Isaiah

Isaiah 40:1–3

¹“Comfort, comfort My people,”

says your God.

²“Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,

and proclaim to her

that her forced labor has been completed;

her iniquity has been pardoned.

For she has received from the hand of the LORD

double for all her sins.”

³A voice of one calling:

“Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness;^a

make a straight highway for our God in the desert.^b

Footnotes

a 40:3 Or A voice of one calling in the wilderness: “Prepare the way for the LORD
b 40:3 LXX make straight the paths of our God; cited in Matthew 3:3|MAT 3:3, Mark 1:3, Luke 3:4, and John 1:23

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Isaiah 40:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Comfort	נַחֲמ֥וּ	na·ḥă·mū	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural	H5162 be sorry, console
comfort	נַחֲמ֖וּ	na·ḥă·mū	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural	H5162 be sorry, console
My people	עַמִּ֑י	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
says	יֹאמַ֖ר	yō·mar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
your God	אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃	’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H430 God

Isaiah 40:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Speak	דַּבְּר֞וּ	dab·bə·rū	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural	H1696 speak
tenderly to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Jerusalem	יְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
and proclaim	וְקִרְא֣וּ	wə·qir·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7121 call, proclaim, read
to her	אֵלֶ֔יהָ	’ê·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H413 motion to
that	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
her forced labor	צְבָאָ֔הּ	ṣə·ḇā·’āh	Noun - common singular construct; third person feminine singular	H6635 army, war, warfare
has been completed	מָֽלְאָה֙	mā·lə·’āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H4390 be full, fill
her iniquity	עֲוֺנָ֑הּ	‘ă·wō·nāh	Noun - common singular construct; third person feminine singular	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
has been pardoned	נִרְצָ֖ה	nir·ṣāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7521 be pleased with, accept favourably
For	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
she has received	לָקְחָה֙	lā·qə·ḥāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3947 take
from the hand	מִיַּ֣ד	mî·yaḏ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
double	כִּפְלַ֖יִם	kip̄·la·yim	Noun - md	H3718 the double
for all	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
her sins	חַטֹּאתֶֽיהָ׃ס	ḥaṭ·ṭō·ṯe·hā	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H2403 offence, penalty, occasion

Isaiah 40:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A voice	ק֣וֹל	qō·wl	Noun - masculine singular	H6963 sound, voice
of one calling	קוֹרֵ֔א	qō·w·rê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
Prepare	פַּנּ֖וּ	pan·nū	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural	H6437 turn
the way	דֶּ֣רֶךְ	de·reḵ	Noun - common singular construct	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
for the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
in the wilderness	בַּמִּדְבָּ֕ר	bam·miḏ·bār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
make a straight	יַשְּׁרוּ֙	yaš·šə·rū	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural	H3474 be smooth, straight, right
highway	מְסִלָּ֖ה	mə·sil·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4546 highway
for our God	לֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃	lê·lō·hê·nū	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God
in the desert	בָּעֲרָבָ֔ה	bā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H6160 desert-plain, steppe

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 40:1 2 Corinthians 1:4 · Isaiah 51:12 · Isaiah 51:3 · Zephaniah 3:14–17 · 1 Thessalonians 4:18 · Zechariah 1:13 · Jeremiah 31:10–14 · Isaiah 49:13–16 · Isaiah 66:10–14 · Isaiah 60:1–61:3 · Zechariah 9:9 · Isaiah 12:1

Isaiah 40:2 Zechariah 9:12 · Isaiah 61:7 · Hosea 2:14 · Revelation 18:6 · Jeremiah 33:8–9 · Isaiah 43:25 · Isaiah 44:22 · Song of Solomon 2:11–13 · Jeremiah 16:18 · Habakkuk 2:3 · Isaiah 35:4 · Jeremiah 29:11

Isaiah 40:3 Malachi 3:1 · Mark 1:2–5 · John 1:23 · Matthew 3:1–3 · Luke 1:16–17 · Luke 1:76–77 · Malachi 4:5–6 · Isaiah 57:14 · Isaiah 43:19 · Isaiah 62:10–11 · Isaiah 35:8 · Luke 3:2–6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.