Verse 9
Isaiah 40:9
Free Bible Version
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Zion, bringer of good news, go up a high mountain. Jerusalem, bringer of good news, raise your voice and shout out loud. Don't be afraid to shout really loud! Tell the towns of Judah, “Here is your God (Elohim)!”
Original Language Text
hebrew
עַ֣ל הַר גָּבֹ֤הַ עֲלִי לָ/ךְ֙ מְבַשֶּׂ֣רֶת צִיּ֔וֹן הָרִ֤ימִי בַ/כֹּ֨חַ֙ קוֹלֵ֔/ךְ מְבַשֶּׂ֖רֶת יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם הָרִ֨ימִי֙ אַל תִּירָ֔אִי אִמְרִי֙ לְ/עָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה הִנֵּ֖ה אֱלֹהֵי/כֶֽם
English Translation
Upon a high mountain, climb up, you who bring good tidings to Zion; lift up your voice with strength, you who bring good tidings to Jerusalem; lift it up, do not fear; say to the cities of Judah, "Here is your God."
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Chapter 40 Context
1
“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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3
A voice is heard calling, “Prepare the way for the Lord in the wilderness, make a straight highway f...
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4
Fill in all the valleys; level all the mountains and hills; smooth out the uneven ground; make the r...
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5
The Lord's glory will be revealed, and everyone will see it together. This is what the Lord has decl...
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6
A voice is heard saying, “Shout it out.” I asked, “What shall I shout?” “All human beings are like g...
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7
The grass wilts and the flower fades when the Lord breathes on them. Yes, the people are grass!
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8
However, even though the grass wilts and the flower fades, the word of our God (Elohim) will endure...
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9
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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13
Who has measured the Spirit of the Lord, or taught him what to do as his counselor?
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14
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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16
To him all the nations are like nothing. He counts them as less than nothing—like they don't exist.
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17
Who do you think is like God (Elohim)? What image do you think he looks like?
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18
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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19
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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21
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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23
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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25
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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26
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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27
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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28
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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