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<t>And call<MH7121> out<MH7121> to her, that her <a href="#fn">[b]</a>warfare<MH6635> has ended<MH4390>, <t>That her <a href="#fn">[c]</a>guilt<MH5771> has been removed<MH7521>, <t>That she has received<MH3947> of the LORD’S<MH3068> hand<MH3027> <t>Double<MH3718> for all<MH3605> her sins<MH2403b>.” <poetry><a href="/isaiah/40-3.htm">3</a>The voice<MH6963> of one calling<MH7121> out<MH7121>, “Clear<MH6437> the way<MH1870> for the LORD<MH3068> in the wilderness<MH4057b>; <t>Make<MH3474> <a href="#fn">[d]</a>straight<MH3474> in the desert<MH6160> a highway<MH4546> for our God<MH430>. <poetry><a href="/isaiah/40-4.htm">4</a>“Let every<MH3605> valley<MH1516> be lifted<MH5375> up<MH5375>, <t>And every<MH3605> mountain<MH2022> and hill<MH1389> be made<MH8213> low<MH8213>; <t>And let the uneven<MH6121b> ground<MH6121b> become<MH1961> a plain<MH4334>, <t>And the rugged<MH7406> terrain<MH7406> a broad<MH1237> valley<MH1237>; <poetry><a href="/isaiah/40-5.htm">5</a><a href="#fn">[e]</a>Then the glory<MH3519b> of the LORD<MH3068> will be revealed<MH1540>, <t>And all<MH3605> flesh<MH1320> will see<MH7200> it together<MH3164a>; <t>For the mouth<MH6310> of the LORD<MH3068> has spoken<MH1696>.” <poetry><a href="/isaiah/40-6.htm">6</a>A voice<MH6963> says<MH559>, “Call<MH7121> out<MH7121>.” <t>Then <a href="#fn">[f]</a>he answered<MH559>, “What<MH4100> shall I call<MH7121> out<MH7121>?” <t>All<MH3605> flesh<MH1320> is grass<MH2682>, and all<MH3605> its <a href="#fn">[g]</a>loveliness<MH2617a> is like the flower<MH6731b> of the field<MH7704>. <poetry><a href="/isaiah/40-7.htm">7</a>The grass<MH2682> withers<MH3001>, the flower<MH6731b> fades<MH5034b>, <t><a href="#fn">[h]</a>When<MH3588> the breath<MH7307> of the LORD<MH3068> blows<MH5380> upon it; <t>The people<MH5971a> are indeed<MH403> grass<MH2682>! <poetry><a href="/isaiah/40-8.htm">8</a>The grass<MH2682> withers<MH3001>, the flower<MH6731b> fades<MH5034b>, <t>But the word<MH1697> of our God<MH430> stands<MH6965> forever<MH5769>. <poetry><a href="/isaiah/40-9.htm">9</a>Go<MH5927> up<MH5927> on a high<MH1364> mountain<MH2022>, <t>Zion<MH6726>, messenger<MH1319> of<MH1319> good<MH1319> news<MH1319>, <t>Raise<MH7311> your voice<MH6963> forcefully<MH3581b>, <t>Jerusalem<MH3389>, messenger<MH1319> of<MH1319> good<MH1319> news<MH1319>; <t>Raise<MH7311> it up<MH7311>, do not fear<MH3372a>. <t>Say<MH559> to the cities<MH5892b> of Judah<MH3063>, “Here<MH2009> is your God<MH430>!” <poetry><a href="/isaiah/40-10.htm">10</a>Behold<MH2009>, the Lord<MH136> <a href="#fn">[i]</a>GOD<MH3068> will come<MH935> with might<MH2389>, <t>With His arm<MH2220> ruling<MH4910> for Him. <t>Behold<MH2009>, His compensation<MH7939> is with Him, <t>And His reward<MH6468> before<MH6440> Him. <poetry><a href="/isaiah/40-11.htm">11</a>Like a shepherd<MH7462a> He will tend<MH7462a> His flock<MH5739>, <t>In His arm<MH2220> He will gather<MH6908> the lambs<MH2924> <t>And carry<MH5375> them in the fold<MH2436> of<MH2436> His robe<MH2436>; <t>He will gently lead<MH5095> the nursing<MH5763> ewes. <poetry><a href="/isaiah/40-12.htm">12</a>Who<MH4310> has measured<MH4058> the <a href="#fn">[j]</a>waters<MH4325> in the hollow<MH8168> of<MH8168> His hand<MH8168>, <t>And measured<MH8505> the heavens<MH8064> with a <a