Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 40

1Comfortנַחֲמ֥וּna.cha.MuH5162ye,comfortנַחֲמ֖וּna.cha.MuH5162ye mypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971, saith yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

2Speakדַּבְּר֞וּda.be.RuH1696ye comfortably toJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389, andcryוְקִרְא֣וּve.kir.'UH7121untoherH3605, thatherH3605warfareצְבָאָ֔הּtze.va.'AhH6635isaccomplishedמָֽלְאָה֙mal.'AhH4390, thatherH3605iniquityעֲוֹנָ֑הּ'a.vo.NahH5771is pardoned; thatsheH3588hathreceivedלָקְחָה֙la.ke.ChahH3947of theLORD’Sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027doubleכִּפְלַ֖יִםkif.La.yimH3718forallH3605herH3605sinsחַטֹּאתֶֽיהָ׃ סcha.to.Tei.haH2403.

3Thevoiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of one that crieth,Prepareפַּנּ֖וּpa.NuH6437ye in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֕רba.mid.BarH4057thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,makeיַשְּׁרוּ֙ya.she.RuH3474straightH3474in thedesertבָּעֲרָבָ֔הba.'a.ra.VahH6160ahighwayמְסִלָּ֖הme.si.LahH4546for ourGodלֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃le.lo.Hei.nuH430.

4EveryH3605valleyגֶּיא֙gei'H1516shall beexaltedיִנָּשֵׂ֔אyi.na.Se'H5375, andeveryH3605mountainהַ֥רharH2022andhillH2022shall bemadeH1961lowיִשְׁפָּ֑לוּyish.Pa.luH8213: and the crooked shall bemadeH1961straight, and the roughplacesH3605plainלְמִישׁ֔וֹרle.mi.ShorH4334:

5and thegloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068shall berevealedוְנִגְלָ֖הve.nig.LahH1540, andallכָל־khol-H3605fleshבָּשָׂר֙ba.SarH1320shallseeוְרָא֤וּve.ra.'UH7200ittogetherיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162: for themouthפִּ֥יpiH6310of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ סdi.BerH1696it.

6Thevoiceק֚וֹלKolH6963of onesayingאֹמֵ֣ר'o.MerH559,Cryקְרָ֔אke.Ra'H7121. And onesaidוְאָמַ֖רve.'a.MarH559,Whatמָ֣הmahH4100shall Icryאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121?Allכָּל־kol-H3605fleshהַבָּשָׂ֣רha.ba.SarH1320isgrassחָצִ֔ירcha.TzirH2682, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the goodliness thereof is as theflowerכְּצִ֥יץke.TzitzH6731of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704:

7Thegrassחָצִיר֙cha.TzirH2682withereth, theflowerצִ֔יץTzitzH6731fadeth;becauseH3588thebreathר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068blowethuponH7307it:surelyH3588thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971isgrassחָצִ֖ירcha.TzirH2682.

8Thegrassחָצִ֖ירcha.TzirH2682withereth, theflowerצִ֑יץTzitzH6731fadeth: but thewordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697of ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430shallstandיָק֥וּםya.KumH6965foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃ סle.'o.LamH5769.

9O thou that tellestgoodH1319tidingsH1319toZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726,getH5927theeupH5927intoעַ֣ל'alH5921thehighגָּבֹ֤הַga.Vo.haH1364mountainהַר־har-H2022: O thou that tellestgoodH1319tidingsH1319toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,liftהָרִ֤ימִיha.Ri.miH7311upH5927thyvoiceקוֹלֵ֔ךְko.LekhH6963withstrengthבַכֹּ֙חַ֙va.Ko.achH3581;liftהָרִ֙ימִי֙ha.Ri.miH7311itupH5927, benotאַל־'al-H408afraidתִּירָ֔אִיti.Ra.'iH3372;sayאִמְרִי֙'im.RiH559unto thecitiesלְעָרֵ֣יle.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,Beholdהִנֵּ֖הhi.NehH2009, yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430!

10Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, theLordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136willcomeיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935as amightyבְּחָזָ֣קbe.cha.ZakH2389one, and hisarmוּזְרֹע֖וֹu.ze.ro.'OH2220shallruleמֹ֣שְׁלָהMo.she.lahH4910for him:beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, hisrewardשְׂכָרוֹ֙se.kha.RoH7939is with him, and his recompencebeforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

11He shallfeedכְּרֹעֶה֙ke.ro.'EhH7462hisflockעֶדְר֣וֹed.RoH5739like ashepherdיִרְעֶ֔הyir.'EhH7462, he shallgatherיְקַבֵּ֣ץye.ka.BetzH6908thelambsעָל֖וֹתa.LotH5763in hisarmבִּזְרֹעוֹ֙biz.ro.'OH2220, andcarryיִשָּׂ֑אyi.Sa'H5375them in hisbosomוּבְחֵיק֖וֹu.ve.chei.KoH2436, and shall gentlyleadיְנַהֵֽל׃ סye.na.HelH5095those thatgiveH5375suck.

