Isaiah 39:1-40:11
New American Standard Bible
Hezekiah Shows His Treasures
39 (A)At that time Merodach-baladan son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, for he heard that he had been sick and had recovered. 2 Hezekiah [a]was (B)pleased, and let them see all his treasure house, the (C)silver, the gold, the balsam oil, the excellent olive oil, his entire armory, and everything that was found in his treasuries. There was nothing in his house nor in all his realm that Hezekiah did not let them see. 3 Then Isaiah the (D)prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him, “What did these men say, and from where did they come to you?” And Hezekiah said, “They came to me from a far (E)country, from Babylon.” 4 Then he said, “What have they seen in your house?” So Hezekiah [b]answered, “They have seen everything that is in my house; there is nothing among my treasuries that I have not let them see.”
5 Isaiah then said to Hezekiah, “Hear the (F)word of the Lord of armies, 6 ‘Behold, the days are coming when (G)everything that is in your house, and what your fathers have stored up to this day, will be carried to Babylon; nothing will be left,’ says the Lord. 7 ‘And some of your sons who will come from you, whom you will father, (H)will be taken away, and (I)they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.’” 8 (J)Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the Lord which you have spoken is good.” For he [c]thought, “For there will be peace and truth (K)in my days.”
The Greatness of God
40 “(L)Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God.
2 “(M)Speak [d]kindly to Jerusalem;
And call out to her, that her [e](N)warfare has ended,
That her [f](O)guilt has been removed,
That she has received of the Lord’s hand
(P)Double for all her sins.”
3 (Q)The voice of one calling out,
“(R)Clear the way for the Lord in the wilderness;
Make [g]straight in the desert a highway for our God.
4 Let every valley be lifted up,
And every mountain and hill be made low;
And let the uneven ground become a plain,
And the rugged terrain a broad valley;
5 [h]Then the (S)glory of the Lord will be revealed,
And (T)all flesh will see it together;
For the (U)mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
6 A voice says, “Call out.”
Then [i]he answered, “What shall I call out?”
(V)All flesh is grass, and all its [j]loveliness is like the flower of the field.
7 The (W)grass withers, the flower fades,
[k]When the (X)breath of the Lord blows upon it;
The people are indeed grass!
8 The grass withers, the flower fades,
But (Y)the word of our God stands forever.
9 Go up on a (Z)high mountain,
Zion, messenger of (AA)good news,
Raise your voice forcefully,
Jerusalem, messenger of good news;
Raise it up, do not fear.
Say to the (AB)cities of Judah,
“(AC)Here is your God!”
10 Behold, the Lord [l]God will come (AD)with might,
With His (AE)arm ruling for Him.
Behold, His (AF)compensation is with Him,
And His reward before Him.
11 Like a shepherd He will (AG)tend His flock,
In His arm He will gather the lambs
And carry them in the fold of His robe;
He will gently lead the nursing ewes.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 39:2 Lit rejoiced over them
- Isaiah 39:4 Lit said
- Isaiah 39:8 Lit said
- Isaiah 40:2 Lit to the heart of
- Isaiah 40:2 Or hard service
- Isaiah 40:2 Or penalty of guilt accepted as paid off
- Isaiah 40:3 Or smooth
- Isaiah 40:5 Or In order that the
- Isaiah 40:6 Another reading is I said
- Isaiah 40:6 Or constancy
- Isaiah 40:7 Or Because
- Isaiah 40:10 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
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