NASB — Isaiah 40 — KJV

The Greatness of God

  1aComfort°, O comfort° My people°,” says° your God°.
  2aSpeak° Ikindly° to Jerusalem°;
  And call° out to her, that her IIbwarfare° has ended°,
  That her IIIciniquity° has been removed°,
  That she has received° of the LORDS° hand°
  dDouble° for all° her sins°.”

[1] aIs 12:1; 49:13; 51:3, 12; 52:9; 61:2; 66:13; Jr 31:10-14; Zp 3:14-17; 2Co 1:4
[2] ILit to the heart of IIOr hard service IIIOr penalty of iniquity accepted as paid off aIs 35:4; Zc 1:13 bIs 41:11-13; 49:25; 54:15, 17 cIs 33:24; 53:5, 6, 11 dJr 16:18; Zc 9:12; Rv 18:6

  3aA voice° Iis calling°,
  “bClear° the way° for the LORD° in the wilderness°;
  Make° smooth° in the desert° a highway° for our God°.
  4 “Let every° valley° be lifted° up,
  And every° mountain° and hill° be made° low°;
  And let the rough° ground° become° a plain°,
  And the rugged° terrain° a broad° valley°;
  5 IThen the aglory° of the LORD° will be revealed°,
  And ball° flesh° will see° [it] together°;
  For the cmouth° of the LORD° has spoken°.”
  6 A voice° says°, “Call° out.”
  Then Ihe answered°, “What° shall I call° out?”
  aAll° flesh° is grass°, and all° its IIloveliness° is like the flower° of the field°.
  7 The agrass° withers°, the flower° fades°,
  IWhen° the bbreath° of the LORD° blows° upon it;
  Surely° the people° are grass°.
  8 The grass° withers°, the flower° fades°,
  But athe word° of our God° stands° forever°.

[3] IOr of one calling out aMt 3:3; Mk 1:3; Lk 3:4-6; Jn 1:23 bMal 3:1; 4:5, 6
[5] IOr In order that the aIs 6:3; Hab 2:14 bIs 52:10; Jol 2:28 cIs 1:20; 34:16; 58:14
[6] IAnother reading is I said IIOr constancy aJb 14:2; Ps 102:11; 103:15; 1P 1:24, 25
[7] IOr Because aPs 90:5, 6; Jm 1:10, 11 bJb 4:9; 41:21; Is 11:4; 40:24
[8] aIs 55:11; 59:21; Mt 5:18

  9 ¶ Get° yourself up on a ahigh° mountain°,
  O Zion°, bearer° of bgood news°,
  Lift° up your voice° mightily°,
  O Jerusalem°, bearer° of good news°;
  Lift° [it] up, do not fear°.
  Say° to the ccities° of Judah°,
  “dHere° is your God°!”
  10 Behold°, the Lord° IGOD° will come° awith might°,
  With His barm° ruling° for Him.
  Behold°, His creward° is with Him
  And His recompense° before° Him.
  11 Like a shepherd° He will atend° His flock°,
  In His arm° He will gather° the lambs°
  And carry° [them] in His bosom°;
  He will gently lead° the nursing° [ewes].

[9] aIs 52:7 bIs 61:1 cIs 44:26 dIs 25:9; 35:2
[10] IHeb YHWH, usually rendered LORD aIs 9:6, 7 bIs 59:16, 18 cIs 62:11; Rv 22:12
[11] aJr 31:10; Ezk 34:12-14, 23, 31; Mi 5:4; Jn 10:11, 14-16

  12 ¶ Who° has ameasured° the Iwaters° in the hollow° of His hand°,
  And marked° off° the heavens° by the IIspan°,
  And IIIcalculated° the dust° of the earth° by the measure°,
  And weighed° the mountains° in a balance°
  And the hills° in a pair of scales°?
  13 aWho° has Idirected° the Spirit° of the LORD°,
  Or as His bcounselor°° has informed° Him?
  14 aWith whom° did He consult° and [who] bgave° Him understanding°?
  And [who] taught° Him in the path° of justice° and taught° Him knowledge°
  And informed° Him of the way° of understanding°?
  15 Behold°, the anations° are like a drop° from a bucket°,
  And are regarded° as a speck° of bdust° on the scales°;
  Behold°, He lifts° up the Iislands° like fine° dust°.
  16 Even Lebanon° is not enough° to burn°,
  Nor° its abeasts° enough° for a burnt° offering°.
  17 aAll° the nations° are as nothing° before° Him,
  They are regarded° by Him as less° than° nothing° and Imeaningless°.

