New American Standard Bible 1995
Isaiah 40
The Greatness of God
2“Speakדַּבְּר֞וּda.be.RuH1696kindlyלֵ֤בlevH3820to Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389;And callוְקִרְא֣וּve.kir.'UH7121out to her, that herwarfareצְבָאָ֔הּtze.va.'AhH6635has endedמָֽלְאָה֙mal.'AhH4390, That heriniquityעֲוֹנָ֑הּ'a.vo.NahH5771has been removedנִרְצָ֖הnir.TzahH7521,That she has receivedלָקְחָה֙la.ke.ChahH3947of the Lord’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027Doubleכִּפְלַ֖יִםkif.La.yimH3718for allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605her sinsחַטֹּאתֶֽיהָ׃ סcha.to.Tei.haH2403.”
3A voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963is callingקוֹרֵ֔אko.Re'H7121, “Clearפַּנּ֖וּpa.NuH6437the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870for the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֕רba.mid.BarH4057;Makeיַשְּׁרוּ֙ya.she.RuH3474smoothH3474in the desertבָּעֲרָבָ֔הba.'a.ra.VahH6160a highwayמְסִלָּ֖הme.si.LahH4546for our Godלֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃le.lo.Hei.nuH430.
4Let everyכָּל־kol-H3605valleyגֶּיא֙gei'H1516be liftedיִנָּשֵׂ֔אyi.na.Se'H5375up,And everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605mountainהַ֥רharH2022and hillוְגִבְעָ֖הve.giv.'AhH1389be madeH8213lowיִשְׁפָּ֑לוּyish.Pa.luH8213;And let the roughH6121groundH6121becomeוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961a plainלְמִישׁ֔וֹרle.mi.ShorH4334,And the ruggedH7406terrainH7406a broadH1237valleyH1237;
6A voiceק֚וֹלKolH6963saysאֹמֵ֣ר'o.MerH559, “Callקְרָ֔אke.Ra'H7121out.” Thenhe answeredוְאָמַ֖רve.'a.MarH559, “Whatמָ֣הmahH4100shall I callאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121out?”Allכָּל־kol-H3605fleshהַבָּשָׂ֣רha.ba.SarH1320is grassחָצִ֔ירcha.TzirH2682,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605itslovelinessחַסְדּ֖וֹchas.DoH2617is like the flowerכְּצִ֥יץke.TzitzH6731of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704.
9Getעֲלִי־'a.li-H5927yourself up on ahighגָּבֹ֤הַga.Vo.haH1364mountainהַר־har-H2022,O Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726,bearerמְבַשֶּׂ֣רֶתme.va.Se.retH1319ofgood newsמְבַשֶּׂ֖רֶתme.va.Se.retH1319,Liftהָרִ֤ימִיha.Ri.miH7311up your voiceקוֹלֵ֔ךְko.LekhH6963mightilyבַכֹּ֙חַ֙va.Ko.achH3581,O Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,bearerH1319of good newsH1319;Liftהָרִ֙ימִי֙ha.Ri.miH7311itup, do not fearתִּירָ֔אִיti.Ra.'iH3372.Sayאִמְרִי֙'im.RiH559to thecitiesלְעָרֵ֣יle.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, “Hereהִנֵּ֖הhi.NehH2009is your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430!”
10Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,the Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068will comeיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935with mightבְּחָזָ֣קbe.cha.ZakH2389, With Hisarmוּזְרֹע֖וֹu.ze.ro.'OH2220rulingמֹ֣שְׁלָהMo.she.lahH4910for Him.Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, Hisrewardשְׂכָרוֹ֙se.kha.RoH7939is with HimAnd His recompenseוּפְעֻלָּת֖וֹu.fe.'u.la.ToH6468beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440Him.
11Like a shepherdכְּרֹעֶה֙ke.ro.'EhH7462He willtendיִרְעֶ֔הyir.'EhH7462His flockעֶדְר֣וֹed.RoH5739,In His armבִּזְרֹעוֹ֙biz.ro.'OH2220He will gatherיְקַבֵּ֣ץye.ka.BetzH6908the lambsH2924And carryיִשָּׂ֑אyi.Sa'H5375themin His bosomוּבְחֵיק֖וֹu.ve.chei.KoH2436;He will gently leadיְנַהֵֽל׃ סye.na.HelH5095the nursingעָל֖וֹתa.LotH5763ewes.
12Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310hasmeasuredמָדַ֨דma.DadH4058thewatersמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325in the hollowH8168of His handH8168,And markedH8505offH8505the heavensוְשָׁמַ֙יִם֙ve.sha.Ma.yimH8064by thespanבַּזֶּ֣רֶתba.Ze.retH2239, Andcalculatedוְכָ֥לve.kholH3557the dustעֲפַ֣ר'a.FarH6083of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776by the measureבַּשָּׁלִ֖שׁba.sha.LishH7991,And weighedוְשָׁקַ֤לve.sha.KalH8254the mountainsהָרִ֔יםha.RimH2022in a balanceבַּפֶּ֙לֶס֙ba.Pe.lesH6425And the hillsוּגְבָע֖וֹתu.ge.va.'otH1389in a pair of scalesבְּמֹאזְנָֽיִם׃be.mo.ze.Na.yimH3976?
14With whomמִ֤יmiH4310did He consultנוֹעָץ֙no.'AtzH3289and whogaveוַיְבִינֵ֔הוּvay.vi.Ne.huH995Him understandingH995? And whotaughtוַֽיְלַמְּדֵ֖הוּvay.la.me.De.huH3925Him in the pathבְּאֹ֣רַחbe.'O.rachH734of justiceמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941and taughtוַיְלַמְּדֵ֣הוּvay.la.me.De.huH3925Him knowledgeדַ֔עַתDa.'atH1847And informedיוֹדִיעֶֽנּוּ׃yo.di.'E.nuH3045Him of the wayוְדֶ֥רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of understandingתְּבוּנ֖וֹתte.vu.NotH8394?
15Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005, thenationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471are like a dropכְּמַ֣רke.MarH4752from a bucketמִדְּלִ֔יmi.de.LiH1805,And are regardedנֶחְשָׁ֑בוּnech.Sha.vuH2803as a speckH7834ofdustH7834on the scalesמֹאזְנַ֖יִםmoz.Na.yimH3976;Beholdהֵ֥ןhenH2005,He liftsיִטּֽוֹל׃yi.TolH5190up theislandsאִיִּ֖ים'i.YimH339like fineכַּדַּ֥קka.DakH1851dustH1851.
19As for theidolהַפֶּ֙סֶל֙ha.Pe.selH6459,a craftsmanחָרָ֔שׁcha.RashH2796castsנָסַ֣ךְna.SakhH5258it,A goldsmithוְצֹרֵ֖ףve.tzo.RefH6884platesיְרַקְּעֶ֑נּוּye.rak.ke.'E.nuH7554it with goldבַּזָּהָ֣בba.za.HavH2091,And a silversmithצוֹרֵֽף׃tzo.RefH6884fashionschainsוּרְתֻק֥וֹתu.re.tu.KotH7577of silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701.
20He who is too impoverishedH5532for suchan offeringתְּרוּמָ֔הte.ru.MahH8641Selectsיִבְחָ֑רyiv.CharH977atreeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086that does not rotיִרְקַ֖בyir.KavH7537;He seeksיְבַקֶּשׁ־ye.va.kesh-H1245out for himself a skillfulחָכָם֙cha.KhamH2450craftsmanחָרָ֤שׁcha.RashH2796Toprepareלְהָכִ֥יןle.ha.KhinH3559an idolפֶּ֖סֶלPe.selH6459thatwill not totterיִמּֽוֹט׃yi.MotH4131.
