Isaiah 40

The Greatness of God

1“1ComfortH5162, comfortH5162 My peopleH5971,” saysH559 your GodH430.2“2SpeakH1696 3kindlyH3820 to JerusalemH3389; And callH7121 outH7121 to her, that her 45warfareH6635 has endedH4390, That her 67guiltH5771 has been removedH7521, That she has receivedH3947 of the Lord’sH3068 handH3027 8DoubleH3718 for allH3605 her sinsH2403.”

39The voiceH6963 of one callingH7121 outH7121, “10ClearH6437 the wayH1870 for the LordH3068 in the wildernessH4057; MakeH3474 11straightH3474 in the desertH6160 a highwayH4546 for our GodH430.4Let everyH3605 valleyH1516 be liftedH5375 upH5375, And everyH3605 mountainH2022 and hillH1389 be madeH8213 lowH8213; And let the unevenH6121 groundH6121 becomeH1961 a plainH4334, And the ruggedH7406 terrainH7406 a broadH1237 valleyH1237;512Then the 13gloryH3519 of the LordH3068 will be revealedH1540, And 14allH3605 fleshH1320 will seeH7200 it togetherH3164; For the 15mouthH6310 of the LordH3068 has spokenH1696.”6A voiceH6963 saysH559, “CallH7121 outH7121.” Then 16he answeredH559, “WhatH4100 shall I callH7121 outH7121?” 17AllH3605 fleshH1320 is grassH2682, and allH3605 its 18lovelinessH2617 is like the flowerH6731 of the fieldH7704.7The 19grassH2682 withersH3001, the flowerH6731 fadesH5034, 20WhenH3588 the 21breathH7307 of the LordH3068 blowsH5380 upon it; The peopleH5971 are indeedH403 grassH2682!8The grassH2682 withersH3001, the flowerH6731 fadesH5034, But 22the wordH1697 of our GodH430 standsH6965 foreverH5769.

9GoH5927 upH5927 on a 23highH1364 mountainH2022, ZionH6726, messengerH1319 ofH1319 24goodH1319 newsH1319, RaiseH7311 your voiceH6963 forcefullyH3581, JerusalemH3389, messengerH1319 ofH1319 goodH1319 newsH1319; RaiseH7311 it upH7311, do not fearH3372. SayH559 to the 25citiesH5892 of JudahH3063, “26HereH2009 is your GodH430!”10BeholdH2009, the LordH136 27GodH3068 will comeH935 28with mightH2389, With His 29armH2220 rulingH4910 for Him. BeholdH2009, His 30compensationH7939 is with Him, And His rewardH6468 beforeH6440 Him.11Like a shepherdH7462 He will 31tendH7462 His flockH5739, In His armH2220 He will gatherH6908 the lambsH2924 And carryH5375 them in the foldH2436 ofH2436 His robeH2436; He will gently leadH5095 the nursingH5763 ewes.

12WhoH4310 has 32measuredH4058 the 33watersH4325 in the hollowH8168 ofH8168 His handH8168, And measuredH8505 the heavensH8064 with a 34spanH2239, And 35calculatedH3557 the dustH6083 of the earthH776 with a measureH7991, And weighedH8254 the mountainsH2022 in a balanceH6425 And the hillsH1389 in a pair of scalesH3976?1336WhoH4310 has 37directedH8505 the SpiritH7307 of the LordH3068, Or as His 38counselorH376H6098 has informedH3045 Him?1439With whomH4310 did He consultH3289 and who 40gaveH995 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 41nationsH1471 are like a dropH4752 from a bucketH1805, And are regardedH2803 as a speckH7834 ofH7834 42dustH7834 on the scalesH3976; BeholdH2005, He liftsH5190 up the 43islandsH339 like fineH1851 dustH1851.16Even LebanonH3844 is not enoughH1767 to 44burnH1197, NorH369 its 45animalsH2421 enoughH1767 for a burntH5930 offeringH5930.1746AllH3605 the nationsH1471 are as nothingH369 beforeH5048 Him, They are regardedH2803 by Him as lessH4480 thanH4480 nothingH657 and 47meaninglessH8414.

1848To whomH4310 then will you likenH1819 GodH410? Or whatH4100 likenessH1823 will you compareH6186 with Him?19As for the 4950idolH6459, a craftsmanH2796 castsH5258 it, A goldsmithH6884 51platesH7554 it with goldH2091, And a silversmithH6884 fashions chainsH7577 of silverH3701.20He who is too impoverishedH5532 for such an offeringH8641 SelectsH977 a 52treeH6086 that does not rotH7537; He seeksH1245 outH1245 for himself a skillfulH2450 craftsmanH2796 To 53prepareH3559 54an idolH6459 that 55will not totterH4131.

2156Do you not knowH3045? Have you not heardH8085? Has it not been declaredH5046 to you from the beginningH7218? Have you not understoodH995 57from the foundationsH4144 of the earthH776?22It is He who 58sitsH3427 aboveH5921 the 5960circleH2329 of the earthH776, And its inhabitantsH3427 are like 61grasshoppersH2284, Who 62stretchesH5186 outH5186 the heavensH8064 like a 63curtainH1852 And spreadsH4969 them outH4969 like a 64tentH168 to liveH3427 in.23It is He who reducesH5414 65rulersH7336 to nothingH369, Who 66makesH6213 the judgesH8199 of the earthH776 67meaninglessH8414.2468ScarcelyH1077H637 have they been plantedH5193, 69ScarcelyH1077H637 have they been sownH2232, 70ScarcelyH1077H637 has their stockH1503 takenH8327 rootH8327 in the earthH776, But He merelyH1571 blowsH5398 on them, and they witherH3001, And the 71stormH5591 carriesH5375 them away like stubbleH7179.25“72To whomH4310 then will you compareH1819 Me That I would beH7737 his equalH7737?” saysH559 the HolyH6918 OneH6918.2673RaiseH5375 your eyesH5869 on highH4791 And seeH7200 74whoH4310 has createdH1254 theseH428 stars, The 75One who bringsH3318 outH3318 their 76multitudeH6635 by numberH4557, He callsH7121 them allH3605 by nameH8034; BecauseH4480 of the 77greatnessH7230 of His mightH202 and the 78strengthH533 of His powerH3581, 79Not oneH376 of them isH5737 missingH5737.

2780WhyH4100 do you sayH559, JacobH3290, and you assertH1696, IsraelH3478, “My wayH1870 is 81hiddenH5641 from the LordH3068, And the 82justiceH4941 due me 83escapesH5674 theH5674 noticeH5674 of 84my GodH430”?2885Do you not knowH3045? Have you not heardH8085? The 86EverlastingH5769 GodH430, the LordH3068, the CreatorH1254 of the endsH7098 of the earthH776 Does not becomeH3286 wearyH3286 or tiredH3021. His understandingH8394 is 87unsearchableH369H2714.29He givesH5414 strengthH3581 to the 88wearyH3287, And to the one who lacksH369 mightH202 He 89increasesH7235 powerH6109.30Though 90youthsH5288 growH3286 wearyH3286 and tiredH3021, And vigorousH970 91youngH970 menH970 stumbleH3782 badlyH3782,31Yet those who 92waitH6960 for the LordH3068 Will 93gainH2498 newH2498 strengthH3581; They will 9495mountH5927 upH5927 with wingsH83 like eaglesH5404, They will runH7323 and not getH3021 tiredH3021, They will walkH1980 and not becomeH3286 wearyH3286.