[12] IDSS reads waters of the sea IIOr half cubit; i.e. 9 in. IIILit contained or comprehended aJb 38:8-11; Ps 102:25, 26; Is 48:13; He 1:10-12
[13] IOr measured, marked off aRo 11:34; 1Co 2:16 bIs 41:28
[14] aJb 38:4 bJb 21:22; Col 2:3
[15] IOr coastlands aJr 10:10 bIs 17:13; 29:5
[16] aPs 50:9-11; Mi 6:6, 7; He 10:5-9
[17] IOr void aIs 29:7

  18aTo whom° then will you liken° God°?
  Or what° likeness° will you compare° with Him?
  19 [As for] the Iaidol°, a craftsman° casts° it,
  A goldsmith° bplates° it with gold°,
  And a silversmith° [fashions] chains° of silver°.
  20 He who is too impoverished° for [such] an offering°
  Selects° a atree° that does not rot°;
  He seeks° out for himself a skillful° craftsman°
  To Iprepare° IIan idol° that bwill not totter°.

[18] aEx 8:10; 15:11; 1S 2:2; Is 40:25; 46:5; Mi 7:18; Ac 17:29
[19] IOr graven image aPs 115:4-8; Is 41:7; 44:10; Hab 2:18, 19 bIs 2:20; 30:22
[20] IOr set up IIOr a graven image aIs 44:14 b1S 5:3, 4; Is 41:7; 46:7

  21aDo you not know°? Have you not heard°?
  Has it not been declared° to you from the beginning°?
  Have you not understood° bfrom the foundations° of the earth°?
  22 It is He who Isits° above° the IIacircle° of the earth°,
  And its inhabitants° are like bgrasshoppers°,
  Who cstretches° out the heavens° like a dcurtain°
  And spreads° them out like a etent° to dwell° in.
  23 He [it is] who reduces° arulers° to nothing°,
  Who bmakes° the judges° of the earth° Imeaningless°.
  24 IScarcely°° have they been planted°,
  IScarcely°° have they been sown°,
  IScarcely°° has their stock° taken° root° in the earth°,
  But He merely° blows° on them, and they wither°,
  And the astorm° carries° them away like stubble°.
  25aTo whom° then will you liken° Me
  That I would be [his] equal°?” says° the Holy° One°.
  26 aLift° up your eyes° on high°
  And see° bwho° has created° these° [stars],
  The cOne who leads° forth° their host° by number°,
  He calls° them all° by name°;
  Because° of the dgreatness° of His might° and the Istrength° of [His] power°,
  eNot one° [of them] is missing°.

[21] aPs 19:1; 50:6; Is 37:26; Ac 14:17; Ro 1:19 bIs 48:13; 51:13
[22] IOr is enthroned IIOr vault aJb 22:14; Pv 8:27 bNu 13:33 cJb 9:8; Is 37:16; 42:5; 44:24 dPs 104:2 eJb 36:29; Ps 18:11; 19:4
[23] IOr void aJb 12:21; Ps 107:40; Is 34:12 bIs 5:21; Jr 25:18-27
[24] IOr Not even aIs 17:13; 41:16
[25] aIs 40:18
[26] ISo DSS and ancient versions; M.T. strong aIs 51:6 bIs 42:5; 48:12, 13 cPs 147:4 dPs 89:11-13 eIs 34:16; 48:13

  27aWhy° do you say°, O Jacob°, and assert°, O Israel°,
  “My way° is bhidden° from the LORD°,
  And the cjustice° due me Iescapes° the notice° of dmy God°”?
  28 aDo you not know°? Have you not heard°?
  The bEverlasting° God°, the LORD°, the Creator° of the ends° of the earth°
  Does not become° weary° or tired°.
  His understanding° is cinscrutable°°.
  29 He gives° strength° to the aweary°,
  And to [him who] lacks° might° He bincreases° power°.
  30 Though ayouths° grow° weary° and tired°,
  And vigorous° byoung° men° stumble° badly°,
  31 Yet those who Iwait° for the LORD°
  Will again° new° strength°;
  They will IIbmount° up [with] IIIwings° like eagles°,
  They will run° and not get° tired°,
  They will walk° and not become° weary°.

[27] ILit passes by my God aIs 49:4, 14 bIs 54:8 cJb 27:2; 34:5; Lk 18:7, 8 dIs 25:1
[28] aIs 40:21 bGn 21:33; Ps 90:2 cPs 147:5; Ro 11:33
[29] aIs 50:4; Jr 31:25 bIs 41:10
[30] aJr 6:11; 9:21 bIs 9:17
[31] IOr hope in IIOr sprout wings IIIOr pinions aJb 17:9; Ps 103:5; 2Co 4:8-10, 16 bEx 19:4; Dt 32:11; Lk 18:1; 2Co 4:1, 16; Ga 6:9; He 12:3


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The promulgation of the Gospel.

