Isaiah 40
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- 1Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.
- 2Speak to the heart of Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her time of suffering is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned; for 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 crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of Jehovah, make straight 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 raised up, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places a plain.
- 5And the glory of Jehovah shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see [supplied: it] together: for the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken.
- 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
- 6A voice saith, Cry. And he saith, What shall I cry? -- All flesh is grass, and all the comeliness thereof as the flower of the field.
- 7The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, for 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 abideth for ever.
- 9O Zion, that bringest glad tidings, get thee up into a high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest glad tidings, 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 with might, and his arm shall rule for him; behold, his reward is with him, and his recompence before him.
- 11He will feed his flock like a shepherd: he will gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom; he will gently lead those that give suck.
- 12Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out the heavens with [supplied: his] span, and grasped the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in a balance, and the hills in scales?
- 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, and, [supplied: as] his counsellor, hath taught him?
- 14With whom took he counsel, and [supplied: who] gave him intelligence, and instructed him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed him the way of understanding?
- 15Behold, the nations are esteemed as a drop of the bucket, and as the fine dust on the scales; behold, he taketh up the isles as an atom.
- 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 esteemed by him less than a cipher, and vanity.
- 18To whom then will ye liken God? and what likeness will ye compare unto him?
- 19The workman casteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains [supplied: for it].
- 20He that is impoverished, so that he hath no offering, chooseth a tree that doth not rot; he seeketh unto him a skilled workman to prepare 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
- 21-- Do ye not know? Have ye not heard? Hath it not been told you from the beginning? Have ye not understood the foundation of the earth?
- 22[supplied: 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 gauze curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in;
- 23that bringeth the princes to nothing, that maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
- 24Scarcely are they planted, scarcely are they sown, scarcely hath their stock taken root in the earth, but he also 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, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.
- 26Lift up your eyes on high, and see! Who hath created these things, bringing out their host by number? He calleth them all by name; through the greatness of his might and strength of power, not one faileth.
- 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, Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from Jehovah, and my right is passed away from my God?
- 28Dost thou not know, hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, Jehovah, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not nor tireth? 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 shall tire, and the young men shall stumble and fall;
- 31but they that wait upon Jehovah shall renew [supplied: their] strength: they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not tire; 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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