22It is He whositsהַיֹּשֵׁב֙hai.yo.ShevH3427aboveעַל־'al-H5921thecircleח֣וּגchugH2329of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,And its inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָve.yo.she.Vei.haH3427are likegrasshoppersכַּחֲגָבִ֑יםka.cha.ga.VimH2284, Whostretchesהַנּוֹטֶ֤הha.no.TehH5186out the heavensשָׁמַ֔יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064like acurtainכַדֹּק֙kha.DokH1852And spreadsוַיִּמְתָּחֵ֥םvai.yim.ta.ChemH4969them out like atentכָּאֹ֖הֶלka.'O.helH168to dwellלָשָֽׁבֶת׃la.Sha.vetH3427in.
24Scarcelyאַ֣ף בַּל־'af bal-H1077H637have they been plantedנִטָּ֗עוּni.Ta.'uH5193,Scarcelyאַ֚ף בַּל־'af bal-H1077H637have they been sownזֹרָ֔עוּzo.Ra.'uH2232,Scarcelyאַ֛ף בַּל־'af bal-H1077H637has their stockגִּזְעָ֑םgiz.'AmH1503takenH8327rootשֹׁרֵ֥שׁsho.ReshH8327in the earthבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776,But He merelyוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571blowsנָשַׁ֤ףna.ShafH5398on them, and they witherוַיִּבָ֔שׁוּvai.yi.Va.shuH3001, And thestormוּסְעָרָ֖הu.se.'a.RahH5591carriesתִּשָּׂאֵֽם׃ סti.sa.'EmH5375them away like stubbleכַּקַּ֥שׁka.KashH7179.
26Liftשְׂאוּ־se.'u-H5375up your eyesעֵינֵיכֶ֤ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869on highמָר֨וֹםma.RomH4791And seeוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200whoמִי־mi-H4310has createdבָרָ֣אva.Ra'H1254theseאֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehH428stars, TheOne who leadsH3318forthH3318their hostצְבָאָ֑םtze.va.'AmH6635by numberבְמִסְפָּ֖רve.mis.ParH4557,He callsיִקְרָ֔אyik.Ra'H7121them allלְכֻלָּם֙le.khu.LamH3605by nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034;BecauseH4480of thegreatnessמֵרֹ֤בme.RoH7230of His mightאוֹנִים֙'o.NimH202and thestrengthוְאַמִּ֣יץve.'a.MitzH533of Hispowerכֹּ֔חַKo.achH3581,Not oneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376of themis missingנֶעְדָּֽר׃ סne'.DarH5737.
27Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100do you sayתֹאמַר֙to.MarH559,O Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,and assertוּתְדַבֵּ֖רu.te.da.BerH1696,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “My wayדַרְכִּי֙dar.KiH1870ishiddenנִסְתְּרָ֤הnis.te.RahH5641from the Lordמֵֽיְהוָ֔הme.Yah.wehH3068, And thejusticeמִשְׁפָּטִ֥יmish.pa.TiH4941due meescapesH5674the noticeH5674ofmy Godוּמֵאֱלֹהַ֖יu.me.'e.lo.HaiH430”?
28Do you not knowיָדַ֜עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045?Have you not heardשָׁמַ֗עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085? TheEverlastingעוֹלָ֤ם׀o.LamH5769Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430,the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Creatorבּוֹרֵא֙bo.Re'H1254of the endsקְצ֣וֹתke.TzotH7098of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776Does not becomeH3286wearyיִיעַ֖ףyi.'AfH3286or tiredיִיגָ֑עyi.Ga'H3021.His understandingלִתְבוּנָתֽוֹ׃lit.vu.na.ToH8394isinscrutableאֵ֥ין חֵ֖קֶר'ein Che.kerH369H2714.
31Yet those whowaitוְקוֹיֵ֤ve.ko.YeH6960for the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068WillgainH2498newH2498strengthכֹ֔חַKho.achH3581; They willmountיַעֲל֥וּya.'a.LuH5927up withwingsאֵ֖בֶר'E.verH83like eaglesכַּנְּשָׁרִ֑יםka.ne.sha.RimH5404,They will runיָר֙וּצוּ֙ya.Ru.tzuH7323and not getH3021tiredH3021,They will walkיֵלְכ֖וּye.le.KhuH1980and not becomeH3286wearyיִיעָֽפוּ׃ פyi.'A.fuH3286.
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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