Verse 2

Isaiah 40:2

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

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2 Speak ye to the heart of Jerusalem, and call to her: for her evil is come to an end, her iniquity is forgiven: she hath received of the hand of the Lord double for all her sins.

Original Language Text

hebrew

דַּבְּר֞וּ עַל לֵ֤ב יְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ וְ/קִרְא֣וּ אֵלֶ֔י/הָ כִּ֤י מָֽלְאָה֙ צְבָאָ֔/הּ כִּ֥י נִרְצָ֖ה עֲוֺנָ֑/הּ כִּ֤י לָקְחָה֙ מִ/יַּ֣ד יְהוָ֔ה כִּפְלַ֖יִם בְּ/כָל חַטֹּאתֶֽי/הָ

English Translation

Speak to the heart of Jerusalem and call out to her, for her warfare is ended, for her iniquity is pardoned; for she has received from the hand of the Lord double for all her sins.

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Chapter 40 Context

1 Be comforted, be comforted, my people, saith your God (Elohim). Focus ↗

2 Speak ye to the heart of Jerusalem, and call to her: for her evil is come to an end, her iniquity is...

3 The voice of one crying in the desert: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the wilderne... Focus ↗

4 Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall... Focus ↗

5 And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh together shall see, that the mouth of the... Focus ↗

6 The voice of one, saying: Cry. And I said: What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the glory t... Focus ↗

7 The grass is withered, and the dower is fallen, because the spirit of the Lord hath blown upon it. I... Focus ↗

8 The grass is withered, and the flower is fallen: but the word of our Lord endureth for ever. Focus ↗

9 Get thee up upon a high mountain, thou that bringest good tidings to Sion: lift up thy voice with st... Focus ↗

10 Behold the Lord God (Elohim) shall come with strength, and his arm shall rule: Behold his reward is... Focus ↗

11 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather together the lambs with his arm, and shall... Focus ↗

12 Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and weighed the heavens with his palm? who h... Focus ↗

13 Who hath forwarded the spirit of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor, and hath taught him? Focus ↗

14 With whom hath he consulted, and who hath instructed him, and taught him the path of justice, and ta... Focus ↗

15 Behold the Gentiles are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the smallest grain of a balance: b... Focus ↗

16 And Libanus shall not be enough to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering. Focus ↗

17 All nations are before him as if they had no being at all, and are counted to him as nothing, and va... Focus ↗

18 To whom then have you likened God (Elohim)? or what image will you make for him? Focus ↗

19 Hath the workman cast a graven statue? or hath the goldsmith formed it with gold, or the silversmith... Focus ↗

20 He hath chosen strong wood, and that will not rot: the skilful workman seeketh how he may set up an... Focus ↗

21 Do you not know? hath it not been heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have you not... Focus ↗

22 It is he that sitteth upon the globe of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as locusts: he th... Focus ↗

23 He that bringeth the searchers of secrets to nothing, that hath made the judges of the earth as vani... Focus ↗

24 And surely their stock was neither planted, nor sown, nor rooted in the earth: suddenly he hath blow... Focus ↗

25 And to whom have ye likened me, or made me equal, saith the Holy One? Focus ↗

26 Lift up your eyes on high, and see who hath created these things: who bringeth out their host by num... Focus ↗

27 Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel: My way is hid from the Lord, and my judgment is pa... Focus ↗

28 Knowest thou not, or hast thou not heard? the Lord is the everlasting God (Elohim), who hath created... Focus ↗

29 It is he that giveth strength to the weary, and increaseth force and might to them that are not. Focus ↗

30 Youths shall faint, and labour, and young men shall fall by infirmity. Focus ↗

31 But they that hope in the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall take wings as eagles, they sha... Focus ↗

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Book: Isaiah
Chapter: Chapter 40 (31 verses)
Version: Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

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