Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 40

(Matthew 3:1–12; Mark 1:1–8; Luke 3:1–20; John 1:19–28)

1“Comfortנַחֲמ֥וּna.cha.MuH5162,comfortנַחֲמ֖וּna.cha.MuH5162My peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971,”saysיֹאמַ֖רyo.MarH559your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

2“Speakדַּבְּר֞וּda.be.RuH1696tenderly toעַל־ לֵ֤ב'al- levH5921 H3820Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and proclaimוְקִרְא֣וּve.kir.'UH7121to herאֵלֶ֔יהָ'e.Lei.haH413thatכִּ֤יkiH3588her forced laborצְבָאָ֔הּtze.va.'AhH6635has been completedמָֽלְאָה֙mal.'AhH4390;her iniquityכִּ֥י עֲוֹנָ֑הּki 'a.vo.NahH5771 H3588has been pardonedנִרְצָ֖הnir.TzahH7521.Forכִּ֤יkiH3588she has receivedלָקְחָה֙la.ke.ChahH3947from the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068doubleכִּפְלַ֖יִםkif.La.yimH3718for allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605her sinsחַטֹּאתֶֽיהָ׃ סcha.to.Tei.haH2403.”

3A voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of one callingקוֹרֵ֔אko.Re'H7121: “Prepareפַּנּ֖וּpa.NuH6437the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870for the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֕רba.mid.BarH4057;make a straightיַשְּׁרוּ֙ya.she.RuH3474highwayמְסִלָּ֖הme.si.LahH4546for our Godלֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃le.lo.Hei.nuH430in the desertבָּעֲרָבָ֔הba.'a.ra.VahH6160.

4Everyכָּל־kol-H3605valleyגֶּיא֙gei'H1516shall be lifted upיִנָּשֵׂ֔אyi.na.Se'H5375,and everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605mountainהַ֥רharH2022and hillוְגִבְעָ֖הve.giv.'AhH1389made lowיִשְׁפָּ֑לוּyish.Pa.luH8213;the unevenהֶֽעָקֹב֙he.'a.KoH6121groundwill becomeוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961smoothלְמִישׁ֔וֹרle.mi.ShorH4334,and the rugged landוְהָרְכָסִ֖יםve.ha.re.kha.SimH7406a plainלְבִקְעָֽה׃le.vik.'AhH1237.

The Enduring Word

(1 Peter 1:22–25)

5And the gloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068will be revealedוְנִגְלָ֖הve.nig.LahH1540,and allכָל־khol-H3605humanityבָּשָׂר֙ba.SarH1320togetherיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162will see itוְרָא֤וּve.ra.'UH7200.”Forכִּ֛יkiH3588the mouthפִּ֥יpiH6310of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ סdi.BerH1696.

6A voiceק֚וֹלKolH6963saysאֹמֵ֣ר'o.MerH559, “Cry outקְרָ֔אke.Ra'H7121!”And I askedוְאָמַ֖רve.'a.MarH559, “Whatמָ֣הmahH4100should I cry outאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121?” “Allכָּל־kol-H3605fleshהַבָּשָׂ֣רha.ba.SarH1320is like grassחָצִ֔ירcha.TzirH2682,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605its gloryחַסְדּ֖וֹchas.DoH2617like the flowersכְּצִ֥יץke.TzitzH6731of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704.

7The grassחָצִיר֙cha.TzirH2682withersיָבֵ֤שׁya.VeshH3001andthe flowersצִ֔יץTzitzH6731fallנָ֣בֵֽלNa.velH5034whenכִּ֛יkiH3588the breathר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068blowsנָ֣שְׁבָהNa.she.vahH5380on them;indeedאָכֵ֥ן'a.KhenH403,the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971are grassחָצִ֖ירcha.TzirH2682.

Here Is Your God!

(Romans 11:33–36)

8The grassחָצִ֖ירcha.TzirH2682withersיָבֵ֥שׁya.VeshH3001andthe flowersצִ֑יץTzitzH6731fallנָ֣בֵֽלNa.velH5034,but the wordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430standsיָק֥וּםya.KumH6965foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃ סle.'o.LamH5769.”