href="#fn">[k]</a>span<MH2239>, <t>And <a href="#fn">[l]</a>calculated<MH3557> the dust<MH6083> of the earth<MH776> with a measure<MH7991a>, <t>And weighed<MH8254> the mountains<MH2022> in a balance<MH6425> <t>And the hills<MH1389> in a pair of scales<MH3976>? <poetry><a href="/isaiah/40-13.htm">13</a>Who<MH4310> has <a href="#fn">[m]</a>directed<MH8505> the Spirit<MH7307> of the LORD<MH3068>, <t>Or as His counselor<MH376, 6098> has informed<MH3045> Him? <poetry><a href="/isaiah/40-14.htm">14</a>With whom<MH4310> did He consult<MH3289> and who gave<MH995> Him understanding<MH995>? <t>And who taught<MH3925> Him in the path<MH734> of justice<MH4941> and taught<MH3925> Him knowledge<MH1847>, <t>And informed<MH3045> Him of the way<MH1870> of understanding<MH8394>? <poetry><a href="/isaiah/40-15.htm">15</a>Behold<MH2005>, the nations<MH1471> are like a drop<MH4752> from a bucket<MH1805>, <t>And are regarded<MH2803> as a speck<MH7834> of<MH7834> dust<MH7834> on the scales<MH3976>; <t>Behold<MH2005>, He lifts<MH5190> up the <a href="#fn">[n]</a>islands<MH339> like fine<MH1851> dust<MH1851>. <poetry><a href="/isaiah/40-16.htm">16</a>Even Lebanon<MH3844> is not enough<MH1767> to <a href="#fn">[o]</a>burn<MH1197a>, <t>Nor<MH369> its animals<MH2421b> enough<MH1767> for a burnt<MH5930a> offering<MH5930a>. <poetry><a href="/isaiah/40-17.htm">17</a>All<MH3605> the nations<MH1471> are as nothing<MH369> before<MH5048> Him, <t>They are regarded<MH2803> by Him as less<MH4480> than<MH4480> nothing<MH657> and <a href="#fn">[p]</a>meaningless<MH8414>. <poetry><a href="/isaiah/40-18.htm">18</a>To whom<MH4310> then will you liken<MH1819> God<MH410>? <t>Or what<MH4100> likeness<MH1823> will you compare<MH6186a> with Him? <poetry><a href="/isaiah/40-19.htm">19</a>As for the <a href="#fn">[q]</a>idol<MH6459>, a craftsman<MH2796> casts<MH5258a> it, <t>A goldsmith<MH6884> plates<MH7554> it with gold<MH2091>, <t>And a silversmith<MH6884> fashions chains<MH7577> of silver<MH3701>. <poetry><a href="/isaiah/40-20.htm">20</a>He who is too impoverished<MH5532b> for such an offering<MH8641> <t>Selects<MH977> a tree<MH6086> that does not rot<MH7537>; <t>He seeks<MH1245> out<MH1245> for himself a skillful<MH2450> craftsman<MH2796> <t>To <a href="#fn">[r]</a>prepare<MH3559> <a href="#fn">[s]</a>an idol<MH6459> that will not totter<MH4131>. <poetry><a href="/isaiah/40-21.htm">21</a>Do you not know<MH3045>? Have you not heard<MH8085>? <t>Has it not been declared<MH5046> to you from the beginning<MH7218>? <t>Have you not understood<MH995> from the foundations<MH4144> of the earth<MH776>? <poetry><a href="/isaiah/40-22.htm">22</a>It is He who <a href="#fn">[t]</a>sits<MH3427> above<MH5921> the <a href="#fn">[u]</a>circle<MH2329> of the earth<MH776>, <t>And its inhabitants<MH3427> are like grasshoppers<MH2284>, <t>Who stretches<MH5186> out<MH5186> the heavens<MH8064> like a curtain<MH1852> <t>And spreads<MH4969> them out<MH4969> like a tent<MH168> to live<MH3427> in. <poetry><a href="/isaiah/40-23.htm">23</a>It is He who reduces<MH5414> rulers<MH7336> to nothing<MH369>, <t>Who makes<MH6213a> the judges<MH8199> of the earth<MH776> <a href="#fn">[v]</a>meaningless<MH8414>. <poetry><a href="/isaiah/40-24.htm">24</a><a href="#fn">[w]</a>Scarcely<MH1077, 637> have they been planted<MH5193>, <t><a href="#fn">[x]</a>Scarcely<MH1077, 