23_ISA_40_01 comfort ye , comfort ye my people , saith your God .
23_ISA_40_02 speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem , And cry unto her , that her warfare Is accomplished , that her iniquity Is pardoned : for she hath received of the LORD's hand double for all her sins .
23_ISA_40_03 the voice of him that crieth in the wilderness , prepare ye the way of the LORD , make straight in the desert A highway for our God .
23_ISA_40_04 every valley shall be exalted , And every mountain And hill shall be made low : And the crooked shall be made straight , And the rough places plain :
23_ISA_40_05 And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed , And all flesh shall see [ it ] together : for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken [ it ] .
23_ISA_40_06 the voice said , cry . And he said , what shall I cry ? all flesh [ Is ] grass , And all the goodliness thereof [ Is ] as the flower of the field :
23_ISA_40_07 the grass withereth , the flower fadeth : because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it : surely the people [ Is ] grass .
23_ISA_40_08 the grass withereth , the flower fadeth : but the word of our God shall stand for ever .
23_ISA_40_09 O Zion , that bringest good tidings , get thee up into the high mountain ; O Jerusalem , that bringest good tidings , lift up thy voice with strength ; lift [ it ] up , be not afraid ; say unto the cities of Judah , behold your God !
23_ISA_40_10 behold , the LORD God will come with strong [ hand ] , And his arm shall rule for him : behold , his reward [ Is ] with him , And his work before him .
23_ISA_40_11 he shall feed his flock like A Shepherd : he shall gather the lambs with his arm , And carry [ them ] in his bosom , [ And ] shall gently lead those that are with young .
23_ISA_40_12 who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand , And meted out heaven with the span , And comprehended the dust of the earth in A measure , And weighed the mountains in scales , And the hills in A balance ?
23_ISA_40_13 who hath directed the spirit of the LORD , or [ being ] his counsellor hath taught him ?
23_ISA_40_14 with whom took he counsel , And [ who ] instructed him , And taught him in the path of judgment , And taught him knowledge , And showed to him the way of understanding ?
23_ISA_40_15 behold , the nations [ are ] as A drop of A bucket , And are counted as the small dust of the balance : behold , he taketh up the isles as A very little thing .
23_ISA_40_16 And Lebanon [ Is ] not sufficient to burn , nor the beasts thereof sufficient for A burnt offering .
23_ISA_40_17 all nations before him [ are ] as nothing ; And they are counted to him less than nothing , And vanity .
23_ISA_40_18 to whom Then will ye liken God ? or what likeness will ye compare unto him ?
23_ISA_40_19 the workman melteth A graven image , And the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold , And casteth silver chains .
23_ISA_40_20 he that [ Is ] So impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth A tree [ that ] will not rot ; he seeketh unto him A cunning workman to prepare A graven image , [ that ] shall not be moved .
23_ISA_40_21 have ye not known ? have ye not heard ? hath it not been told you from the beginning ? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth ?
23_ISA_40_22 [ it Is ] he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth , And the inhabitants thereof [ are ] as grasshoppers ; that stretcheth out the heavens as A curtain , And spreadeth them out as A tent to dwell in :
23_ISA_40_23 that bringeth the princes to nothing ; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity .
23_ISA_40_24 yea , they shall not be planted ; yea , they shall not be sown : yea , their stock shall not take root in the earth : And he shall also blow upon them , And they shall wither , And the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble .
23_ISA_40_25 to whom Then will ye liken me , or shall I be equal ? saith the holy one .
23_ISA_40_26 lift up your eyes on high , And behold who hath created These [ things ] , that bringeth out their host by number : he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might , for that [ he Is ] strong in power ; not one faileth .
23_ISA_40_27 why sayest thou , O Jacob , And speakest , O Israel , my way Is hid from the LORD , And my judgment Is passed over from my God ?
23_ISA_40_28 hast thou not known ? hast thou not heard , [ that ] the everlasting God , the LORD , the Creator of the ends of the earth , fainteth not , neither Is weary ? [ there Is ] no searching of his understanding .
23_ISA_40_29 he giveth power to the faint ; And to [ them that have ] no might he increaseth strength .
23_ISA_40_30 even the youths shall faint And be weary , And the young men shall utterly fall :
23_ISA_40_31 but they that wait upon the LORD shall renew [ their ] strength ; they shall mount up with wings as eagles ; they shall run , And not be weary ; [ And ] they shall walk , And not faint .