Isaiah 40

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¹Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.

KJVComfort^H5162^(H8761) ye, comfort^H5162^(H8761) ye my people^H5971, saith^H559^(H8799) your God^H430.

² Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the LORD'S hand double for all her sins.

KJVSpeak^H1696^(H8761) ye comfortably^H3820 to Jerusalem^H3389, and cry^H7121^(H8798) unto her, that her warfare^H6635 is accomplished^H4390^(H8804), that her iniquity^H5771 is pardoned^H7521^(H8738): for she hath received^H3947^(H8804) of the LORD'S^H3068 hand^H3027 double^H3718 for all her sins^H2403.

³ The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

KJVThe voice^H6963 of him that crieth^H7121^(H8802) in the wilderness^H4057, Prepare^H6437^(H8761) ye the way^H1870 of the LORD^H3068, make straight^H3474^(H8761) in the desert^H6160 a highway^H4546 for our God^H430.

⁴ Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:

KJVEvery valley^H1516 shall be exalted^H5375^(H8735), and every mountain^H2022 and hill^H1389 shall be made low^H8213^(H8799): and the crooked^H6121 shall be made straight^H4334, and the rough places^H7406 plain^H1237:

⁵ And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.

KJVAnd the glory^H3519 of the LORD^H3068 shall be revealed^H1540^(H8738), and all flesh^H1320 shall see^H7200^(H8804) it together^H3162: for the mouth^H6310 of the LORD^H3068 hath spoken^H1696^(H8765) it.

⁶ The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:

KJVThe voice^H6963 said^H559^(H8802), Cry^H7121^(H8798). And he said^H559^(H8804), What shall I cry^H7121^(H8799)? All flesh^H1320 is grass^H2682, and all the goodliness^H2617 thereof is as the flower^H6731 of the field^H7704:

⁷ The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.

KJVThe grass^H2682 withereth^H3001^(H8804), the flower^H6731 fadeth^H5034^(H8804): because the spirit^H7307 of the LORD^H3068 bloweth^H5380^(H8804) upon it: surely^H403 the people^H5971 is grass^H2682.

⁸ The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.

KJVThe grass^H2682 withereth^H3001^(H8804), the flower^H6731 fadeth^H5034^(H8804): but the word^H1697 of our God^H430 shall stand^H6965^(H8799) for ever^H5769.

⁹ O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!

KJVO Zion^H6726, that bringest good tidings^H1319^(H8764), get thee up^H5927^(H8798) into the high^H1364 mountain^H2022; O Jerusalem^H3389, that bringest good tidings^H1319^(H8764), lift up^H7311^(H8685) thy voice^H6963 with strength^H3581; lift it up^H7311^(H8685), be not afraid^H3372^(H8799); say^H559^(H8798) unto the cities^H5892 of Judah^H3063, Behold your God^H430!

¹⁰ Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.

KJVBehold, the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 will come^H935^(H8799) with strong^H2389 hand, and his arm^H2220 shall rule^H4910^(H8802) for him: behold, his reward^H7939 is with him, and his work^H6468 before^H6440 him.

¹¹ He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

KJVHe shall feed^H7462^(H8799) his flock^H5739 like a shepherd^H7462^(H8802): he shall gather^H6908^(H8762) the lambs^H2922 with his arm^H2220, and carry^H5375^(H8799) them in his bosom^H2436, and shall gently lead^H5095^(H8762) those that are with young^H5763^(H8802).

¹² Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?

KJVWho hath measured^H4058^(H8804) the waters^H4325 in the hollow of his hand^H8168, and meted out^H8505^(H8765) heaven^H8064 with the span^H2239, and comprehended^H3557^(H8804) the dust^H6083 of the earth^H776 in a measure^H7991, and weighed^H8254^(H8804) the mountains^H2022 in scales^H6425, and the hills^H1389 in a balance^H3976?

¹³ Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counsellor hath taught him?

KJVWho hath directed^H8505^(H8765) the Spirit^H7307 of the LORD^H3068, or being his counsellor^H376^H6098 hath taught^H3045^(H8686) him?

¹⁴ With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding?

KJVWith whom took he counsel^H3289^(H8738), and who instructed^H995^(H8799) him, and taught^H3925^(H8762) him in the path^H734 of judgment^H4941, and taught^H3925^(H8762) him knowledge^H1847, and shewed^H3045^(H8686) to him the way^H1870 of understanding^H8394?

¹⁵ Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.

KJVBehold, the nations^H1471 are as a drop^H4752 of a bucket^H1805, and are counted^H2803^(H8738) as the small dust^H7834 of the balance^H3976: behold, he taketh up^H5190^(H8799) the isles^H339 as a very little thing^H1851.