12Who hathmeasuredH4058thewatersמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325in thehollowH8168of hishandH8168, andmetedתִּכֵּ֔ןti.KenH8505outH8254heavenוְשָׁמַ֙יִם֙ve.sha.Ma.yimH8064with thespanבַּזֶּ֣רֶתba.Ze.retH2239, and comprehended thedustעֲפַ֣ר'a.FarH6083of theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776in ameasureH4058, andweighedוְשָׁקַ֤לve.sha.KalH8254themountainsהָרִ֔יםha.RimH2022inscalesבְּמֹאזְנָֽיִם׃be.mo.ze.Na.yimH3976, and thehillsוּגְבָע֖וֹתu.ge.va.'otH1389in abalanceבַּפֶּ֙לֶס֙ba.Pe.lesH6425?

13Who hathdirectedH3045thespiritר֖וּחַRu.achH7307of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, or being his counsellor hathtaughtH3045him?

14Withwhomמִ֤יmiH4310tookH3045hecounselנוֹעָץ֙no.'AtzH3289, and whoinstructedH3045him, andtaughtוַֽיְלַמְּדֵ֖הוּvay.la.me.De.huH3925him in thepathבְּאֹ֣רַחbe.'O.rachH734ofjudgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941, andtaughtוַיְלַמְּדֵ֣הוּvay.la.me.De.huH3925himknowledgeדַ֔עַתDa.'atH1847, and shewed to him thewayוְדֶ֥רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870ofunderstandingתְּבוּנ֖וֹתte.vu.NotH8394?

15Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005, thenationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471are as adropכְּמַ֣רke.MarH4752of abucketמִדְּלִ֔יmi.de.LiH1805, and arecountedנֶחְשָׁ֑בוּnech.Sha.vuH2803as the smalldustוּכְשַׁ֥חַקu.khe.Sha.chakH7834of thebalanceמֹאזְנַ֖יִםmoz.Na.yimH3976:beholdהֵ֥ןhenH2005, he taketh up theislesאִיִּ֖ים'i.YimH339as a very little thing.

16AndLebanonוּלְבָנ֕וֹןu.le.va.NonH3844isnotאֵ֥ין'einH369sufficientדֵּ֖יdeiH1767toburnבָּעֵ֑רba.'ErH1197,norאֵ֥ין'einH369thebeastsוְחַיָּת֔וֹve.chai.ya.ToH2416thereofsufficientדֵּ֖יdeiH1767for aburntעוֹלָֽה׃ סo.LahH5930offering.

17AllH3605thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471are asnothingכְּאַ֣יִןke.'A.yinH369beforeנֶגְדּ֑וֹneg.DoH5048him; they arecountedנֶחְשְׁבוּ־nech.she.vu-H2803to himlessמֵאֶ֥פֶסme.'E.fesH657thanH3605nothingH369, and vanity.

18Towhomמִ֖יmiH4310then will yelikenתְּדַמְּי֣וּןte.da.me.YunH1819Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410? orwhatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100likenessדְּמ֖וּתde.MutH1823will yecompareH1819unto him?

19ThegravenH6459imageH6459, a workman melted it, and thegoldsmithH6884spreadeth it over withgoldבַּזָּהָ֣בba.za.HavH2091, and casteth for itsilverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701chainsוּרְתֻק֥וֹתu.re.tu.KotH7577.

20He that istooH3808impoverished forsuchH3808an oblation chooseth atreeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086that willnotH3808rotיִרְקַ֖בyir.KavH7537; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman tosetלְהָכִ֥יןle.ha.KhinH3559up agravenH6459imageH6459, that shallnotH3808bemovedיִמּֽוֹט׃yi.MotH4131.

21Have yenotהֲל֤וֹאha.Lo'H3808knownתֵֽדְעוּ֙te.de.'UH3045? have yenotהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808heardתִשְׁמָ֔עוּtish.Ma.'uH8085? hath itnotהֲל֛וֹאha.Lo'H3808beentoldהֻגַּ֥דhu.GadH5046youH3045from thebeginningמֵרֹ֖אשׁme.RoshH7218? have yenotהֲלוֹא֙ha.lO'H3808understoodהֲבִ֣ינֹתֶ֔םha.Vi.no.TemH995from thefoundationsמוֹסְד֖וֹתmos.DotH4146of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776?

