New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 40:4-11

4Let 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;5 1Then the 2glory of the Lord will be revealed, And 3all flesh will see it together; For the 4mouth of the Lord has spoken.”6A voice says, “Call out.” Then 5he answered, “What shall I call out?” 6All flesh is grass, and all its 7loveliness is like the flower of the field.7The 8grass withers, the flower fades, 9When the 10breath of the Lord blows upon it; Surely the people are grass.8The grass withers, the flower fades, But 11the word of our God stands forever.

9Get yourself up on a 12high mountain, O Zion, bearer of 13good news, Lift up your voice mightily, O Jerusalem, bearer of good news; Lift it up, do not fear. Say to the 14cities of Judah, “15Here is your God!”10Behold, the Lord 16God will come 17with might, With His 18arm ruling for Him. Behold, His 19reward is with Him And His recompense before Him.11Like a shepherd He will 20tend His flock, In His arm He will gather the lambs And carry them in His bosom; He will gently lead the nursing ewes.

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1. Isaiah 40:5 Or In order that the ↩
2. Isaiah 40:5 Is 6:3; Hab 2:14 ↩
3. Isaiah 40:5 Is 52:10; Joel 2:28 ↩
4. Isaiah 40:5 Is 1:20; 34:16; 58:14 ↩
5. Isaiah 40:6 Another reading is I said ↩
6. Isaiah 40:6 Job 14:2; Ps 102:11; 103:15; 1 Pet 1:24, 25 ↩
7. Isaiah 40:6 Or constancy ↩
8. Isaiah 40:7 Ps 90:5, 6; James 1:10, 11 ↩
9. Isaiah 40:7 Or Because ↩
10. Isaiah 40:7 Job 4:9; 41:21; Is 11:4; 40:24 ↩
11. Isaiah 40:8 Is 55:11; 59:21; Matt 5:18 ↩
12. Isaiah 40:9 Is 52:7 ↩
13. Isaiah 40:9 Is 61:1 ↩
14. Isaiah 40:9 Is 44:26 ↩
15. Isaiah 40:9 Is 25:9; 35:2 ↩
16. Isaiah 40:10 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord ↩
17. Isaiah 40:10 Is 9:6, 7 ↩
18. Isaiah 40:10 Is 59:16, 18 ↩
19. Isaiah 40:10 Is 62:11; Rev 22:12 ↩
20. Isaiah 40:11 Jer 31:10; Ezek 34:12-14, 23, 31; Mic 5:4; John 10:11, 14-16 ↩

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