Isaiah 40:1-5
Good News Translation
Words of Hope
40 “Comfort my people,” says our God. “Comfort them!
2 Encourage the people of Jerusalem.
Tell them they have suffered long enough
and their sins are now forgiven.[a]
I have punished them in full for all their sins.”
3 (A)A voice cries out,
“Prepare in the wilderness a road for the Lord!
Clear the way in the desert for our God!
4 Fill every valley;
level every mountain.
The hills will become a plain,
and the rough country will be made smooth.
5 Then the glory of the Lord will be revealed,
and all people will see it.
The Lord himself has promised this.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:2 and their sins are now forgiven; or they have paid for what they did.
Isaiah 40:9-11
Good News Translation
9 Jerusalem, go up on a high mountain
and proclaim the good news!
Call out with a loud voice, Zion;
announce the good news![a]
Speak out and do not be afraid.
Tell the towns of Judah
that their God is coming!
10 (A)The Sovereign Lord is coming to rule with power,
bringing with him the people he has rescued.[b]
11 (B)He will take care of his flock like a shepherd;
he will gather the lambs together
and carry them in his arms;
he will gently lead their mothers.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:9 Jerusalem, go up … news!; or Go up on a high mountain and proclaim the good news to Jerusalem! Call out with a loud voice and announce the good news to Zion!
- Isaiah 40:10 the people he has rescued; or the rewards he has for his people.
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