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Isaiah 40
New King James Version
Isaiah 40
New King James Version
God’s People Are Comforted(A)
40 “Comfort, yes, comfort My people!”
Says your God.
2 “Speak [a]comfort to Jerusalem, and cry out to her,
That her warfare is ended,
That her iniquity is pardoned;
(B)For she has received from the Lord’s hand
Double for all her sins.”
3 (C)The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
(D)“Prepare the way of the Lord;
(E)Make straight [b]in the desert
A highway for our God.
4 Every valley shall be exalted
And every mountain and hill brought low;
(F)The crooked places shall be made [c]straight
And the rough places smooth;
5 The (G)glory of the Lord shall be revealed,
And all flesh shall see it together;
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
6 The voice said, “Cry out!”
And [d]he said, “What shall I cry?”
(H)“All flesh is grass,
And all its loveliness is like the flower of the field.
7 The grass withers, the flower fades,
Because the breath of the Lord blows upon it;
Surely the people are grass.
8 The grass withers, the flower fades,
But (I)the word of our God stands forever.”
9 O Zion,
You who bring good tidings,
Get up into the high mountain;
O Jerusalem,
You who bring good tidings,
Lift up your voice with strength,
Lift it up, be not afraid;
Say to the cities of Judah, “Behold your God!”
10 Behold, the Lord God shall come [e]with a strong hand,
And (J)His arm shall rule for Him;
Behold, (K)His reward is with Him,
And His [f]work before Him.
11 He will (L)feed His flock like a shepherd;
He will gather the lambs with His arm,
And carry them in His bosom,
And gently lead those who are with young.
12 (M)Who has measured the [g]waters in the hollow of His hand,
Measured heaven with a [h]span
And calculated the dust of the earth in a measure?
Weighed the mountains in scales
And the hills in a balance?
13 (N)Who has directed the Spirit of the Lord,
Or as His counselor has taught Him?
14 With whom did He take counsel, and who instructed Him,
And (O)taught Him in the path of justice?
Who taught Him knowledge,
And showed Him the way of understanding?
15 Behold, the nations are as a drop in a bucket,
And are counted as the small dust on the scales;
Look, He lifts up the isles as a very little thing.
16 And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn,
Nor its beasts sufficient for a burnt offering.
17 All nations before Him are as (P)nothing,
And (Q)they are counted by Him less than nothing and worthless.
18 To whom then will you (R)liken God?
Or what likeness will you compare to Him?
19 (S)The workman molds an image,
The goldsmith overspreads it with gold,
And the silversmith casts silver chains.
20 Whoever is too impoverished for such [i]a contribution
Chooses a tree that will not rot;
He seeks for himself a skillful workman
(T)To prepare a carved image that will not totter.
21 (U)Have you not known?
Have you not heard?
Has it not been told you from the beginning?
Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?
22 It is He who sits above the circle of the earth,
And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers,
Who (V)stretches out the heavens like a curtain,
And spreads them out like a (W)tent to dwell in.
23 He [j]brings the (X)princes to nothing;
He makes the judges of the earth useless.
24 Scarcely shall they be planted,
Scarcely shall they be sown,
Scarcely shall their stock take root in the earth,
When He will also blow on them,
And they will wither,
And the whirlwind will take them away like stubble.
25 “To(Y) whom then will you liken Me,
Or to whom shall I be equal?” says the Holy One.
26 Lift up your eyes on high,
And see who has created these things,
Who brings out their host by number;
(Z)He calls them all by name,
By the greatness of His might
And the strength of His power;
Not one is missing.
27 (AA)Why do you say, O Jacob,
And speak, O Israel:
“My way is hidden from the Lord,
And my just claim is passed over by my God”?
28 Have you not known?
Have you not heard?
The everlasting God, the Lord,
The Creator of the ends of the earth,
Neither faints nor is weary.
(AB)His understanding is unsearchable.
29 He gives power to the weak,
And to those who have no might He increases strength.
30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary,
And the young men shall utterly fall,
31 But those who (AC)wait on the Lord
(AD)Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:2 Lit. to the heart of
- Isaiah 40:3 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX omits in the desert
- Isaiah 40:4 Or a plain
- Isaiah 40:6 So with MT, Tg.; DSS, LXX, Vg. I
- Isaiah 40:10 in strength
- Isaiah 40:10 recompense
- Isaiah 40:12 So with MT, LXX, Vg.; DSS adds of the sea; Tg. adds of the world
- Isaiah 40:12 A span .5 cubit, 9 inches; or the width of His hand
- Isaiah 40:20 an offering
- Isaiah 40:23 reduces
Isaías 40
Dios Habla Hoy
Isaías 40
Dios Habla Hoy
El Señor consuela a Jerusalén
40 El Dios de ustedes dice:
«Consuelen, consuelen a mi pueblo;
2 hablen con cariño a Jerusalén
y díganle que su esclavitud ha terminado,
que ya ha pagado por sus faltas,
que ya ha recibido de mi mano
el doble del castigo por todos sus pecados.»
