ? 15 Behold , the nations גּוֹיִם֙ go.Yim H1471 are as a drop of a bucket , and are accounted H2803 as the small dust of the balance : behold , he taketh up the isles as a very little thing. 16 And Lebanon וּלְבָנ֕וֹן u.le.va.Non H3844 is not sufficient to burn בָּעֵ֑ר ba.'Er H1197 , nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt-offering. 17 All the nations הַגּוֹיִ֖ם ha.go.Yim H1471 are as nothing כְּאַ֣יִן ke.'A.yin H369 before him ; they are accounted H2803 by him as less than nothing H369 , and vanity. 18 To whom then will ye liken תְּדַמְּי֣וּן te.da.me.Yun H1819 God אֵ֑ל 'El H410 ? or what likeness דְּמ֖וּת de.Mut H1823 will ye compare unto him ? 19 The image H6459 , a workman hath cast it , and the goldsmith H6884 overlayeth it with gold בַּזָּהָ֣ב ba.za.Hav H2091 , and casteth for it silver כֶּ֖סֶף Ke.sef H3701 chains . 20 He that is too impoverished for such an oblation chooseth a tree H6086 that will not rot יִרְקַ֖ב yir.Kav H7537 ; he seeketh unto him a skilful workman to set up a graven image H6459 , that shall not be moved . 21 Have ye not known תֵֽדְעוּ֙ te.de.'U H3045 ? have ye not heard תִשְׁמָ֔עוּ tish.Ma.'u H8085 ? hath it not been told H5046 you from the beginning ? have ye not understood H995 from the foundations מוֹסְד֖וֹת mos.Dot H4146 of the earth הָאָֽרֶץ׃ ha.'A.retz H776 ? 22 It is he that sitteth above the circle ח֣וּג chug H2329 of the earth הָאָ֔רֶץ ha.'A.retz H776 , and the inhabitants H3427 thereof are as grasshoppers כַּחֲגָבִ֑ים ka.cha.ga.Vim H2284 ; that stretcheth out the heavens שָׁמַ֔יִם sha.Ma.yim H8064 as a curtain , and spreadeth them out as a tent כָּאֹ֖הֶל ka.'O.hel H168 to dwell H3427 in ; 23 that bringeth princes to nothing לְאָ֑יִן le.'A.yin H369 ; that maketh the judges H8199 of the earth אֶ֖רֶץ 'E.retz H776 as vanity. 24 Yea, they have not been planted נִטָּ֗עוּ ni.Ta.'u H5193 ; yea, they have not been sown זֹרָ֔עוּ zo.Ra.'u H2232 ; yea, their stock hath not taken H5375 root שֹׁרֵ֥שׁ sho.Resh H8327 in the earth H776 : moreover he bloweth upon them , and they wither H3001 , and the whirlwind taketh them away H5375 as stubble H7179 . 25 To whom then will ye liken תְדַמְּי֖וּנִי te.da.me.Yu.ni H1819 me , that I should be equal to him ? saith the Holy קָדֽוֹשׁ׃ ka.Do.osh H6918 One H6918 . 26 Lift שְׂאוּ־ se.'u- H5375 up your eyes עֵינֵיכֶ֤ם 'ei.nei.Khem H5869 on high H4791 , and see וּרְאוּ֙ u.re.'U H7200 who hath created בָרָ֣א va.Ra' H1254 these , that bringeth out their host צְבָאָ֑ם tze.va.'Am H6635 by number בְמִסְפָּ֖ר ve.mis.Par H4557 ; he calleth them all by name בְּשֵׁ֣ם be.Shem H8034 ; by the greatness מֵרֹ֤ב me.Ro H7230 of his might , and for that he is strong in power כֹּ֔חַ Ko.ach H3581 , not one H376 is lacking. 27 Why לָ֤מָּה La.mah H4100 sayest thou, O Jacob יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב ya.'a.Ko H3290 , and speakest, O Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל Yis.ra.'El H3478 , My way דַרְכִּי֙ dar.Ki H1870 is hid H5641 from Jehovah , and the justice מִשְׁפָּטִ֥י mish.pa.Ti H4941 due to me is passed H5674 away יַעֲבֽוֹר׃ ya.'a.Vor H5674 from my God וּמֵאֱלֹהַ֖י u.me.'e.lo.Hai H430 ? 28 Hast thou not known יָדַ֜עְתָּ ya.Da'.ta H3045 ? hast thou not heard H8085 ? The everlasting God אֱלֹהֵ֨י 'e.lo.Hei H430 , Jehovah , the Creator of the ends קְצ֣וֹת ke.Tzot H7098 of the earth הָאָ֔רֶץ ha.'A.retz H776 , fainteth not , neither is weary יִיגָ֑ע yi.Ga' H3021 ; there is no searching H2714 of his understanding לִתְבוּנָתֽוֹ׃ lit.vu.na.To H8394 . 29 He giveth power H3581 to the faint ; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength כֹּ֑חַ Ko.ach H3581 . 30 Even the youths נְעָרִ֖ים ne.'a.Rim H5288 shall faint and be weary וְיִגָ֑עוּ ve.yi.Ga.'u H3021 , and the young H5288 men H5288 shall utterly fall : 31 but they that wait וְקוֹיֵ֤ ve.ko.Ye H6960 for Jehovah shall renew their strength כֹ֔חַ Kho.ach H3581 ; they shall mount up with wings אֵ֖בֶר 'E.ver H83 as eagles H5404 ; they shall run יָר֙וּצוּ֙ ya.Ru.tzu H7323 , and not be weary יִיגָ֔עוּ yi.Ga.'u H3021 ; they shall walk, and not faint. ← Isaiah 39 Isaiah 41 → Commentaries on Isaiah 40 American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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