22It is he that sittethuponעַל־'al-H5921thecircleח֣וּגchugH2329of theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and theinhabitantsH3427thereof are asgrasshoppersכַּחֲגָבִ֑יםka.cha.ga.VimH2284; that stretchethoutH5186theheavensשָׁמַ֔יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064as acurtainכַדֹּק֙kha.DokH1852, and spreadeth themoutH5186as atentכָּאֹ֖הֶלka.'O.helH168todwellH3427in:

23that bringeth princes tonothingלְאָ֑יִןle.'A.yinH369; he maketh thejudgesשֹׁ֥פְטֵיSho.fe.teiH8199of theearthאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776as vanity.

24Yea, they havenotH1571beenplantedנִטָּ֗עוּni.Ta.'uH5193; yea, they havenotH1571beensownזֹרָ֔עוּzo.Ra.'uH2232; yea, theirstockגִּזְעָ֑םgiz.'AmH1503hathnotH1571takenH5375rootשֹׁרֵ֥שׁsho.ReshH8327in theearthבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776:moreoverH1571he bloweth upon them, and theywitherוַיִּבָ֔שׁוּvai.yi.Va.shuH3001, and the whirlwind taketh themawayH5375asstubbleכַּקַּ֥שׁka.KashH7179.

25Towhomמִ֥יmiH4310then will yelikenתְדַמְּי֖וּנִיte.da.me.Yu.niH1819meוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413, that I should beequalH1819to him? saith theHolyקָדֽוֹשׁ׃ka.Do.oshH6918One.

26Liftשְׂאוּ־se.'u-H5375upH5375youreyesעֵינֵיכֶ֤ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869onhighמָר֨וֹםma.RomH4791, andseeוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200who hathcreatedבָרָ֣אva.Ra'H1254theseאֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehH428, that bringethoutהַמּוֹצִ֥יאha.mo.Tzi'H3318theirhostצְבָאָ֑םtze.va.'AmH6635bynumberבְמִסְפָּ֖רve.mis.ParH4557: he calleth themallלְכֻלָּם֙le.khu.LamH3605bynameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034; by thegreatnessמֵרֹ֤בme.RoH7230of his might, and for that he isstrongH3581inpowerכֹּ֔חַKo.achH3581,notלֹ֥אlo'H3808one is lacking.

27Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100sayest thou, OJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, and speakest, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Mywayדַרְכִּי֙dar.KiH1870ishidנִסְתְּרָ֤הnis.te.RahH5641from theLORDמֵֽיְהוָ֔הme.Yah.wehH3068, and myjudgmentמִשְׁפָּטִ֥יmish.pa.TiH4941ispassedH5674awayיַעֲבֽוֹר׃ya.'a.VorH5674from myGodוּמֵאֱלֹהַ֖יu.me.'e.lo.HaiH430?

28Hast thounotH3808knownיָדַ֜עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045? hast thounotH3808heardשָׁמַ֗עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085? theeverlastingעוֹלָ֤ם׀o.LamH5769Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430, theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, the Creator of theendsקְצ֣וֹתke.TzotH7098of theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, faintethnotH3808,neitherH3808iswearyיִיגָ֑עyi.Ga'H3021; there isnoH3808searchingחֵ֖קֶרChe.kerH2714of hisunderstandingלִתְבוּנָתֽוֹ׃lit.vu.na.ToH8394.

29He givethpowerH3581to thefaintלַיָּעֵ֖ףlai.ya.'EfH3287; and to him that hathnoוּלְאֵ֥יןu.le.'EinH369might he increasethstrengthכֹּ֑חַKo.achH3581.

30Even theyouthsנְעָרִ֖יםne.'a.RimH5288shall faint and bewearyוְיִגָ֑עוּve.yi.Ga.'uH3021, and theyoungH5288menH5288shall utterlyfallH3782:

31but they thatwaitוְקוֹיֵ֤ve.ko.YeH6960upon theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shall renew theirstrengthכֹ֔חַKho.achH3581; they shallmountH5927upH5927withwingsאֵ֖בֶר'E.verH83aseaglesכַּנְּשָׁרִ֑יםka.ne.sha.RimH5404; they shallrunיָר֙וּצוּ֙ya.Ru.tzuH7323, andnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808bewearyיִיגָ֔עוּyi.Ga.'uH3021; they shall walk, andnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808faint.

Commentaries on Isaiah 40

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