1 ¶ Comfortºª ye, comfortºª ye my people,º saithºª your God.º 2 Speakºª ye comfortablyº² to Jerusalem,º and cryºª unto² her, that² her warfareº is accomplished,ºª that² her iniquityº is pardoned:ºª for² she hath receivedºª of the LORD'Sº handº² doubleº for all² her sins.º

[1] Ne 8:10; Ps 85:8; Is 3:10; 35:3; 41:10, 27; 49:13; 50:10; 51:3, 12; 57:15; 60:1; 61:1; 62:11; 65:13; 66:10; Jr 31:10; Zp 3:14; Zc 1:13; 9:9; 2Co 1:4; 1Th 4:18; He 6:17.
[2] Gn 34:3; 2Ch 30:22; Jb 42:10; Ps 32:1; 102:13; So 2:11; Is 12:1; 33:24; 43:25; 44:22; 61:7; Jr 16:18; 17:18; 29:11; 31:33; 33:8; Dn 9:2, 12, 24; 11:35; 12:4, 9; Ho 2:14; Hab 2:3; Zc 1:15; 9:12; Ac 1:7; 1Co 6:9; Ga 4:4; Rv 6:10; 11:15; 18:6.

The preaching of John the Baptist.

3 ¶ The voiceº of him that criethºª in the wilderness,º Prepareºª ye the wayº of the LORD,º make straightºª in the desertº a highwayº for our God.º 4 Every² valleyº shall be exalted,ºª and every² mountainº and hillº shall be made low:ºª and the crookedº shall be made² straight,º and the rough placesº plain:º 5 And the gloryº of the LORDº shall be revealed,ºª and all² fleshº shall seeºª [it] together:º for² the mouthº of the LORDº hath spokenºª [it]. 6 The voiceº said,ºª Cry.ºª And he said,ºª What² shall I cry?ºª All² fleshº [is] grass,º and all² the goodlinessº thereof [is] as the flowerº of the field:º 7 The grassº withereth,ºª the flowerº fadeth:ºª because² the spiritº of the LORDº blowethºª upon it: surelyº the peopleº [is] grass.º 8 The grassº withereth,ºª the flowerº fadeth:ºª but the wordº of our Godº shall standºª for ever.º

[3] Ps 68:4; Is 11:15; 35:8; 43:19; 49:11; 57:14; 62:10; Mal 3:1; 4:5; Mt 3:1; Mk 1:2; Lk 1:16, 76; 3:2; Jn 1:23.
[4] 1S 2:8; Jb 40:11; Ps 113:7; Pv 2:15; Is 2:12; 42:11, 15, 16; 45:2; Ezk 17:24; 21:26; Lk 1:52; 3:5; 18:14.
[5] Ps 72:19; 96:6; 102:16; Is 1:20; 6:3; 11:9; 35:2; 49:6; 52:10; 58:14; 60:1; 66:16, 23; Jr 9:12; 32:27; Jol 2:28; Mi 4:4; Hab 2:14; Zc 2:13; Lk 2:10, 32; 3:6; Jn 1:14; 12:41; 17:2; Ac 2:17; 2Co 3:18; 4:6; He 1:3; Rv 21:23.
[6] Jb 14:2; Ps 90:5; 92:7; 102:11; 103:15; Is 12:6; 37:27; 40:3; 58:1; 61:1; Jr 2:2; 31:6; Ho 5:8; Jm 1:10; 1P 1:24.
[8] Ps 119:89; Is 46:10; 55:10; Zc 1:6; Mt 5:18; 24:35; Mk 13:31; Jn 10:35; 12:34; Ro 3:1; 1P 1:25.

The preaching of the Apostles.

