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Isaiah 40

31 aligned verses; 31 with wording or punctuation differences .

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1
Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.
Comfort ye, comfort ye , My people, saith your God.
2
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 to the heart of Jerusalem, and call to her, That her warfare hath been completed , That accepted hath been her punishment, That she hath received from the hand of Jehovah Double for all her sins.
3
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.
A voice is crying -- in a wilderness -- Prepare ye the way of Jehovah , Make straight in a desert a highway to our God.
4
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 is raised up , And every mountain and hill become low , And the crooked place hath become a plain , And the entangled places a valley.
5
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 revealed hath been the honour of Jehovah , And seen `it' have all flesh together , For the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken.
6
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:
A voice is saying , `Call,' And he said, ` What do I call ? ' All flesh ` is ' grass, and all its goodliness ` is ' As a flower of the field:
7
The grass withereth , the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it : surely the people is grass .
Withered hath grass, faded the flower , For the Spirit of Jehovah blew upon it , Surely the people ` is ' grass ;
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The grass withereth , the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
Withered hath grass, faded the flower , But a word of our God riseth for ever.
9
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 !
On a high mountain get thee up , O Zion , Proclaiming tidings, Lift up with power thy voice , O Jerusalem, proclaiming tidings, Lift up, fear not , say to cities of Judah, `Lo, your God .'
10
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.
Lo , the Lord Jehovah with strength cometh , And His arm is ruling for Him, Lo, His hire ` is ' with Him, and His wage before Him.
11
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 .
As a shepherd His flock He feedeth, With His arm He gathereth lambs , And in His bosom He carrieth `them': Suckling ones He leadeth .
12
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 in the hollow of his hand the waters? And the heavens by a span hath meted out , And comprehended in a measure the dust of the earth, And hath weighed in scales the mountains , And the hills in a balance?
13
Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD , or being his counsellor hath taught him ?
Who hath meted out the Spirit of Jehovah , And, ` being ' His counsellor , doth teach Him !
14
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 consulted He, That he causeth Him to understand? And teacheth Him in the path of judgment, And teacheth Him knowledge ? And the way of understanding causeth Him to know ?
15
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.
Lo , nations as a drop from a bucket, And as small dust of the balance, have been reckoned, Lo, isles as a small thing He taketh up .
16
And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.
And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, Nor its beasts sufficient for a burnt - offering.
17
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 , Less than nothing and emptiness, They have been reckoned to Him .
18
To whom then will ye liken God ? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
And unto whom do ye liken God , And what likeness do ye compare to Him?
19
The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold , and casteth silver chains.
The graven image poured out hath a artizan , And a refiner with gold spreadeth it over, And chains of silver he is refining .
20
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 who is poor `by' heave-offerings, A tree not rotten doth choose, A skilful artizan he seeketh for it, To establish a graven image -- not moved.
21
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?
Do ye not know -- do ye not hear ? Hath it not been declared from the first to you ? Have ye not understood ` From ' the foundations of the earth?
22
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 :
He who is sitting on the circle of the earth, And its inhabitants ` are ' as grasshoppers , He who is stretching out as a thin thing the heavens , And spreadeth them as a tent to dwell in .
23
That bringeth the princes to nothing ; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
He who is making princes become nothing , Judges of earth as emptiness hath made;
24
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, not taking root in the earth is their stock, And also He hath blown upon them, and they wither, And a whirlwind as stubble taketh them away .
25
To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.
And unto whom do ye liken Me, And `am' I equal? saith the Holy One.
26
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 on high your eyes , And see -- who hath prepared these ? He who is bringing out by number their host , To all of them by name He calleth , By abundance of strength (And ` he is ' strong in power ) not one is lacking .
27
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 thou , O Israel ? ` My way hath been hid from Jehovah , And from my God my judgment passeth over.'
28
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 God of the age -- Jehovah , Preparer of the ends of the earth, Is not wearied nor fatigued , There is no searching of His understanding.
29
He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength .
He is giving power to the weary, And to those not strong He increaseth might .
30
Even the youths shall faint and be weary , and the young men shall utterly fall:
Even youths are wearied and fatigued , And young men utterly stumble,
31
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 those expecting Jehovah pass `to' power, They raise up the pinion as eagles , They run and are not fatigued , They go on and do not faint !

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