637> have they been sown<MH2232>, <t><a href="#fn">[y]</a>Scarcely<MH1077, 637> has their stock<MH1503> taken<MH8327> root<MH8327> in the earth<MH776>, <t>But He merely<MH1571> blows<MH5398> on them, and they wither<MH3001>, <t>And the storm<MH5591b> carries<MH5375> them away like stubble<MH7179>. <poetry><a href="/isaiah/40-25.htm">25</a>“To whom<MH4310> then will you compare<MH1819> Me <t>That I would be<MH7737a> his equal<MH7737a>?” says<MH559> the Holy<MH6918> One<MH6918>. <poetry><a href="/isaiah/40-26.htm">26</a>Raise<MH5375> your eyes<MH5869> on high<MH4791> <t>And see<MH7200> who<MH4310> has created<MH1254a> these<MH428> stars, <t>The One who brings<MH3318> out<MH3318> their <a href="#fn">[z]</a>multitude<MH6635> by number<MH4557>, <t>He calls<MH7121> them all<MH3605> by name<MH8034>; <t>Because<MH4480> of the greatness<MH7230> of His might<MH202> and the <a href="#fn">[aa]</a>strength<MH533> of His power<MH3581b>, <t>Not one<MH376> of them is<MH5737c> missing<MH5737c>. <poetry><a href="/isaiah/40-27.htm">27</a>Why<MH4100> do you say<MH559>, Jacob<MH3290>, and you assert<MH1696>, Israel<MH3478>, “My way<MH1870> is hidden<MH5641> from the LORD<MH3068>, <t>And the justice<MH4941> due me <a href="#fn">[ab]</a>escapes<MH5674a> the<MH5674a> notice<MH5674a> of my God<MH430>”? <poetry><a href="/isaiah/40-28.htm">28</a>Do you not know<MH3045>? Have you not heard<MH8085>? <t>The Everlasting<MH5769> God<MH430>, the LORD<MH3068>, the Creator<MH1254a> of the ends<MH7098> of the earth<MH776> <t>Does not become<MH3286> weary<MH3286> or tired<MH3021>. <t>His understanding<MH8394> is unsearchable<MH369, 2714>. <poetry><a href="/isaiah/40-29.htm">29</a>He gives<MH5414> strength<MH3581b> to the weary<MH3287>, <t>And to the one who lacks<MH369> might<MH202> He increases<MH7235a> power<MH6109>. <poetry><a href="/isaiah/40-30.htm">30</a>Though youths<MH5288> grow<MH3286> weary<MH3286> and tired<MH3021>, <t>And vigorous<MH970> young<MH970> men<MH970> stumble<MH3782> badly<MH3782>, <poetry><a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm">31</a>Yet those who <a href="#fn">[ac]</a>wait<MH6960a> for the LORD<MH3068> <t>Will gain<MH2498> new<MH2498> strength<MH3581b>; <t>They will <a href="#fn">[ad]</a>mount<MH5927> up<MH5927> with wings<MH83> like eagles<MH5404>, <t>They will run<MH7323> and not get<MH3021> tired<MH3021>, <t>They will walk<MH1980> and not become<MH3286> weary<MH3286>.<A name="fn"></a> [a] 2 Lit to the heart of [b] 2 Or hard service [c] 2 Or penalty of guilt accepted as paid off [d] 3 Or smooth [e] 5 Or In order that the [f] 6 Another reading is I said [g] 6 Or constancy [h] 7 Or Because [i] 10 Heb YHWH, usually rendered LORD [j] 12 DSS reads waters of the sea [k] 12 Or half cubit (9 in. or 22.8 cm) [l] 12 Lit contained; or comprehended [m] 13 Or measured, marked off [n] 15 Or coastlands [o] 16 I.e., for fire on an altar [p] 17 Or void [q] 19 Or carved image [r] 20 Or set up [s] 20 Or a carved image [t] 22 Or is enthroned [u] 22 Or vault [v] 23 Or void [w] 24 Or Not even [x] 24 Or Not even [y] 24 Or Not even [z] 26 Lit host [aa] 26 As in DSS and ancient versions; MT strong [ab] 27 Lit passes by my God [ac] 31 Or hope in [ad] 31 Or sprout wings </div> <div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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