9 ¶ O Zion,º that bringest good tidings,ºª get thee upºª into² the highº mountain;º O Jerusalem,º that bringest good tidings,ºª lift upºª thy voiceº with strength;º lift [it] up,ºª be not afraid;ºª² sayºª unto the citiesº of Judah,º Behold² your God!º 10 Behold,² the Lordº GODº will comeºª with strongº [hand], and his armº shall ruleºª for him: behold,² his rewardº [is] with² him, and his workº beforeº him. 11 He shall feedºª his flockº like a shepherd:ºª he shall gatherºª the lambsº with his arm,º and carryºª [them] in his bosom,º [and] shall gently leadºª those that are with young.ºª

[9] Jg 9:7; 1S 26:13; 2Ch 13:4; Ezr 1:1; Is 12:2; 25:9; 35:3; 41:27; 51:7, 12; 52:7, 8; 58:4; Jr 22:20; Lk 24:47; Ac 2:14; 4:13, 29; 5:41; Ro 10:18; Ep 6:19; Php 1:28; 1Ti 3:16; 1P 3:14; 1Jn 5:20.
[10] Ps 2:8; 66:3; 110:1, 6; Is 9:6; 49:4, 24; 53:12; 59:15, 16; 60:1; 62:11; Zc 2:8; Mal 3:1; Mt 28:18; Jn 12:13, 15; Ep 1:20; Php 2:10; He 2:14; 1Jn 3:8; Rv 2:26; 17:14; 19:11; 20:11; 22:12.
[11] Gn 33:13; 49:24; Ps 23:1; 78:71; 80:1; Is 42:3; 49:9; 63:11; Ezk 34:12, 16, 23, 31; 37:24; Mi 5:4; Jn 10:11; 21:15; 1Co 3:1; He 13:20; 1P 2:25; 5:4; Rv 7:17.

The prophet, by the omnipotency of God,

12 ¶ Who² hath measuredºª the watersº in the hollow of his hand,º and meted outºª heavenº with the span,º and comprehendedºª the dustº of the earthº in a measure,º and weighedºª the mountainsº in scales,º and the hillsº in a balance?º 13 Who² hath directedºª² the Spiritº of the LORD,º or [being] his counsellorºº hath taughtºª him? 14 ² With whom² took he counsel,ºª and [who] instructedºª him, and taughtºª him in the pathº of judgment,º and taughtºª him knowledge,º and shewedºª to him the wayº of understanding?º 15 Behold,² the nationsº [are] as a dropº of a bucket,º² and are countedºª as the small dustº of the balance:º behold,² he taketh upºª the islesº as a very little thing.º 16 And Lebanonº [is] notº sufficientº to burn,ºª nor² the beastsº thereof sufficientº for a burnt offering.º 17 All² nationsº before² him [are] as nothing;² and they are countedºª to him less than nothing,º² and vanity.º

[12] Jb 11:7; 28:25; 38:4; Ps 102:25; 104:2; Pv 8:26; 30:4; Is 48:13; He 1:10; Rv 20:11.
[13] Jb 21:22; 36:22; Lk 10:22; Jn 1:13; Ro 11:34; 1Co 2:16; Ep 1:11.
[14] 1Co 12:4; Col 2:3; Jm 1:17.
[15] Gn 10:5; Jb 34:14; Is 11:11; 40:22; 41:5; 59:18; 66:19; Jr 10:10; Dn 11:18; Zp 2:11.
[16] Ps 40:6; 50:10; Mi 6:6; He 10:5.
[17] Jb 25:6; Ps 62:9; Dn 4:34; 2Co 12:11.

and his incomparableness,

18 ¶ To² whom² then will ye likenºª God?º or what² likenessº will ye compareºª unto him? 19 The workmanº meltethºª a graven image,º and the goldsmithºª spreadeth¹ª it over² with gold,º and castethºª silverº chains.º 20 He that [is] so impoverishedºªª¹ª that he hath no oblationº choosethºª a treeº [that] will not² rot;ºª he seekethºª unto him a cunningº workmanº to prepareºª a graven image,º [that] shall not² be moved.ºª 21 Have ye not² known?ºª have ye not² heard?ºª hath it not² been toldºª you from the beginning?º² have ye not² understoodºª from the foundationsº² of the earth?º 22 [It is] he that sittethºª upon² the circleº of the earth,º and the inhabitantsºª thereof [are] as grasshoppers;º that stretcheth outºª the heavensº as a curtain,º and spreadeth them outºª as a tentº to dwell in:ºª 23 That bringethºª the princesºª to nothing;² he makethºª the judgesºª of the earthº as vanity.º 24 Yea,² they shall not² be planted;ºª yea,² they shall not² be sown:ºª yea,² their stockº shall not² take rootºª in the earth:º and he shall also² blowºª upon them, and they shall wither,ºª and the whirlwindº shall take¹ª them away² as stubble.º 25 To² whom² then will ye likenºª me, or shall I be equal?ºª saithºª the Holy One.º

