Isaiah 40:4-11

English Standard Version

^4 (A)Every valley shall be lifted up,
    and every mountain and hill be made low;
the uneven ground shall become level,
    and the rough places a plain.
^5 (B)And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed,
    and all flesh shall see it together,
    ^(C)for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”

⁶ A voice says, “Cry!”
    And I said,^[a] “What shall I cry?”
^(D)All flesh is grass,
    and all its beauty^[b] is like the flower of the field.
⁷ The grass withers, the flower fades
    when the breath of the Lord blows on it;
    surely the people are grass.
^8 (E)The grass withers, the flower fades,
    but the word of our God will stand forever.

⁹ Go on up to a high mountain,
    O Zion, ^(F)herald of good news;^[c]
lift up your voice with strength,
    O Jerusalem, herald of good news;^[d]
    lift it up, fear not;
say to the cities of Judah,
    “Behold your God!”
^10 (G)Behold, the Lord God comes with might,
    and his arm rules for him;
^(H)behold, his reward is with him,
    and his recompense before him.
^11 (I)He will tend his flock like a shepherd;
    ^(J)he will gather the lambs in his arms;
^(K)he will carry them in his bosom,
    and gently lead those that are with young.