Isaiah 40:5

Isaiah 40:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)And the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all people will see it together. For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken."
• New King James Version (NKJV)The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, And all flesh shall see it together; For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”

Context of Isaiah 40:5

3A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert. 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. And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all humanity together will see it.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken. 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. 7The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass.

Isaiah 40:5 word by word

וְנִגְלָ֖ה כְּב֣וֹד יְהוָ֑ה וְרָא֤וּ כָל־בָּשָׂר֙ יַחְדָּ֔ו כִּ֛י פִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה דִּבֵּֽר׃ סRead the interlinear

• And the gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• of the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• will be revealedגָּלָהgâlâh · to reveal: revealH1540
• and allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• humanityבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320
• togetherיָחְדָּוyachad · togetherH3162
• will see itרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• Forכִּיkîy · forH3588
• the mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• has spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696

Cross-references for Isaiah 40:5

• Isaiah 6:3And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.”
• Isaiah 11:9They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the sea is full of water.
• Isaiah 35:2It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God.
• Isaiah 60:1Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.
• Psalms 72:19And blessed be His glorious name forever; may all the earth be filled with His glory. Amen and amen.
• Psalms 96:6Splendor and majesty are before Him; strength and beauty fill His sanctuary.
• Psalms 102:16For the LORD will rebuild Zion; He has appeared in His glory.
• Habakkuk 2:14For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.
• Luke 2:10But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:
• John 1:14The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
• John 12:41Isaiah said these things because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about Him.
• 2 Corinthians 3:18And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
• 2 Corinthians 4:6For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
• Hebrews 1:3The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
• Revelation 21:23And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.
• Isaiah 49:6He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.”

Commentaries on Isaiah 40:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5"The salvation of our God" - These words are added here by the Septuagint: , אלהינו ישועת את eth yesuath Eloheynu, as it is in the parallel place, Isaiah 52:10. The sentence is abrupt without it, the verb wanting its object; and I think it is genuine. Our English translation has supplied the word it, which is equivalent to this addition, from the Septuagint. This omission in the Hebrew text is ancient, being prior to the Chaldee, Syriac, and Vulgate…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5And the glory of the Lord - The phrase here means evidently the majesty, power, or honor of Yahweh. He would display his power, and show himself to be a covenant-keeping God, by delivering his people from their bondage, and reconducting them to their own land. This glory and faithfulness would be shown in his delivering them from their captivity in Babylon; and it would be still more illustriously shown in his sending the Messiah to accomplish the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5The future display of God's glory would include Judah's return from exile but extend beyond that. The New Testament confirms that God's glory was revealed in Jesus Christ (John 1:14; Hebrews 1:3). the mouth of the LORD has spoken: The promised salvation and judgment will surely happen because the Lord, who keeps his promises, has declared it (see Isaiah 1:20; 58:14).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. see it--The Septuagint for "it," has "the salvation of God." So Lu 3:6 (compare Lu 2:30, that is, Messiah); but the Evangelist probably took these words from Is 52:10. for--rather, "All flesh shall see that the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken it" [Bengel].Read the comment

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Commentaries on Isaiah 40

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings