Isaiah 40:6-31

6A voiceH6963 saysH559, “CallH7121 out.” Then 1he answeredH559, “WhatH4100 shall I callH7121 out?” 2AllH3605 fleshH1320 is grassH2682, and allH3605 its 3lovelinessH2617 is like the flowerH6731 of the fieldH7704.7The 4grassH2682 withersH3001, the flowerH6731 fadesH5034, 5WhenH3588 the 6breathH7307 of the LordH3068 blowsH5380 upon it; SurelyH403 the peopleH5971 are grassH2682.8The grassH2682 withersH3001, the flowerH6731 fadesH5034, But 7the wordH1697 of our GodH430 standsH6965 foreverH5769.

9GetH5927 yourself up on a 8highH1364 mountainH2022, O ZionH6726, bearerH1319 of 9good newsH1319, LiftH7311 up your voiceH6963 mightilyH3581, O JerusalemH3389, bearerH1319 of good newsH1319; LiftH7311 it up, do not fearH3372. SayH559 to the 10citiesH5892 of JudahH3063, “11HereH2009 is your GodH430!”10BeholdH2009, the LordH136 12GodH3068 will comeH935 13with mightH2389, With His 14armH2220 rulingH4910 for Him. BeholdH2009, His 15rewardH7939 is with Him And His recompenseH6468 beforeH6440 Him.11Like a shepherdH7462 He will 16tendH7462 His flockH5739, In His armH2220 He will gatherH6908 the lambsH2924 And carryH5375 them in His bosomH2436; He will gently leadH5095 the nursingH5763 ewes.

12WhoH4310 has 17measuredH4058 the 18watersH4325 in the hollowH8168 of His handH8168, And markedH8505 offH8505 the heavensH8064 by the 19spanH2239, And 20calculatedH3557 the dustH6083 of the earthH776 by the measureH7991, And weighedH8254 the mountainsH2022 in a balanceH6425 And the hillsH1389 in a pair of scalesH3976?1321WhoH4310 has 22directedH8505 the SpiritH7307 of the LordH3068, Or as His 23counselorH376H6098 has informedH3045 Him?1424With whomH4310 did He consultH3289 and who 25gaveH995 Him understandingH995? And who taughtH3925 Him in the pathH734 of justiceH4941 and taughtH3925 Him knowledgeH1847 And informedH3045 Him of the wayH1870 of understandingH8394?15BeholdH2005, the 26nationsH1471 are like a dropH4752 from a bucketH1805, And are regardedH2803 as a speckH7834 of 27dustH7834 on the scalesH3976; BeholdH2005, He liftsH5190 up the 28islandsH339 like fineH1851 dustH1851.16Even LebanonH3844 is not enoughH1767 to burnH1197, NorH369 its 29beastsH2421 enoughH1767 for a burntH5930 offeringH5930.1730AllH3605 the nationsH1471 are as nothingH369 beforeH5048 Him, They are regardedH2803 by Him as lessH657 thanH4480 nothingH657 and 31meaninglessH8414.

1832To whomH4310 then will you likenH1819 GodH410? Or whatH4100 likenessH1823 will you compareH6186 with Him?19As for the 3334idolH6459, a craftsmanH2796 castsH5258 it, A goldsmithH6884 35platesH7554 it with goldH2091, And a silversmithH6884 fashions chainsH7577 of silverH3701.20He who is too impoverishedH5532 for such an offeringH8641 SelectsH977 a 36treeH6086 that does not rotH7537; He seeksH1245 out for himself a skillfulH2450 craftsmanH2796 To 37prepareH3559 38an idolH6459 that 39will not totterH4131.

2140Do you not knowH3045? Have you not heardH8085? Has it not been declaredH5046 to you from the beginningH7218? Have you not understoodH995 41from the foundationsH4144 of the earthH776?22It is He who 42sitsH3427 aboveH5921 the 4344circleH2329 of the earthH776, And its inhabitantsH3427 are like 45grasshoppersH2284, Who 46stretchesH5186 out the heavensH8064 like a 47curtainH1852 And spreadsH4969 them out like a 48tentH168 to dwellH3427 in.23He it is who reducesH5414 49rulersH7336 to nothingH369, Who 50makesH6213 the judgesH8199 of the earthH776 51meaninglessH8414.2452ScarcelyH1077H637 have they been plantedH5193, 53ScarcelyH1077H637 have they been sownH2232, 54ScarcelyH1077H637 has their stockH1503 takenH8327 rootH8327 in the earthH776, But He merelyH1571 blowsH5398 on them, and they witherH3001, And the 55stormH5591 carriesH5375 them away like stubbleH7179.25“56To whomH4310 then will you likenH1819 Me That I would be his equalH7737?” saysH559 the HolyH6918 OneH6918.2657LiftH5375 up your eyesH5869 on highH4791 And seeH7200 58whoH4310 has createdH1254 theseH428 stars, The 59One who leadsH3318 forthH3318 their hostH6635 by numberH4557, He callsH7121 them allH3605 by nameH8034; BecauseH4480 of the 60greatnessH7230 of His mightH202 and the 61strengthH533 of His powerH3581, 62Not oneH376 of them is missingH5737.

2763WhyH4100 do you sayH559, O JacobH3290, and assertH1696, O IsraelH3478, “My wayH1870 is 64hiddenH5641 from the LordH3068, And the 65justiceH4941 due me 66escapesH5674 the noticeH5674 of 67my GodH430”?2868Do you not knowH3045? Have you not heardH8085? The 69EverlastingH5769 GodH430, the LordH3068, the CreatorH1254 of the endsH7098 of the earthH776 Does not becomeH3286 wearyH3286 or tiredH3021. His understandingH8394 is 70inscrutableH369H2714.29He givesH5414 strengthH3581 to the 71wearyH3287, And to him who lacksH369 mightH202 He 72increasesH7235 powerH6109.30Though 73youthsH5288 growH3286 wearyH3286 and tiredH3021, And vigorousH970 74youngH970 menH970 stumbleH3782 badlyH3782,31Yet those who 75waitH6960 for the LordH3068 Will 76gainH2498 newH2498 strengthH3581; They will 7778mountH5927 up with 79wingsH83 like eaglesH5404, They will runH7323 and not getH3021 tiredH3021, They will walkH1980 and not becomeH3286 wearyH3286.