Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.
Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.
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Isaiah 40
31 aligned verses; 27 with wording or punctuation differences .
Verse
KJV
King James Version
ASV
American Standard Version
Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem ,
and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned :
for
she hath received of the
LORD's
hand double for all her sins.
Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem ;
and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned ,
that
she hath received of Jehovah's
hand double for all her sins.
The voice of him
that crieth in
the
wilderness
, Prepare ye the way of the
LORD,
make straight
in the desert a highway for our God.
The voice of one
that crieth, Prepare ye in
the wilderness
the
way of Jehovah;
make level
in the desert a highway for our God.
Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low :
and the crooked
shall be made straight
, and the rough places plain:
Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low ;
and the uneven
shall be made level
, and the rough places a
plain:
And the glory of the
LORD
shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together :
for the mouth of the
LORD
hath spoken it.
and the glory of Jehovah
shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together ;
for the mouth of Jehovah
hath spoken it.
The voice said
, Cry. And he
said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field :
The voice of
one
saying
, Cry. And one
said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field .
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth :
because the spirit
of the
LORD
bloweth upon it :
surely the people is grass.
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth ,
because the breath
of Jehovah
bloweth upon it ;
surely the people is grass.
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth :
but the word of our God shall stand for
ever
.
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth ;
but the word of our God shall stand forever
.
O Zion,
that bringest
good tidings, get thee up into
the
high mountain; O Jerusalem,
that bringest
good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!
O thou
that tellest
good tidings to
Zion
, get thee up on
a
high mountain; O thou
that tellest
good tidings to
Jerusalem
, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold ,
your God!
Behold, the Lord GOD
will come with
strong
hand
, and his arm shall
rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work
before him.
Behold, the Lord Jehovah
will come as
a
mighty
one
, and his arm will
rule for him: Behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense
before him.
He shall
feed his flock like a shepherd :
he shall
gather the lambs with
his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall
gently lead those that are
with
young.
He will
feed his flock like a shepherd ,
he will
gather the lambs in
his arm, and carry them in his bosom, `
and '
will
gently lead those that have
their
young.
Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
Who hath directed the Spirit of the
LORD
, or being his counsellor hath taught him?
Who hath directed the Spirit of Jehovah
, or being his counsellor hath taught him?
With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment
, and taught him knowledge, and shewed
to him the way of understanding?
With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of justice
, and taught him knowledge, and showed
to him the way of understanding?
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted
as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are accounted
as the small dust of the balance: Behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.
And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt -
offering.
All nations before
him
are as nothing; and
they are counted
to
him less than nothing, and vanity.
All the
nations are as nothing before
him
; they are accounted
by
him as
less than nothing, and vanity.
To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
The workman
melteth
a
graven
image, and the goldsmith spreadeth
it over
with gold, and casteth silver chains.
The image, a
workman
hath
cast
`it',
and the goldsmith overlayeth
it with gold, and casteth `for
it'
silver chains.
He that is so
impoverished that
he
hath
no
oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning
workman to prepare
a graven image, that shall not be moved.
He that is too
impoverished for
`such'
an
oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a skilful
workman to set
up
a graven image, that shall not be moved.
Have ye not known? have ye
not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?
Have ye not known? have yet
not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?
It is he that sitteth upon
the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in :
`
It is '
he that sitteth above
the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in ;
That bringeth the
princes to nothing; he
maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
that bringeth princes to nothing; that
maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
Yea, they shall
not be
planted; yea, they shall
not be
sown :
yea, their stock shall
not take
root in the earth: and
he shall
also
blow
upon them, and they shall
wither, and the whirlwind shall
take
them away as stubble.
Yea, they have
not been
planted; yea, they have
not been
sown ;
yea, their stock hath
not taken
root in the earth: moreover
he bloweth
upon them, and they wither, and the whirlwind taketh
them away as stubble.
To whom then will ye liken me, or
shall
I be equal? saith the Holy One.
To whom then will ye liken me, that
I should
be equal `to
him'
? saith the Holy One.
Lift up your eyes on high, and behold
who hath created these things
, that bringeth out their host by number :
he calleth them all by names
by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power ;
not one faileth
.
Lift up your eyes on high, and see
who hath created these, that bringeth out their host by number ;
he calleth them all by name;
by the greatness of his might, and
for that he is strong in power ,
not one is
lacking
.
Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the
LORD
, and my
judgment
is passed over
from my God?
Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from Jehovah
, and the
justice
`due'
to
me
is passed away
from my God?
Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard ,
that
the everlasting God, the
LORD
, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary ?
there is no searching of his understanding.
Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard ?
The everlasting God, Jehovah
, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary ;
there is no searching of his understanding.
He giveth power to the faint; and to them
that have
no might he increaseth strength.
He giveth power to the faint; and to him
that hath
no might he increaseth strength.
Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:
Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:
But they that wait upon
the
LORD
shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and
they shall walk, and not faint.
but they that wait for
Jehovah
shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.
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