Berean Standard Bible
Isaiah 40:2-6
2“Speakדַּבְּר֞וּda.be.RuH1696tenderly toעַל־ לֵ֤ב'al- levH5921H3820Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and proclaimוְקִרְא֣וּve.kir.'UH7121to herאֵלֶ֔יהָ'e.Lei.haH413thatכִּ֤יkiH3588her forced laborצְבָאָ֔הּtze.va.'AhH6635has been completedמָֽלְאָה֙mal.'AhH4390;her iniquityכִּ֥י עֲוֹנָ֑הּki 'a.vo.NahH5771H3588has 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.
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.
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
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