9Go upעֲלִי־'a.li-H5927onעַ֣ל'alH5921a highגָּבֹ֤הַga.Vo.haH1364mountainהַר־har-H2022,O Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726,herald of good newsמְבַשֶּׂ֣רֶתme.va.Se.retH1319.Raiseהָרִ֤ימִיha.Ri.miH7311your voice loudlyבַכֹּ֙חַ֙ קוֹלֵ֔ךְva.Ko.ach ko.LekhH6963 H3581,O Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,herald of good newsמְבַשֶּׂ֖רֶתme.va.Se.retH1319.Lift it upהָרִ֙ימִי֙ha.Ri.miH7311,do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָ֔אִיti.Ra.'iH3372!Sayאִמְרִי֙'im.RiH559to the citiesלְעָרֵ֣יle.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, “Hereהִנֵּ֖הhi.NehH2009is your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430!”

10Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,the Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִה֙Yah.wehH3069comesיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935with mightבְּחָזָ֣קbe.cha.ZakH2389,and His armוּזְרֹע֖וֹu.ze.ro.'OH2220establishes His ruleמֹ֣שְׁלָהMo.she.lahH4910הִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009.His rewardשְׂכָרוֹ֙se.kha.RoH7939is with Himאִתּ֔וֹ'i.ToH854,and His recompenseוּפְעֻלָּת֖וֹu.fe.'u.la.ToH6468accompanies Himלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440.

11He tendsכְּרֹעֶה֙ke.ro.'EhH7462His flockעֶדְר֣וֹed.RoH5739like a shepherdיִרְעֶ֔הyir.'EhH7462;He gathersיְקַבֵּ֣ץye.ka.BetzH6908the lambsטְלָאִ֔יםte.la.'ImH2922in His armsבִּזְרֹעוֹ֙biz.ro.'OH2220and carries themיִשָּׂ֑אyi.Sa'H5375close to His heartוּבְחֵיק֖וֹu.ve.chei.KoH2436.He gently leadsיְנַהֵֽל׃ סye.na.HelH5095the nursingעָל֖וֹתa.LotH5763ewes.

12Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310has measuredמָדַ֨דma.DadH4058the watersמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325in the hollow of his handבְּשָׁעֳל֜וֹbe.sho.'o.LoH8168,or marked offתִּכֵּ֔ןti.KenH8505the heavensוְשָׁמַ֙יִם֙ve.sha.Ma.yimH8064with the span of his handבַּזֶּ֣רֶתba.Ze.retH2239?Who has heldוְכָ֥לve.kholH3557the dustעֲפַ֣ר'a.FarH6083of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776in a basketבַּשָּׁלִ֖שׁba.sha.LishH7991,or weighedוְשָׁקַ֤לve.sha.KalH8254the mountainsהָרִ֔יםha.RimH2022on a scaleבַּפֶּ֙לֶס֙ba.Pe.lesH6425and the hillsוּגְבָע֖וֹתu.ge.va.'otH1389with a balanceבְּמֹאזְנָֽיִם׃be.mo.ze.Na.yimH3976?

13Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310has directedתִכֵּ֥ןti.KenH8505אֶת־'et-H853the Spiritר֖וּחַRu.achH7307of the LORDיְהוָ֑ה וְאִ֥ישׁYah.weh ve.'IshH3068 H376,or informed Himיוֹדִיעֶֽנּוּ׃yo.di.'E.nuH3045asHis counselorעֲצָת֖וֹa.tza.ToH6098?

14Whomמִ֤יmiH4310did He consultאֶת־ נוֹעָץ֙'et- no.'AtzH3289 H854to enlighten Himוַיְבִינֵ֔הוּvay.vi.Ne.huH995,and who taught Himוַֽיְלַמְּדֵ֖הוּvay.la.me.De.huH3925the pathsבְּאֹ֣רַחbe.'O.rachH734of justiceמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941?Who impartedוַיְלַמְּדֵ֣הוּvay.la.me.De.huH3925knowledge to Himדַ֔עַתDa.'atH1847and showed Himיוֹדִיעֶֽנּוּ׃yo.di.'E.nuH3045the wayוְדֶ֥רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of understandingתְּבוּנ֖וֹתte.vu.NotH8394?

15Surelyהֵ֤ןhenH2005the nationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471are like a dropכְּמַ֣רke.MarH4752in a bucketמִדְּלִ֔יmi.de.LiH1805;they are consideredנֶחְשָׁ֑בוּ הֵ֥ןnech.Sha.vu henH2803 H2005a speck of dustוּכְשַׁ֥חַקu.khe.Sha.chakH7834on the scalesמֹאזְנַ֖יִםmoz.Na.yimH3976;He lifts upיִטּֽוֹל׃yi.TolH5190the islandsאִיִּ֖ים'i.YimH339like fine dustכַּדַּ֥קka.DakH1851.