¹⁶ And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.

KJVAnd Lebanon^H3844 is not^H369 sufficient^H1767 to burn^H1197^(H8763), nor the beasts^H2416 thereof sufficient^H1767 for a burnt offering^H5930.

¹⁷ All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.

KJVAll nations^H1471 before him are as nothing; and they are counted^H2803^(H8738) to him less than nothing^H657, and vanity^H8414.

¹⁸ To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?

KJVTo whom then will ye liken^H1819^(H8762) God^H410? or what likeness^H1823 will ye compare^H6186^(H8799) unto him?

¹⁹ The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.

KJVThe workman^H2796 melteth^H5258^(H8804) a graven image^H6459, and the goldsmith^H6884^(H8802) spreadeth^H7554^(H8762) it over with gold^H2091, and casteth^H6884^(H8802) silver^H3701 chains^H7577.

²⁰ He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.

KJVHe that is so impoverished^H5533^(H8794)^(H8676)^H5534^(H8765) that he hath no oblation^H8641 chooseth^H977^(H8799) a tree^H6086 that will not rot^H7537^(H8799); he seeketh^H1245^(H8762) unto him a cunning^H2450 workman^H2796 to prepare^H3559^(H8687) a graven image^H6459, that shall not be moved^H4131^(H8735).

²¹ Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?

KJVHave ye not known^H3045^(H8799)? have ye not heard^H8085^(H8799)? hath it not been told^H5046^(H8717) you from the beginning^H7218? have ye not understood^H995^(H8689) from the foundations^H4146 of the earth^H776?

²² It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:

KJVIt is he that sitteth^H3427^(H8802) upon the circle^H2329 of the earth^H776, and the inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) thereof are as grasshoppers^H2284; that stretcheth out^H5186^(H8802) the heavens^H8064 as a curtain^H1852, and spreadeth them out^H4969^(H8799) as a tent^H168 to dwell in^H3427^(H8800):

²³ That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.

KJVThat bringeth^H5414^(H8802) the princes^H7336^(H8802) to nothing; he maketh^H6213^(H8804) the judges^H8199^(H8802) of the earth^H776 as vanity^H8414.

²⁴ Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.

KJVYea, they shall not be planted^H5193^(H8738); yea, they shall not be sown^H2232^(H8795): yea, their stock^H1503 shall not take root^H8327^(H8782) in the earth^H776: and he shall also blow^H5398^(H8804) upon them, and they shall wither^H3001^(H8799), and the whirlwind^H5591 shall take^H5375^(H8799) them away as stubble^H7179.

²⁵ To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.

KJVTo whom then will ye liken^H1819^(H8762) me, or shall I be equal^H7737^(H8799)? saith^H559^(H8799) the Holy One^H6918.

²⁶ Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.

KJVLift up^H5375^(H8798) your eyes^H5869 on high^H4791, and behold^H7200^(H8798) who hath created^H1254^(H8804) these things, that bringeth out^H3318^(H8688) their host^H6635 by number^H4557: he calleth^H7121^(H8799) them all by names^H8034 by the greatness^H7230 of his might^H202, for that he is strong^H533 in power^H3581; not one^H376 faileth^H5737^(H8738).

²⁷ Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God?

KJVWhy sayest^H559^(H8799) thou, O Jacob^H3290, and speakest^H1696^(H8762), O Israel^H3478, My way^H1870 is hid^H5641^(H8738) from the LORD^H3068, and my judgment^H4941 is passed over^H5674^(H8799) from my God^H430?

²⁸ Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.

KJVHast thou not known^H3045^(H8804)? hast thou not heard^H8085^(H8804), that the everlasting^H5769 God^H430, the LORD^H3068, the Creator^H1254^(H8802) of the ends^H7098 of the earth^H776, fainteth^H3286^(H8799) not, neither is weary^H3021^(H8799)? there is no searching^H2714 of his understanding^H8394.

²⁹ He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.

KJVHe giveth^H5414^(H8802) power^H3581 to the faint^H3287; and to them that have no might^H202 he increaseth^H7235^(H8686) strength^H6109.

³⁰ Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:

KJVEven the youths^H5288 shall faint^H3286^(H8799) and be weary^H3021^(H8799), and the young men^H970 shall utterly^H3782^(H8800) fall^H3782^(H8735):

³¹ But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

KJVBut they that wait^H6960^(H8802) upon the LORD^H3068 shall renew^H2498^(H8686) their strength^H3581; they shall mount up^H5927^(H8799) with wings^H83 as eagles^H5404; they shall run^H7323^(H8799), and not be weary^H3021^(H8799); and they shall walk^H3212^(H8799), and not faint^H3286^(H8799).

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