Verse 1
Isaiah 40:1
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“Comfort, yes comfort my people!” says your God (Elohim).
Original Language Text
hebrew
נַחֲמ֥וּ נַחֲמ֖וּ עַמִּ֑/י יֹאמַ֖ר אֱלֹהֵי/כֶֽם
English Translation
"Comfort, comfort my people, says your God."
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 40 Context
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“Comfort, yes comfort my people!” says your God (Elohim).
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“Speak lovingly to the people of Jerusalem, telling them that their hard times are over, that their...
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A voice is heard calling, “Prepare the way for the Lord in the wilderness, make a straight highway f...
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Fill in all the valleys; level all the mountains and hills; smooth out the uneven ground; make the r...
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The Lord's glory will be revealed, and everyone will see it together. This is what the Lord has decl...
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A voice is heard saying, “Shout it out.” I asked, “What shall I shout?” “All human beings are like g...
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The grass wilts and the flower fades when the Lord breathes on them. Yes, the people are grass!
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However, even though the grass wilts and the flower fades, the word of our God (Elohim) will endure...
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Zion, bringer of good news, go up a high mountain. Jerusalem, bringer of good news, raise your voice...
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Look! The Lord God (Elohim) is coming with power! He will rule with a firm hand. Look! He's bringing...
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11
He looks after his flock like a shepherd. He picks up the lambs in his arms and holds them close to...
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12
Who has measured the waters he holds in the palm of his hand? Who has marked off the heavens with th...
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Who has measured the Spirit of the Lord, or taught him what to do as his counselor?
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Who did the Lord go to for advice to help him understand? Who taught him right from wrong? Who gave...
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15
It's obvious that the nations are just a drop in a bucket. They're like dust on a set of scales. He...
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To him all the nations are like nothing. He counts them as less than nothing—like they don't exist.
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Who do you think is like God (Elohim)? What image do you think he looks like?
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Is he a metal idol that a craftsman casts in a mold, and then a goldsmith overlays it with gold and...
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Those who are too poor to pay for that choose wood that won't rot, then they look for a skilled wood...
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Don't you know? Haven't you heard? Hasn't it been explained to you from the very beginning? Haven't...
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God (Elohim) sits on his throne above the horizon of the earth; the people that live there are like...
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22
He brings leaders down; he makes the rulers of the world like nothing.
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In fact they are hardly even planted, hardly even sown, hardly even taken root, when he blows on the...
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24
“Who are you going to compare me with? Who is equal to me?” asks the Holy One.
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Look at the heavens. Who created all this? He leads the stars like an army, and calls each one by na...
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Why do you speak like this, Jacob, and why do you say, Israel, “The Lord doesn't see what's happenin...
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Don't you know? Haven't you heard? The Lord is the eternal God (Elohim), the Creator of the whole ea...
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Even young people grow weak and tired—they fall down when they're exhausted.
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But those who trust in the Lord will have their strength renewed. They will fly high with wings like...
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