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  40:1 ¶
Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. |
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40:1 ¶
Comfort°°
ye, comfort°°
ye my people,°
saith°°
your God.° |
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40:2
Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem; and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she hath received of Jehovah's hand double for all her sins. |
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40:2
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.° |
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40:3 ¶
The voice of one that crieth, Prepare ye in the wilderness the way of Jehovah; make level in the desert a highway for our God. |
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40:3 ¶
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.° |
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40:4
Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the uneven shall be made level, and the rough places a plain: |
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40:4
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:° |
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40:5
and the glory of Jehovah shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken it. |
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40:5
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]. |
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40:6
The voice of one saying, Cry. And one said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field. |
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40:6
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:° |
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40:7
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, because the breath of Jehovah bloweth upon it; surely the people is grass. |
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40:7
The grass°
withereth,°°
the flower°
fadeth:°°
because°
the spirit°
of the LORD°
bloweth°°
upon it: surely°
the people°
[is] grass.° |
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40:8
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God shall stand forever. |
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40:8
The grass°
withereth,°°
the flower°
fadeth:°°
but the word°
of our God°
shall stand°°
for ever.° |
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40:9 ¶
O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, get thee up on a high mountain; O thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold, your God! |
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40:9 ¶
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!° |
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40:10
Behold, the Lord Jehovah will come as a mighty one, and his arm will rule for him: Behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him. |
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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. |
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40:11
He will feed his flock like a shepherd, he will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom, [and] will gently lead those that have their young. |
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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.°° |
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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? |
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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?° |
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40:13
Who hath directed the Spirit of Jehovah, or being his counsellor hath taught him? |
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40:13
Who°
hath directed°°°
the Spirit°
of the LORD,°
or [being] his counsellor°°
hath taught°°
him? |
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40:14
With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and showed to him the way of understanding? |
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40:14
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With whom°
took he counsel,°°
and [who] instructed°°
him, and taught°°
him in the path°
of judgment,°
and taught°°
him knowledge,°
and shewed°°
to him the way°
of understanding?° |
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40:15
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are accounted as the small dust of the balance: Behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing. |
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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.° |
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40:16
And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt-offering. |
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40:16
And Lebanon°
[is] not°
sufficient°
to burn,°°
nor°
the beasts°
thereof sufficient°
for a burnt offering.° |
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40:17
All the nations are as nothing before him; they are accounted by him as less than nothing, and vanity. |
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40:17
All°
nations°
before°
him [are] as nothing;°
and they are counted°°
to him less than nothing,°°
and vanity.° |
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40:18 ¶
To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him? |
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40:18 ¶
To°
whom°
then will ye liken°°
God?°
or what°
likeness°
will ye compare°°
unto him? |
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40:19
The image, a workman hath cast [it], and the goldsmith overlayeth it with gold, and casteth [for it] silver chains. |
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40:19
The workman°
melteth°°
a graven image,°
and the goldsmith°°
spreadeth°°
it over°
with gold,°
and casteth°°
silver°
chains.° |
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40:20
He that is too impoverished for [such] an oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a skilful workman to set up a graven image, that shall not be moved. |
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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.°° |
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40:21
Have ye not known? have yet not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth? |
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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?° |
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40:22
[It is] he that sitteth above 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; |
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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:°° |
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40:23
that bringeth princes to nothing; that maketh the judges of the earth as vanity. |
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40:23
That bringeth°°
the princes°°
to nothing;°
he maketh°°
the judges°°
of the earth°
as vanity.° |
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40:24
Yea, they have not been planted; yea, they have not been sown; yea, their stock hath not taken root in the earth: moreover he bloweth upon them, and they wither, and the whirlwind taketh them away as stubble. |
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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.° |
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40:25
To whom then will ye liken me, that I should be equal [to him]? saith the Holy One. |
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40:25
To°
whom°
then will ye liken°°
me, or shall I be equal?°°
saith°°
the Holy One.° |
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40:26
Lift up your eyes on high, and see who hath created these, that bringeth out their host by number; he calleth them all by name; by the greatness of his might, and for that he is strong in power, not one is lacking. |
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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.°° |
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40:27
Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from Jehovah, and the justice [due] to me is passed away from my God? |
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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?°° |
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40:28 ¶
Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard? The everlasting God, Jehovah, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary; there is no searching of his understanding. |
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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.° |
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40:29
He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength. |
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40:29
He giveth°°
power°
to the faint;°
and to [them that have] no°
might°
he increaseth°°
strength.° |
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40:30
Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: |
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40:30
Even the youths°
shall faint°°
and be weary,°°
and the young men°
shall utterly°°
fall:°° |
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40:31
but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint. |
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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.°° |
