Isaiah 40:25-31
New American Standard Bible
25 “(A)To whom then will you compare Me
That I would be his equal?” says the Holy One.
26 (B)Raise your eyes on high
And see (C)who has created these stars,
The (D)One who brings out their [a]multitude by number,
He calls them all by name;
Because of the (E)greatness of His might and the [b]strength of His power,
(F)Not one of them is missing.
27 (G)Why do you say, Jacob, and you assert, Israel,
“My way is (H)hidden from the Lord,
And the (I)justice due me [c]escapes the notice of (J)my God”?
28 (K)Do you not know? Have you not heard?
The (L)Everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth
Does not become weary or tired.
His understanding is (M)unsearchable.
29 He gives strength to the (N)weary,
And to the one who lacks might He (O)increases power.
30 Though (P)youths grow weary and tired,
And vigorous (Q)young men stumble badly,
31 Yet those who [d]wait for the Lord
Will (R)gain new strength;
They will [e](S)mount up with wings like eagles,
They will run and not get tired,
They will walk and not become weary.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:26 Lit host
- Isaiah 40:26 As in DSS and ancient versions; MT strong
- Isaiah 40:27 Lit passes by my God
- Isaiah 40:31 Or hope in
- Isaiah 40:31 Or sprout wings
Isaiah 41:13-14
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13 For I am the Lord your God (A)who takes hold of your right hand,
Who says to you, ‘(B)Do not fear, I will help you.’
14 Do not fear, you (C)worm Jacob, you people of Israel;
I will help you,” declares the Lord, “and (D)your [a]Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 41:14 Or Redeemer, the Holy One
Isaiah 42:16
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16 I will (A)lead those who are blind by a way they have not known,
In paths they have not known I will guide them.
I will (B)turn darkness into light before them
And (C)uneven land into plains.
These are the things I will do,
And I will (D)not leave them undone.”
Isaiah 45:18-19
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18 For this is what the Lord says, He who (A)created the heavens (He is the God who (B)formed the earth and made it, He established it and did not create it [a]as a (C)waste place, but formed it to be (D)inhabited):
“I am the Lord, and (E)there is no one else.
19 (F)I have not spoken in secret,
In [b]some dark land;
I did not say to the [c](G)offspring of Jacob,
‘(H)Seek Me in [d]a wasteland’;
I, the Lord, (I)speak righteousness,
(J)Declaring things that are right.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 45:18 LXX in vain
- Isaiah 45:19 Lit a place of a land of darkness
- Isaiah 45:19 Lit seed
- Isaiah 45:19 Or vain
Isaiah 50:10-11
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10 Who is among you who fears the Lord,
Who obeys the voice of His (A)servant,
Who (B)walks in darkness and has no light?
Let him (C)trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God.
11 Behold, all you who (D)kindle a fire,
Who encircle yourselves with flaming arrows,
Walk in the light of your fire
And among the flaming arrows you have set ablaze.
This you will have from My hand:
You will (E)lie down in torment.
Psalm 139:11-12
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11 If I say, “Surely the (A)darkness will [a]overwhelm me,
And the light around me will be night,”
12 Even (B)darkness is not dark [b]to You,
And the night is as bright as the day.
(C)Darkness and light are alike to You.
Footnotes
- Psalm 139:11 Lit bruise; some commentators cover
- Psalm 139:12 Lit from
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