Isaiah 40
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Isaiah 40:9-15

9O ZionH6726, that bringest good tidingsH1319, get thee upH5927 into the highH1364 mountainH2022; O JerusalemH3389, that bringest good tidingsH1319, lift upH7311 thy voiceH6963 with strengthH3581; lift it upH7311, be not afraidH3372; sayH559 unto the citiesH5892 of JudahH3063, Behold your GodH430!12 10Behold, the LordH136 YhwhH3069 will comeH935 with strongH2389 hand, and his armH2220 shall ruleH4910 for him: behold, his rewardH7939 is with him, and his workH6468 beforeH6440 him.34 11He shall feedH7462 his flockH5739 like a shepherdH7462: he shall gatherH6908 the lambsH2922 with his armH2220, and carryH5375 them in his bosomH2436, and shall gently leadH5095 those that are with youngH5763.5

12Who hath measuredH4058 the watersH4325 in the hollow of his handH8168, and meted outH8505 heavenH8064 with the spanH2239, and comprehendedH3557 the dustH6083 of the earthH776 in a measureH7991, and weighedH8254 the mountainsH2022 in scalesH6425, and the hillsH1389 in a balanceH3976?6 13Who hath directedH8505 the SpiritH7307 of YhwhH3068, or being his counsellorH6098H376 hath taughtH3045 him?7 14With whom took he counselH3289, and who instructedH995 him, and taughtH3925 him in the pathH734 of judgmentH4941, and taughtH3925 him knowledgeH1847, and shewedH3045 to him the wayH1870 of understandingH8394?89 15Behold, the nationsH1471 are as a dropH4752 of a bucketH1805, and are countedH2803 as the small dustH7834 of the balanceH3976: behold, he taketh upH5190 the islesH339 as a very little thingH1851.

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Notes

  1. 1. Isaiah 40:9 O Zion…: or, O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion. ↩
  2. 2. Isaiah 40:9 O Jerusalem…: or, O thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem. ↩
  3. 3. Isaiah 40:10 with strong…: or, against the strong. ↩
  4. 4. Isaiah 40:10 his work: or, recompence for his work. ↩
  5. 5. Isaiah 40:11 that…: or, that give suck. ↩
  6. 6. Isaiah 40:12 a measure: Heb. a tierce. ↩
  7. 7. Isaiah 40:13 his…: Heb. man of his counsel. ↩
  8. 8. Isaiah 40:14 instructed…: Heb. made him understand. ↩
  9. 9. Isaiah 40:14 understanding: Heb. understandings? ↩

Commentaries on Isaiah 40

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