Isaiah 40
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- 1Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.
- 2Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem; and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she hath received of Jehovah's hand double for all her sins.
- דַּבְּר֞וּ
- דַּבְּר֞וּda.be.RuspeakH1696G
- עַל־
- עַל'al-toH5921A
- לֵ֤ב
- לֵ֤בlev[the] heart ofH3820A
- יְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙
- יְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389
- וְקִרְא֣וּ
- אֵלֶ֔יהָ
- כִּ֤י
- כִּ֤יkithatH3588A
- מָֽלְאָה֙
- מָֽלְאָה֙mal.'Ahit has been completedH4390
- צְבָאָ֔הּ
- כִּ֥י
- כִּ֥יkiforH3588A
- נִרְצָ֖ה
- נִרְצָ֖הnir.Tzahit has been acceptedH7521
- עֲוֹנָ֑הּ
- כִּ֤י
- כִּ֤יkithatH3588A
- לָקְחָה֙
- לָקְחָה֙la.ke.Chahit has receivedH3947H
- מִיַּ֣ד
- יְהוָ֔ה
- יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- כִּפְלַ֖יִם
- כִּפְלַ֖יִםkif.La.yimdoubleH3718
- בְּכָל־
- חַטֹּאתֶֽיהָ׃
- דַּבְּר֞וּ
- 3The voice of one that crieth, Prepare ye in the wilderness the way of Jehovah; make level in the desert a highway for our God.
- ק֣וֹל
- ק֣וֹלKola voiceH6963A
- קוֹרֵ֔א
- קוֹרֵ֔אko.Re'[is] callingH7121I
- בַּמִּדְבָּ֕ר
- פַּנּ֖וּ
- פַּנּ֖וּpa.Numake clearH6437G
- דֶּ֣רֶךְ
- דֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekh[the] way ofH1870K
- יְהוָ֑ה
- יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- יַשְּׁרוּ֙
- יַשְּׁרוּ֙ya.she.Rumake straightH3474
- בָּעֲרָבָ֔ה
- מְסִלָּ֖ה
- מְסִלָּ֖הme.si.Laha highwayH4546
- לֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃
- ק֣וֹל
- 4Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the uneven shall be made level, and the rough places a plain:
- 5and the glory of Jehovah shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken it.
- וְנִגְלָ֖ה
- כְּב֣וֹד
- כְּב֣וֹדke.Vod[the] glory ofH3519
- יְהוָ֑ה
- יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- וְרָא֤וּ
- כָל־
- כָלkhol-allH3605
- בָּשָׂר֙
- בָּשָׂר֙ba.SarfleshH1320
- יַחְדָּ֔ו
- יַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavtogetherH3162B
- כִּ֛י
- כִּ֛יkiforH3588A
- פִּ֥י
- פִּ֥יpi[the] mouth ofH6310G
- יְהוָ֖ה
- יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- דִּבֵּֽר׃
- דִּבֵּֽרdi.Berit has spokenH1696G
- 6The voice of one saying, Cry. And one said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field.
- 7The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, because the breath of Jehovah bloweth upon it; surely the people is grass.
- יָבֵ֤שׁ
- יָבֵ֤שׁya.Veshit dries upH3001
- חָצִיר֙
- חָצִיר֙cha.TzirgrassH2682A
- נָ֣בֵֽל
- נָ֣בֵֽלNa.velit withersH5034B
- צִ֔יץ
- צִ֔יץTzitza flowerH6731A
- כִּ֛י
- כִּ֛יkiifH3588A
- ר֥וּחַ
- ר֥וּחַRu.ach[the] breath ofH7307H
- יְהוָ֖ה
- יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- נָ֣שְׁבָה
- נָ֣שְׁבָהNa.she.vahit blowsH5380
- בּ֑וֹ
- אָכֵ֥ן
- אָכֵ֥ן'a.KhentrulyH0403
- חָצִ֖יר
- חָצִ֖ירcha.Tzir[is] grassH2682A
- הָעָֽם׃
- יָבֵ֤שׁ
- 8The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God shall stand forever.
- 9O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, get thee up on a high mountain; O thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold, your God!
