1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Isaiah 40

1 The promulgation of the Gospel. 3 The preaching of John the Baptist. 9 The preaching of the Apostles. 12 The prophet, by the omnipotency of God, 18 and his incomparableness, 26 comforteth the people.

 40:1 “Comfort 5162, O comfort 5162 My people 5971a,” says 559 your God 430.

 40:2 “Speak 1696 kindly 3820 to Jerusalem 3389; And call 7121 out to her, that her warfare 6635 has ended 4390, That her iniquity 5771 has been removed 7521, That she has received 3947 of the LORD’S 3068 hand 3027 Double 3718 for all 3605 her sins 2403b.”

 40:3 ¶ A voice 6963 is calling 7121, “Clear 6437 the way 1870 for the LORD 3068 in the wilderness 4057b; Make 3474 smooth 3474 in the desert 6160 a highway 4546 for our God 430.

 40:4 “Let every 3605 valley 1516 be lifted 5375 up, And every 3605 mountain 2022 and hill 1389 be made 8213 low 8213; And let the rough 6121b ground 6121b become 1961 a plain 4334, And the rugged 7406 terrain 7406 a broad 1237 valley 1237;

 40:5 Then the glory 3519b of the LORD 3068 will be revealed 1540, And all 3605 flesh 1320 will see 7200 [it] together 3164a; For the mouth 6310 of the LORD 3068 has spoken 1696.”

 40:6 A voice 6963 says 559, “Call 7121 out.” Then he answered 559, “What 4100 shall I call 7121 out?” All 3605 flesh 1320 is grass 2682, and all 3605 its loveliness 2617a is like the flower 6731b of the field 7704.

 40:7 The grass 2682 withers 3001, the flower 6731b fades 5034b, When 3588 the breath 7307 of the LORD 3068 blows 5380 upon it; Surely 403 the people 5971a are grass 2682.

 40:8 The grass 2682 withers 3001, the flower 6731b fades 5034b, But the word 1697 of our God 430 stands 6965 forever 5769.

 40:9 ¶ Get 5927 yourself up on a high 1364 mountain 2022, O Zion 6726, bearer 1319 of good news 1319, Lift 7311 up your voice 6963 mightily 3581b, O Jerusalem 3389, bearer 1319 of good news 1319; Lift 7311 [it] up, do not fear 3372a. Say 559 to the cities 5892b of Judah 3063, “Here 2009 is your God 430!”

 40:10 Behold 2009, the Lord 136 GOD 3068 will come 935 with might 2389, With His arm 2220 ruling 4910 for Him. Behold 2009, His reward 7939 is with Him And His recompense 6468 before 6440 Him.

 40:11 Like a shepherd 7462a He will tend 7462a His flock 5739, In His arm 2220 He will gather 6908 the lambs 2924 And carry 5375 [them] in His bosom 2436; He will gently lead 5095 the nursing 5763 [ewes].

 40:12 ¶ Who 4310 has measured 4058 the waters 4325 in the hollow 8168 of His hand 8168, And marked 8505 off 8505 the heavens 8064 by the span 2239, And calculated 3557 the dust 6083 of the earth 776 by the measure 7991a, And weighed 8254 the mountains 2022 in a balance 6425 And the hills 1389 in a pair of scales 3976?

 40:13 Who 4310 has directed 8505 the Spirit 7307 of the LORD 3068, Or as His counselor 376 6098 has informed 3045 Him?

 40:14 With whom 4310 did He consult 3289 and [who] gave 995 Him understanding 995? And [who] taught 3925 Him in the path 734 of justice 4941 and taught 3925 Him knowledge 1847 And informed 3045 Him of the way 1870 of understanding 8394?

 40:15 Behold 2005, the nations 1471 are like a drop 4752 from a bucket 1805, And are regarded 2803 as a speck 7834 of dust 7834 on the scales 3976; Behold 2005, He lifts 5190 up the islands 339 like fine 1851 dust 1851.

 40:16 Even Lebanon 3844 is not enough 1767 to burn 1197a, Nor 369 its beasts 2421b enough 1767 for a burnt 5930a offering 5930a.

 40:17 All 3605 the nations 1471 are as nothing 369 before 5048 Him, They are regarded 2803 by Him as less 657 than 4480 nothing 657 and meaningless 8414.

 40:18 ¶ To whom 4310 then will you liken 1819 God 410? Or what 4100 likeness 1823 will you compare 6186a with Him?

 40:19 [As for] the idol 6459, a craftsman 2796 casts 5258a it, A goldsmith 6884 plates 7554 it with gold 2091, And a silversmith 6884 [fashions] chains 7577 of silver 3701.

 40:20 He who is too impoverished 5532b for [such] an offering 8641 Selects 977 a tree 6086 that does not rot 7537; He seeks 1245 out for himself a skillful 2450 craftsman 2796 To prepare 3559 an idol 6459 that will not totter 4131.

 40:21 ¶ Do you not know 3045? Have you not heard 8085? Has it not been declared 5046 to you from the beginning 7218? Have you not understood 995 from the foundations 4144 of the earth 776?

 40:22 It is He who sits 3427 above 5921 the circle 2329 of the earth 776, And its inhabitants 3427 are like grasshoppers 2284, Who stretches 5186 out the heavens 8064 like a curtain 1852 And spreads 4969 them out like a tent 168 to dwell 3427 in.

 40:23 He [it is] who reduces 5414 rulers 7336 to nothing 369, Who makes 6213a the judges 8199 of the earth 776 meaningless 8414.

 40:24 Scarcely 1077 637 have they been planted 5193, Scarcely 1077 637 have they been sown 2232, Scarcely 1077 637 has their stock 1503 taken 8327 root 8327 in the earth 776, But He merely 1571 blows 5398 on them, and they wither 3001, And the storm 5591b carries 5375 them away like stubble 7179.

 40:25 “To whom 4310 then will you liken 1819 Me That I would be [his] equal 7737a?” says 559 the Holy 6918 One 6918.

 40:26 Lift 5375 up your eyes 5869 on high 4791 And see 7200 who 4310 has created 1254a these 428 [stars], The One who leads 3318 forth 3318 their host 6635 by number 4557, He calls 7121 them all 3605 by name 8034; Because 4480 of the greatness 7230 of His might 202 and the strength 533 of [His] power 3581b, Not one 376 [of them] is missing 5737c.

 40:27 ¶ Why 4100 do you say 559, O Jacob 3290, and assert 1696, O Israel 3478, “My way 1870 is hidden 5641 from the LORD 3068, And the justice 4941 due me escapes 5674a the notice 5674a of my God 430”?

 40:28 Do you not know 3045? Have you not heard 8085? The Everlasting 5769 God 430, the LORD 3068, the Creator 1254a of the ends 7098 of the earth 776 Does not become 3286 weary 3286 or tired 3021. His understanding 8394 is inscrutable 369 2714.

 40:29 He gives 5414 strength 3581b to the weary 3287, And to [him who] lacks 369 might 202 He increases 7235a power 6109.

 40:30 Though youths 5288 grow 3286 weary 3286 and tired 3021, And vigorous 970 young 970 men 970 stumble 3782 badly 3782,

 40:31 Yet those who wait 6960a for the LORD 3068 Will gain 2498 new 2498 strength 3581b; They will mount 5927 up [with] wings 83 like eagles 5404, They will run 7323 and not get 3021 tired 3021, They will walk 1980 and not become 3286 weary 3286.