[18] Ex 8:10; 9:14; 15:11; 20:4; Dt 33:26; 1S 2:2; Jb 40:9; Ps 86:8; 89:6, 8; 113:5; Is 40:25; 46:5, 9; Jr 10:6, 16; Mi 7:18; Ac 17:29; Col 1:15; He 1:3.
[19] Ex 32:2; Jg 17:4; Ps 115:4; 135:15, 18; Is 37:18; 41:6; 44:10; 46:6; Jr 10:3, 9; Ho 8:6; Hab 2:18.
[20] 1S 5:3; Is 2:8; 41:7; 44:13; 46:7; Jr 10:3; Dn 5:23.
[21] Ps 19:1; 115:8; Is 27:11; 44:20; 46:8; Jr 10:8; Ac 14:17; Ro 1:19, 28; 3:1.
[22] Nu 13:33; Jb 9:8; 37:18; 38:4; Ps 2:4; 29:10; 68:33; 102:25; 104:2; Is 19:1; 40:15, 17; 42:5; 44:24; 51:13; 66:1; Jr 10:12; Zc 12:1; He 1:10.
[23] Jb 12:21; 34:19; Ps 76:12; 107:40; Is 19:13; 23:9; 24:21; Jr 25:18; Lk 1:51; Rv 19:18.
[24] 2S 22:16; 1K 21:21; 2K 10:11; Jb 4:9; 15:30; 18:16; 21:18; Ps 58:9; Pv 1:27; Is 11:4; 14:21; 17:11, 13; 30:33; 37:7; 40:7; 41:16; Jr 22:30; 23:19; Ho 13:3, 15; Na 1:14; Hg 1:9; Zc 7:14; 9:14.
[25] Dt 4:15, 33; 5:8; Is 40:18.

comforteth the people.

26 Lift upºª your eyesº on high,º and beholdºª who² hath createdºª these² [things], that bringeth outºª their hostº by number:º he callethºª them all² by namesº by the greatnessº² of his might,º for that [he is] strongº in power;º not² oneº faileth.ºª 27 Why² sayestºª thou, O Jacob,º and speakest,ºª O Israel,º My wayº is hidºª from the LORD,º² and my judgmentº is passed overºª from my God?º²

[26] Gn 2:1; Dt 4:19; Jb 31:26; Ps 8:3; 19:1; 89:11; 102:25; 147:4; 148:3; Is 44:24; 45:7; 48:13; 51:6; Jr 10:11; 32:17; Col 1:16.
[27] 1S 12:22; Jb 3:23; 27:2; 34:5; Ps 31:22; 77:7; Is 49:4, 14; 54:6; 60:15; Jr 33:24; Ezk 37:11; Mal 2:17; Lk 18:7; Ro 11:1.

28 ¶ Hast thou not² known?ºª hast thou not² heard,ºª [that] the everlastingº God,º the LORD,º the Creatorºª of the endsº of the earth,º faintethºª not,² neither² is weary?ºª [there is] no² searchingº of his understanding.º 29 He givethºª powerº to the faint;º and to [them that have] no² mightº he increasethºª strength.º 30 Even the youthsº shall faintºª and be weary,ºª and the young menº shall utterly¹ª fall:ºª 31 But they that wait¹ª upon² the LORDº shall renewºª [their] strength;º they shall mount upºª with wingsº as eagles;º they shall run,ºª and not² be weary;ºª [and] they shall walk,¹ª² and not² faint.ºª

[28] Gn 21:33; Dt 33:27; 1S 2:10; Ps 138:8; 139:6; 147:5; Is 45:22; 55:8; 57:15; 59:1; 66:9; Jr 4:22; 10:10; Mk 8:17; 9:19; 16:14; Lk 24:25; Jn 5:17; 14:9; Ac 13:47; Ro 11:33; 16:26; 1Co 2:16; 6:3, 9, 16, 19; Php 1:6; 1Ti 1:17; He 9:14.
[29] Gn 49:24; Dt 33:25; Ps 29:11; Is 41:10; Zc 10:12; 2Co 12:9; Php 4:13; Col 1:11; He 11:34.
[30] Ps 33:16; 34:10; 39:5; Ec 9:11; Is 9:17; 13:18; Am 2:14.
[31] Ex 19:4; Jg 16:28; Jb 17:9; 33:24; Ps 25:3, 5, 21; 27:13, 14; 37:34; 40:1; 84:7; 92:1, 13; 103:5; 123:2; 138:3; So 8:5; Is 8:17; 25:9; 30:18; Lm 3:25; Zc 10:12; Lk 18:1; Ro 8:25; 2Co 1:8; 4:1, 8, 16; 12:9; Ga 6:9; 1Th 1:10; He 12:1; Rv 2:3; 4:7.


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