- עַ֣ל
- עַ֣ל'alonH5921A
- הַר־
- הַרhar-a mountainH2022G
- גָּבֹ֤הַ
- גָּבֹ֤הַga.Vo.hahighH1364
- עֲלִי־
- עֲלִי'a.li-go upH5927G
- לָךְ֙
- מְבַשֶּׂ֣רֶת
- מְבַשֶּׂ֣רֶתme.va.Se.retO bearer of news ofH1319
- צִיּ֔וֹן
- צִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonZionH6726
- הָרִ֤ימִי
- הָרִ֤ימִיha.Ri.milift upH7311A
- בַכֹּ֙חַ֙
- קוֹלֵ֔ךְ
- מְבַשֶּׂ֖רֶת
- מְבַשֶּׂ֖רֶתme.va.Se.retO bearer of news ofH1319
- יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם
- יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389
- הָרִ֙ימִי֙
- הָרִ֙ימִי֙ha.Ri.milift [it] upH7311A
- אַל־
- אַל'al-may notH0408
- תִּירָ֔אִי
- תִּירָ֔אִיti.Ra.'iyou be afraidH3372G
- אִמְרִי֙
- אִמְרִי֙'im.RisayH0559
- לְעָרֵ֣י
- יְהוּדָ֔ה
- יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahJudahH3063G
- הִנֵּ֖ה
- הִנֵּ֖הhi.Nehhere!H2009
- אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃
- עַ֣ל
- 10Behold, the Lord Jehovah will come as a mighty one, and his arm will rule for him: Behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him.
- 11He will feed his flock like a shepherd, he will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom, [supplied: and] will gently lead those that have their young.
- 12Who 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?
- מִֽי־
- מִֽיmi-who?H4310
- מָדַ֨ד
- מָדַ֨דma.Dadhas he measuredH4058
- בְּשָׁעֳל֜וֹ
- מַ֗יִם
- מַ֗יִםMa.yim[the] watersH4325G
- וְשָׁמַ֙יִם֙
- בַּזֶּ֣רֶת
- תִּכֵּ֔ן
- תִּכֵּ֔ןti.Kenhas he marked off?H8505
- וְכָ֥ל
- בַּשָּׁלִ֖שׁ
- עֲפַ֣ר
- עֲפַ֣ר'a.Far[the] dust ofH6083
- הָאָ֑רֶץ
- וְשָׁקַ֤ל
- בַּפֶּ֙לֶס֙
- הָרִ֔ים
- הָרִ֔יםha.RimmountainsH2022G
- וּגְבָע֖וֹת
- בְּמֹאזְנָֽיִם׃
- מִֽי־
- 13Who hath directed the Spirit of Jehovah, or being his counsellor hath taught him?
- 14With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and showed to him the way of understanding?
- 15Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are accounted as the small dust of the balance: Behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
- 16And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt-offering.
- 17All the nations are as nothing before him; they are accounted by him as less than nothing, and vanity.
- 18To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
- 19The image, a workman hath cast [supplied: it], and the goldsmith overlayeth it with gold, and casteth [supplied: for it] silver chains.
- 20He that is too impoverished for [supplied: such] an oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a skilful workman to set up a graven image, that shall not be moved.
- הַֽמְסֻכָּ֣ן
- תְּרוּמָ֔ה
- תְּרוּמָ֔הte.ru.Maha contributionH8641
- עֵ֥ץ
- עֵ֥ץ'etzwoodH6086G
- לֹֽא־
- לֹֽאlo'-[which] notH3808
- יִרְקַ֖ב
- יִרְקַ֖בyir.Kavit will rotH7537
- יִבְחָ֑ר
- יִבְחָ֑רyiv.Charhe choosesH0977
- חָרָ֤שׁ
- חָרָ֤שׁcha.Rasha craftsmanH2796
- חָכָם֙
- חָכָם֙cha.KhamskillfulH2450
- יְבַקֶּשׁ־
- יְבַקֶּשׁye.va.kesh-he seeksH1245
- ל֔וֹ
- לְהָכִ֥ין
- פֶּ֖סֶל
- פֶּ֖סֶלPe.selan idolH6459
- לֹ֥א
- לֹ֥אlo'[which] notH3808
- יִמּֽוֹט׃
- יִמּֽוֹטyi.Motit will be shakenH4131
- 21Have ye not known? have yet not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?
- 22[supplied: It is] he that sitteth above 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;
- 23that bringeth princes to nothing; that maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
- 24Yea, they have not been planted; yea, they have not been sown; yea, their stock hath not taken root in the earth: moreover he bloweth upon them, and they wither, and the whirlwind taketh them away as stubble.
