New American Standard Bible 2020

Isaiah 40:2-6

2“Speakדַּבְּר֞וּda.be.RuH1696kindlyלֵ֤בlevH3820to Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389;And callH7121outH7121to her, that herwarfareצְבָאָ֔הּtze.va.'AhH6635has endedמָֽלְאָה֙mal.'AhH4390, That herguiltעֲוֹנָ֑הּ'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.”

3The voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of one callingקוֹרֵ֔אko.Re'H7121outH7121, “Clearפַּנּ֖וּpa.NuH6437the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870for the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֕רba.mid.BarH4057;Makeיַשְּׁרוּ֙ya.she.RuH3474straightH3474in the desertבָּעֲרָבָ֔הba.'a.ra.VahH6160a highwayמְסִלָּ֖הme.si.LahH4546for our Godלֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃le.lo.Hei.nuH430.

4Let everyכָּל־kol-H3605valleyגֶּיא֙gei'H1516be liftedיִנָּשֵׂ֔אyi.na.Se'H5375upH5375,And everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605mountainהַ֥רharH2022and hillוְגִבְעָ֖הve.giv.'AhH1389be madeH8213lowיִשְׁפָּ֑לוּyish.Pa.luH8213;And let the unevenH6121groundH6121becomeוְהָיָ֤הve.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, “CallH7121outH7121.” Thenhe answeredוְאָמַ֖רve.'a.MarH559, “Whatמָ֣הmahH4100shall I callH7121outH7121?”Allכָּל־kol-H3605fleshהַבָּשָׂ֣רha.ba.SarH1320is grassחָצִ֔ירcha.TzirH2682,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605itslovelinessחַסְדּ֖וֹchas.DoH2617is like the flowerכְּצִ֥יץke.TzitzH6731of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704.

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