16Lebanonוּלְבָנ֕וֹןu.le.va.NonH3844isnotאֵ֥ין'einH369sufficientדֵּ֖יdeiH1767for fuelבָּעֵ֑רba.'ErH1197,nor its animalsוְחַיָּת֔וֹ אֵ֥יןve.chai.ya.To 'einH2416 H369enoughדֵּ֖יdeiH1767for a burnt offeringעוֹלָֽה׃ סo.LahH5930.

17Allכָּל־kol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471are as nothingכְּאַ֣יִןke.'A.yinH369before Himנֶגְדּ֑וֹneg.DoH5048;He regards themנֶחְשְׁבוּ־nech.she.vu-H2803as nothingnessמֵאֶ֥פֶסme.'E.fesH657and emptinessוָתֹ֖הוּva.To.huH8414.

18To whomמִ֖יmiH4310will you likenתְּדַמְּי֣וּןte.da.me.YunH1819Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410וְאֶל־ve.'el-H413?To whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100imageדְּמ֖וּתde.MutH1823will you compareתַּ֥עַרְכוּTa.'ar.khuH6186Him?

19To an idolהַפֶּ֙סֶל֙ha.Pe.selH6459that a craftsmanחָרָ֔שׁcha.RashH2796castsנָסַ֣ךְna.SakhH5258and a metalworkerוְצֹרֵ֖ףve.tzo.RefH6884overlaysיְרַקְּעֶ֑נּוּye.rak.ke.'E.nuH7554with goldבַּזָּהָ֣בba.za.HavH2091and fits withצוֹרֵֽף׃tzo.RefH6884silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701chainsוּרְתֻק֥וֹתu.re.tu.KotH7577?

20One lackingהַֽמְסֻכָּ֣ןham.su.KanH5533such an offeringתְּרוּמָ֔הte.ru.MahH8641choosesיִבְחָ֑רyiv.CharH977woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086that will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808rotיִרְקַ֖בyir.KavH7537.He seeksיְבַקֶּשׁ־ye.va.kesh-H1245a skilledחָכָם֙cha.KhamH2450craftsmanחָרָ֤שׁcha.RashH2796to set upלְהָכִ֥יןle.ha.KhinH3559an idolפֶּ֖סֶלPe.selH6459that will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808toppleיִמּֽוֹט׃yi.MotH4131.

21Do you notהֲל֤וֹאha.Lo'H3808knowתֵֽדְעוּ֙te.de.'UH3045?Have you notהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808heardתִשְׁמָ֔עוּtish.Ma.'uH8085?Has it notהֲל֛וֹאha.Lo'H3808been declared to youהֻגַּ֥דhu.GadH5046from the beginningמֵרֹ֖אשׁme.RoshH7218?Have you notהֲלוֹא֙ha.lO'H3808understoodהֲבִ֣ינֹתֶ֔םha.Vi.no.TemH995since the foundationמוֹסְד֖וֹתmos.DotH4146of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776?

22He sits enthronedהַיֹּשֵׁב֙hai.yo.ShevH3427aboveעַל־'al-H5921the circleח֣וּגchugH2329of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776;its dwellersוְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָve.yo.she.Vei.haH3427are like grasshoppersכַּחֲגָבִ֑יםka.cha.ga.VimH2284.He stretches outהַנּוֹטֶ֤הha.no.TehH5186the heavensשָׁמַ֔יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064like a curtainכַדֹּק֙kha.DokH1852,and spreads them outוַיִּמְתָּחֵ֥םvai.yim.ta.ChemH4969like a tentכָּאֹ֖הֶלka.'O.helH168to dwell inלָשָֽׁבֶת׃la.Sha.vetH3427.

23He bringsהַנּוֹתֵ֥ןha.no.TenH5414the princesרוֹזְנִ֖יםroz.NimH7336to nothingלְאָ֑יִןle.'A.yinH369and makesעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213the rulersשֹׁ֥פְטֵיSho.fe.teiH8199of the earthאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776meaninglessכַּתֹּ֥הוּka.To.huH8414.

24No soonerאַ֣ף בַּל־'af bal-H637 H1077are they plantedנִטָּ֗עוּni.Ta.'uH5193,no soonerאַ֚ף בַּל־'af bal-H637 H1077are they sownזֹרָ֔עוּzo.Ra.'uH2232,no soonerאַ֛ף בַּל־'af bal-H637 H1077have their stemsגִּזְעָ֑םgiz.'AmH1503taken rootשֹׁרֵ֥שׁsho.ReshH8327in the groundבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776,thanוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571He blowsנָשַׁ֤ףna.ShafH5398on themand they witherוַיִּבָ֔שׁוּvai.yi.Va.shuH3001,and a whirlwindוּסְעָרָ֖הu.se.'a.RahH5591sweeps them awayתִּשָּׂאֵֽם׃ סti.sa.'EmH5375like stubbleכַּקַּ֥שׁka.KashH7179.