3 Una voz grita:
«Preparen al Señor un camino en el desierto,
tracen para nuestro Dios
una calzada recta en la región estéril.
4 Rellenen todas las cañadas,
allanen los cerros y las colinas,
conviertan la región quebrada y montañosa
en llanura completamente lisa.
5 Entonces mostrará el Señor su gloria,
y todos los hombres juntos la verán.
El Señor mismo lo ha dicho.»
6 Una voz dice: «Grita»,
y yo pregunto: «¿Qué debo gritar?»
«Que todo hombre es como hierba,
¡tan firme como una flor del campo!
7 La hierba se seca y la flor se marchita
cuando el soplo del Señor pasa sobre ellas.
Ciertamente la gente es como hierba.
8 La hierba se seca y la flor se marchita,
pero la palabra de nuestro Dios
permanece firme para siempre.»
9 Súbete, Sión, a la cumbre de un monte,
levanta con fuerza tu voz
para anunciar una buena noticia.
Levanta sin miedo la voz, Jerusalén,
y anuncia a las ciudades de Judá:
«¡Aquí está el Dios de ustedes!»
10 Llega ya el Señor con poder,
sometiéndolo todo con la fuerza de su brazo.
Trae a su pueblo
después de haberlo rescatado.
11 Viene como un pastor que cuida su rebaño;
levanta los corderos en sus brazos,
los lleva junto al pecho
y atiende con cuidado a las recién paridas.
Grandeza del Dios de Israel
12 ¿Quién ha medido el océano con la palma de la mano,
o calculado con los dedos la extensión del cielo?
¿Quién ha puesto en una medida
todo el polvo de la tierra,
o ha pesado en balanza
las colinas y montañas?
13 ¿Quién ha corregido al Señor
o quién le ha dado instrucciones?
14 ¿Quién le dio consejos y entendimiento?
¿Quién le enseñó a juzgar con rectitud?
¿Quién lo instruyó en la ciencia?
¿Quién le dio lecciones de sabiduría?
15 Para él las naciones son como una gota de agua,
como un grano de polvo en la balanza;
los países del mar valen lo que un grano de arena.
16 En todo el Líbano no hay animales suficientes
para ofrecerle un holocausto,
ni leña suficiente para el fuego.
17 Todas las naciones no son nada en su presencia;
para él no tienen absolutamente ningún valor.
18 ¿Con quién van ustedes a comparar a Dios?
¿Con qué imagen van a representarlo?
19 Un escultor funde una estatua,
y un joyero la recubre de oro
y le hace cadenas de plata.
20 El que fabrica una estatua
escoge madera que no se pudra,
y busca un hábil artesano
que la afirme, para que no se caiga.
21 ¿Acaso no lo sabían ustedes?
¿No lo habían oído decir?
¿No se lo contaron desde el principio?
¿No lo han comprendido desde la creación del mundo?
22 Dios tiene su trono sobre la bóveda que cubre la tierra,
y ve a los hombres como si fueran saltamontes.
Él extiende el cielo como un toldo,
lo despliega como una tienda de campaña.
23 Él convierte en nada a los grandes hombres
y hace desaparecer a los jefes de la tierra.
24 Son como plantas tiernas, recién plantadas,
que apenas han echado raíces en la tierra.
Si Dios sopla sobre ellos, se marchitan,
y el huracán se los lleva como a paja.
25 El Dios Santo pregunta:
«¿Con quién me van a comparar ustedes?
¿Quién puede ser igual a mí?»
26 Levanten los ojos al cielo y miren:
¿Quién creó todo eso?
El que los distribuye uno por uno
y a todos llama por su nombre.
Tan grande es su poder y su fuerza
que ninguno de ellos falta.
27 Israel, pueblo de Jacob,
¿por qué te quejas? ¿Por qué dices:
«El Señor no se da cuenta de mi situación;
Dios no se interesa por mí»?
28 ¿Acaso no lo sabes? ¿No lo has oído?
El Señor, el Dios eterno,
el creador del mundo entero,
no se fatiga ni se cansa;
su inteligencia es infinita.
29 Él da fuerzas al cansado,
y al débil le aumenta su vigor.
30 Hasta los jóvenes pueden cansarse y fatigarse,
hasta los más fuertes llegan a caer,
31 pero los que confían en el Señor
tendrán siempre nuevas fuerzas
y podrán volar como las águilas;
podrán correr sin cansarse
y caminar sin fatigarse.
Isaiah 40
New International Version
Isaiah 40
New International Version
Comfort for God’s People
40 Comfort, comfort(A) my people,
says your God.