- אַ֣ף
- אַ֣ף'afevenH0637
- בַּל־
- בַּלbal-notH1077
- נִטָּ֗עוּ
- נִטָּ֗עוּni.Ta.'uthey have been plantedH5193
- אַ֚ף
- אַ֚ף'afevenH0637
- בַּל־
- בַּלbal-notH1077
- זֹרָ֔עוּ
- זֹרָ֔עוּzo.Ra.'uthey have been sownH2232
- אַ֛ף
- אַ֛ף'afevenH0637
- בַּל־
- בַּלbal-notH1077
- שֹׁרֵ֥שׁ
- שֹׁרֵ֥שׁsho.Reshit has taken rootH8327
- בָּאָ֖רֶץ
- גִּזְעָ֑ם
- וְגַם־
- נָשַׁ֤ף
- נָשַׁ֤ףna.Shafhe blowsH5398
- בָּהֶם֙
- וַיִּבָ֔שׁוּ
- וּסְעָרָ֖ה
- כַּקַּ֥שׁ
- תִּשָּׂאֵֽם׃
- אַ֣ף
- 25To whom then will ye liken me, that I should be equal [supplied: to him]? saith the Holy One.
- 26Lift up your eyes on high, and see who hath created these, that bringeth out their host by number; he calleth them all by name; by the greatness of his might, and for that he is strong in power, not one is lacking.
- שְׂאוּ־
- שְׂאוּse.'u-lift upH5375M
- מָר֨וֹם
- מָר֨וֹםma.RomheightH4791
- עֵינֵיכֶ֤ם
- וּרְאוּ֙
- מִי־
- מִיmi-who?H4310
- בָרָ֣א
- בָרָ֣אva.Ra'did he createH1254A
- אֵ֔לֶּה
- אֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehtheseH0428
- הַמּוֹצִ֥יא
- בְמִסְפָּ֖ר
- צְבָאָ֑ם
- לְכֻלָּם֙
- בְּשֵׁ֣ם
- יִקְרָ֔א
- יִקְרָ֔אyik.Ra'he callsH7121G
- מֵרֹ֤ב
- אוֹנִים֙
- אוֹנִים֙'o.Nimstrength<s>H0202
- וְאַמִּ֣יץ
- כֹּ֔חַ
- כֹּ֔חַKo.achpowerH3581B
- אִ֖ישׁ
- אִ֖ישׁ'ishanyH0376G
- לֹ֥א
- לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
- נֶעְדָּֽר׃
- נֶעְדָּֽרne'.Darit is missingH5737C
- שְׂאוּ־
- 27Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from Jehovah, and the justice [supplied: due] to me is passed away from my God?
- 28Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard? The everlasting God, Jehovah, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary; there is no searching of his understanding.
- הֲל֨וֹא
- יָדַ֜עְתָּ
- יָדַ֜עְתָּya.Da'.tado you knowH3045
- אִם־
- אִם'im-or?H0518H
- לֹ֣א
- לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
- שָׁמַ֗עְתָּ
- שָׁמַ֗עְתָּsha.Ma'.tahave you heardH8085G
- אֱלֹהֵ֨י
- אֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.Hei[is] a God ofH0430G
- עוֹלָ֤ם׀
- עוֹלָ֤םo.LamperpetuityH5769G
- יְהוָה֙
- יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068G
- בּוֹרֵא֙
- בּוֹרֵא֙bo.Re'[the one who] createdH1254A
- קְצ֣וֹת
- קְצ֣וֹתke.Tzot[the] ends ofH7098
- הָאָ֔רֶץ
- לֹ֥א
- לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
- יִיעַ֖ף
- יִיעַ֖ףyi.'Afhe grows wearyH3286
- וְלֹ֣א
- יִיגָ֑ע
- יִיגָ֑עyi.Ga'he becomes wearyH3021
- אֵ֥ין
- אֵ֥ין'einthere notH0369
- חֵ֖קֶר
- חֵ֖קֶרChe.ker[is] inquiryH2714
- לִתְבוּנָתֽוֹ׃
- 29He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength.
- 30Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:
- 31but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.
- וְקוֹיֵ֤
- יְהוָה֙
- יְהוָה֙Yah.weh<of> YahwehH3068G
- יַחֲלִ֣יפוּ
- יַחֲלִ֣יפוּya.cha.Li.futhey will renewH2498
- כֹ֔חַ
- כֹ֔חַKho.achstrengthH3581B
- יַעֲל֥וּ
- יַעֲל֥וּya.'a.Luthey will go upH5927G
- אֵ֖בֶר
- אֵ֖בֶר'E.verwing[s]H0083
- כַּנְּשָׁרִ֑ים
- יָר֙וּצוּ֙
- יָר֙וּצוּ֙ya.Ru.tzuthey will runH7323G
- וְלֹ֣א
- יִיגָ֔עוּ
- יִיגָ֔עוּyi.Ga.'uthey will become wearyH3021
- יֵלְכ֖וּ
- יֵלְכ֖וּye.le.Khuthey will walkH1980I
- וְלֹ֥א
- יִיעָֽפוּ׃
- יִיעָֽפוּyi.'A.futhey will grow wearyH3286
Words in italics were supplied by the translators.
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