New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 40:4-11

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;

5Then thegloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068will be revealedוְנִגְלָ֖הve.nig.LahH1540, Andallכָל־khol-H3605fleshבָּשָׂר֙ba.SarH1320will seeוְרָא֤וּve.ra.'UH7200ittogetherH3164; For themouthפִּ֥יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ סdi.BerH1696.”

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.

7Thegrassחָצִיר֙cha.TzirH2682withersיָבֵ֤שׁya.VeshH3001,the flowerצִ֔יץTzitzH6731fadesנָ֣בֵֽלNa.velH5034,Whenכִּ֛יkiH3588thebreathר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068blowsנָ֣שְׁבָהNa.she.vahH5380upon it;Surelyאָכֵ֥ן'a.KhenH403the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971are grassחָצִ֖ירcha.TzirH2682.

8The grassחָצִ֖ירcha.TzirH2682withersיָבֵ֥שׁya.VeshH3001,the flowerצִ֑יץTzitzH6731fadesנָ֣בֵֽלNa.velH5034, Butthe wordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430standsיָק֥וּםya.KumH6965foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃ סle.'o.LamH5769.

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.

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