2 Speak tenderly(B) to Jerusalem,
and proclaim to her
that her hard service(C) has been completed,(D)
that her sin has been paid for,(E)
that she has received from the Lord’s hand
double(F) for all her sins.
3 A voice of one calling:
“In the wilderness prepare
the way(G) for the Lord[a];
make straight(H) in the desert
a highway for our God.[b](I)
4 Every valley shall be raised up,(J)
every mountain and hill(K) made low;
the rough ground shall become level,(L)
the rugged places a plain.
5 And the glory(M) of the Lord will be revealed,
and all people will see it together.(N)
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”(O)
6 A voice says, “Cry out.”
And I said, “What shall I cry?”
“All people are like grass,(P)
and all their faithfulness is like the flowers of the field.
7 The grass withers(Q) and the flowers fall,
because the breath(R) of the Lord blows(S) on them.
Surely the people are grass.
8 The grass withers and the flowers(T) fall,
but the word(U) of our God endures(V) forever.(W)”
9 You who bring good news(X) to Zion,
go up on a high mountain.
You who bring good news to Jerusalem,[c](Y)
lift up your voice with a shout,
lift it up, do not be afraid;
say to the towns of Judah,
“Here is your God!”(Z)
10 See, the Sovereign Lord comes(AA) with power,(AB)
and he rules(AC) with a mighty arm.(AD)
See, his reward(AE) is with him,
and his recompense accompanies him.
11 He tends his flock like a shepherd:(AF)
He gathers the lambs in his arms(AG)
and carries them close to his heart;(AH)
he gently leads(AI) those that have young.(AJ)
12 Who has measured the waters(AK) in the hollow of his hand,(AL)
or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens?(AM)
Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket,
or weighed the mountains on the scales
and the hills in a balance?(AN)
13 Who can fathom the Spirit[d](AO) of the Lord,
or instruct the Lord as his counselor?(AP)
14 Whom did the Lord consult to enlighten him,
and who taught him the right way?
Who was it that taught him knowledge,(AQ)
or showed him the path of understanding?(AR)
15 Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket;
they are regarded as dust on the scales;(AS)
he weighs the islands as though they were fine dust.(AT)
16 Lebanon(AU) is not sufficient for altar fires,
nor its animals(AV) enough for burnt offerings.
17 Before him all the nations(AW) are as nothing;(AX)
they are regarded by him as worthless
and less than nothing.(AY)
18 With whom, then, will you compare God?(AZ)
To what image(BA) will you liken him?
19 As for an idol,(BB) a metalworker casts it,
and a goldsmith(BC) overlays it with gold(BD)
and fashions silver chains for it.
20 A person too poor to present such an offering
selects wood(BE) that will not rot;
they look for a skilled worker
to set up an idol(BF) that will not topple.(BG)
21 Do you not know?
Have you not heard?(BH)
Has it not been told(BI) you from the beginning?(BJ)
Have you not understood(BK) since the earth was founded?(BL)
22 He sits enthroned(BM) above the circle of the earth,
and its people are like grasshoppers.(BN)
He stretches out the heavens(BO) like a canopy,(BP)
and spreads them out like a tent(BQ) to live in.(BR)
23 He brings princes(BS) to naught
and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing.(BT)
24 No sooner are they planted,
no sooner are they sown,
no sooner do they take root(BU) in the ground,
than he blows(BV) on them and they wither,(BW)
and a whirlwind sweeps them away like chaff.(BX)
25 “To whom will you compare me?(BY)
Or who is my equal?” says the Holy One.(BZ)
26 Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens:(CA)
Who created(CB) all these?
He who brings out the starry host(CC) one by one
and calls forth each of them by name.
Because of his great power and mighty strength,(CD)
not one of them is missing.(CE)
27 Why do you complain, Jacob?
Why do you say, Israel,
“My way is hidden from the Lord;
my cause is disregarded by my God”?(CF)
28 Do you not know?
Have you not heard?(CG)
The Lord is the everlasting(CH) God,
the Creator(CI) of the ends of the earth.(CJ)
He will not grow tired or weary,(CK)
and his understanding no one can fathom.(CL)
29 He gives strength(CM) to the weary(CN)
and increases the power of the weak.
30 Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men(CO) stumble and fall;(CP)
31 but those who hope(CQ) in the Lord
will renew their strength.(CR)
They will soar on wings like eagles;(CS)
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.(CT)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:3 Or A voice of one calling in the wilderness: / “Prepare the way for the Lord
- Isaiah 40:3 Hebrew; Septuagint make straight the paths of our God
- Isaiah 40:9 Or Zion, bringer of good news, / go up on a high mountain. / Jerusalem, bringer of good news
- Isaiah 40:13 Or mind
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