Isaiah

Isaiah 40:1–5

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

4Every valley shall be lifted up,

and every mountain and hill made low;

the uneven ground will become smooth,

and the rugged land a plain.c

5And the glory of the LORD will be revealed,

and all humanity together will see it.”d

For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.

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
  • c 40:4 LXX Every valley shall be filled in, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low. All the crooked ways shall become straight, and the rough places plains.Cited in Luke 3:5|LUK 3:5
  • d 40:5 Literally and all flesh together will see it.Cited in Luke 3:6|LUK 3:6

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Isaiah 40:1

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Comfortנַחֲמ֥וּna·ḥă·mūVerb - Piel - Imperative - masculine pluralH5162 be sorry, console
comfortנַחֲמ֖וּna·ḥă·mūVerb - Piel - Imperative - masculine pluralH5162 be sorry, console
My peopleעַמִּ֑י‘am·mîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH5971 people
saysיֹאמַ֖רyō·marVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵemNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine pluralH430 God

Isaiah 40:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Speakדַּבְּר֞וּdab·bə·rūVerb - Piel - Imperative - masculine pluralH1696 speak
tenderly toעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙yə·rū·šā·limNoun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
and proclaimוְקִרְא֣וּwə·qir·’ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH7121 call, proclaim, read
to herאֵלֶ֔יהָ’ê·le·hāPreposition; third person feminine singularH413 motion to
thatכִּ֤יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
her forced laborצְבָאָ֔הּṣə·ḇā·’āhNoun - common singular construct; third person feminine singularH6635 army, war, warfare
has been completedמָֽלְאָה֙mā·lə·’āhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH4390 be full, fill
her iniquityעֲוֺנָ֑הּ‘ă·wō·nāhNoun - common singular construct; third person feminine singularH5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
has been pardonedנִרְצָ֖הnir·ṣāhVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH7521 be pleased with, accept favourably
Forכִּ֥יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
she has receivedלָקְחָה֙lā·qə·ḥāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH3947 take
from the handמִיַּ֣דmî·yaḏPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular constructH3027 hand
of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
doubleכִּפְלַ֖יִםkip̄·la·yimNoun - mdH3718 the double
for allבְּכָל־bə·ḵālPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
her sinsחַטֹּאתֶֽיהָ׃סḥaṭ·ṭō·ṯe·hāNoun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singularH2403 offence, penalty, occasion

Isaiah 40:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
A voiceק֣וֹלqō·wlNoun - masculine singularH6963 sound, voice
of one callingקוֹרֵ֔אqō·w·rêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
Prepareפַּנּ֖וּpan·nūVerb - Piel - Imperative - masculine pluralH6437 turn
the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְde·reḵNoun - common singular constructH1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
for the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֕רbam·miḏ·bārPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH4057 mouth
make a straightיַשְּׁרוּ֙yaš·šə·rūVerb - Piel - Imperative - masculine pluralH3474 be smooth, straight, right
highwayמְסִלָּ֖הmə·sil·lāhNoun - feminine singularH4546 highway
for our Godלֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃lê·lō·hê·nūPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common pluralH430 God
in the desertבָּעֲרָבָ֔הbā·‘ă·rā·ḇāhPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH6160 desert-plain, steppe

Isaiah 40:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Everyכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
valleyגֶּיא֙geNoun - common singular constructH1516 valley
shall be lifted upיִנָּשֵׂ֔אyin·nā·śêVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5375 lift, take, carry
and everyוְכָל־wə·ḵālConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
mountainהַ֥רharNoun - masculine singularH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
and hillוְגִבְעָ֖הwə·ḡiḇ·‘āhConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH1389 hill
made lowיִשְׁפָּ֑לוּyiš·pā·lūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH8213 be or become low, be abased
the unevenהֶֽעָקֹב֙he·‘ā·qōḇArticle; Adjective - masculine singularH6121 insidious, deceitful
will becomeוְהָיָ֤הwə·hā·yāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
smoothלְמִישׁ֔וֹרlə·mî·šō·wrPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH4334 level place, uprightness
and the rugged landוְהָרְכָסִ֖יםwə·hā·rə·ḵā·sîmConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH7406 ridge, tied
a plainלְבִקְעָֽה׃lə·ḇiq·‘āhPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singularH1237 valley

Isaiah 40:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And the gloryכְּב֣וֹדkə·ḇō·wḏNoun - masculine singular constructH3519 abundance, honour, glory
of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
will be revealedוְנִגְלָ֖הwə·niḡ·lāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH1540 uncover, remove
and allכָל־ḵālNoun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
humanityבָּשָׂר֙bā·śārNoun - masculine singularH1320 flesh
togetherיַחְדָּ֔וyaḥ·dāwAdverbH3162 unitedness
will see itוְרָא֤וּwə·rā·’ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH7200 see
Forכִּ֛יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the mouthפִּ֥יpîNoun - masculine singular constructH6310 mouth
of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
has spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃סdib·bêrVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1696 speak

Cross-references

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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

Isaiah 40:4 Luke 3:5 · Ezekiel 21:26 · Luke 18:14 · Isaiah 42:15–16 · Isaiah 45:2 · Ezekiel 17:24 · Job 40:11–13 · Luke 1:52–53 · Isaiah 2:12–15 · Psalm 113:7–8 · 1 Samuel 2:8 · Isaiah 42:11

Isaiah 40:5 Habakkuk 2:14 · Isaiah 52:10 · Joel 2:28 · 2 Corinthians 4:6 · Luke 3:6 · Isaiah 60:1 · Acts 2:17 · Psalm 72:19 · Isaiah 6:3 · Isaiah 11:9 · Isaiah 58:14 · John 1:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.