25“Toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413whomמִ֥יmiH4310will you liken Meתְדַמְּי֖וּנִיte.da.me.Yu.niH1819,or who is My equalוְאֶשְׁוֶ֑הve.'esh.VehH7737?”asksיֹאמַ֖רyo.MarH559the Holy Oneקָדֽוֹשׁ׃ka.Do.oshH6918.

26Lift upשְׂאוּ־se.'u-H5375your eyesעֵינֵיכֶ֤ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869on highמָר֨וֹםma.RomH4791וּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200:Whoמִי־mi-H4310createdבָרָ֣אva.Ra'H1254all theseאֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehH428?He leads forthהַמּוֹצִ֥יאha.mo.Tzi'H3318the starry hostצְבָאָ֑םtze.va.'AmH6635by numberבְמִסְפָּ֖רve.mis.ParH4557;He callsיִקְרָ֔אyik.Ra'H7121each oneלְכֻלָּם֙le.khu.LamH3605by nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034.Because of His greatמֵרֹ֤בme.RoH7230powerאוֹנִים֙'o.NimH202and mightyוְאַמִּ֣יץve.'a.MitzH533strengthכֹּ֔חַKo.achH3581,notלֹ֥אlo'H3808one of themאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376is missingנֶעְדָּֽר׃ סne'.DarH5737.

27Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100do you sayתֹאמַר֙to.MarH559,O Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,and why do you assertוּתְדַבֵּ֖רu.te.da.BerH1696,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “My wayדַרְכִּי֙dar.KiH1870is hiddenנִסְתְּרָ֤הnis.te.RahH5641from the LORDמֵֽיְהוָ֔הme.Yah.wehH3068,and my claimמִשְׁפָּטִ֥יmish.pa.TiH4941is ignoredיַעֲבֽוֹר׃ya.'a.VorH5674by my Godוּמֵאֱלֹהַ֖יu.me.'e.lo.HaiH430”?

28Do you notהֲל֨וֹאha.Lo'H3808knowיָדַ֜עְתָּ אִם־ya.Da'.ta 'im-H3045 H518?Have you notלֹ֣אlo'H3808heardשָׁמַ֗עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085?The LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068is the everlastingעוֹלָ֤ם׀o.LamH5769Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430,the Creatorבּוֹרֵא֙bo.Re'H1254of the endsקְצ֣וֹתke.TzotH7098of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776.He will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808grow tiredיִיעַ֖ף וְלֹ֣אyi.'Af ve.Lo'H3286 H3808or wearyיִיגָ֑עyi.Ga'H3021;His understandingלִתְבוּנָתֽוֹ׃lit.vu.na.ToH8394is beyondאֵ֥ין'einH369searching outחֵ֖קֶרChe.kerH2714.

29He givesנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414powerכֹּ֑חַKo.achH3581to the faintלַיָּעֵ֖ףlai.ya.'EfH3287and increasesיַרְבֶּֽה׃yar.BehH7235the strengthעָצְמָ֥ה'a.tze.MahH6109of the weakוּלְאֵ֥ין אוֹנִ֖יםu.le.'Ein 'o.NimH369 H202.

30Even youthsנְעָרִ֖יםne.'a.RimH5288grow tiredוְיִֽעֲפ֥וּve.yi.'a.FuH3286and wearyוְיִגָ֑עוּve.yi.Ga.'uH3021,and young menוּבַחוּרִ֖יםu.va.chu.RimH970stumbleכָּשׁ֥וֹלka.SholH3782and fallיִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ׃yi.ka.She.luH3782.

31But those who waitוְקוֹיֵ֤ve.ko.YeH6960upon the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will renewיַחֲלִ֣יפוּya.cha.Li.fuH2498their strengthכֹ֔חַKho.achH3581;they will mount upיַעֲל֥וּya.'a.LuH5927with wingsאֵ֖בֶר'E.verH83like eaglesכַּנְּשָׁרִ֑יםka.ne.sha.RimH5404;they will runיָר֙וּצוּ֙ya.Ru.tzuH7323and notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808grow wearyיִיגָ֔עוּyi.Ga.'uH3021,they will walkיֵלְכ֖וּye.le.KhuH1980and notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808faintיִיעָֽפוּ׃ פyi.'A.fuH3286.