Isaiah 40:1

Comfort, comfort<cr>1</cr> my people, <indent>says your God.</indent>

Speak tenderly<cr>1</cr> to Jerusalem, <indent>and proclaim to her</indent> that her hard service<cr>2</cr> has been completed,<cr>3</cr> <indent>that her sin has been paid for,<cr>4</cr> </indent> that she has received from the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>’s hand <indent>double<cr>5</cr> for all her sins.</indent><pb/><poetry>

Isaiah 40:2

A voice of one calling: “In the wilderness prepare <indent>the way<cr>1</cr> for the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap><ft>1</ft>;</indent> make straight<cr>2</cr> in the desert <indent>a highway for our God.<ft>2</ft><cr>3</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 40:3

Every valley shall be raised up,<cr>1</cr> <indent>every mountain and hill<cr>2</cr> made low;</indent> the rough ground shall become level,<cr>3</cr> <indent>the rugged places a plain.</indent>

Isaiah 40:4

And the glory<cr>1</cr> of the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> will be revealed, <indent>and all people will see it together.<cr>2</cr> </indent> For the mouth of the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> has spoken.”<cr>3</cr> <pb/><poetry>

Isaiah 40:5

A voice says, “Cry out.” <indent>And I said, “What shall I cry?”</indent><pb/><poetry>“All people are like grass,<cr>1</cr> <indent>and all their faithfulness is like the flowers of the field.</indent>

Isaiah 40:6

The grass withers<cr>1</cr> and the flowers fall, <indent>because the breath<cr>2</cr> of the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> blows<cr>3</cr> on them.</indent> <indent>Surely the people are grass.</indent>

Isaiah 40:7

The grass withers and the flowers<cr>1</cr> fall, <indent>but the word<cr>2</cr> of our God endures<cr>3</cr> forever.<cr>4</cr> ”</indent><pb/><poetry>

Isaiah 40:8

You who bring good news<cr>1</cr> to Zion, <indent>go up on a high mountain.</indent> You who bring good news to Jerusalem,<ft>1</ft><cr>2</cr> <indent>lift up your voice with a shout,</indent> lift it up, do not be afraid; <indent>say to the towns of Judah,</indent> <indent>“Here is your God!”<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 40:9

See, the Sovereign <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> comes<cr>1</cr> with power,<cr>2</cr> <indent>and he rules<cr>3</cr> with a mighty arm.<cr>4</cr> </indent> See, his reward<cr>5</cr> is with him, <indent>and his recompense accompanies him.</indent>

Isaiah 40:10

He tends his flock like a shepherd:<cr>1</cr> <indent>He gathers the lambs in his arms<cr>2</cr> </indent> and carries them close to his heart;<cr>3</cr> <indent>he gently leads<cr>4</cr> those that have young.<cr>5</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Isaiah 40:11

Who has measured the waters<cr>1</cr> in the hollow of his hand,<cr>2</cr> <indent>or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens?<cr>3</cr> </indent> Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, <indent>or weighed the mountains on the scales</indent> <indent>and the hills in a balance?<cr>4</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 40:12

Who can fathom the Spirit<ft>1</ft><cr>1</cr> of the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, <indent>or instruct the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> as his counselor?<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 40:13

Whom did the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> consult to enlighten him, <indent>and who taught him the right way?</indent> Who was it that taught him knowledge,<cr>1</cr> <indent>or showed him the path of understanding?<cr>2</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Isaiah 40:14

Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket; <indent>they are regarded as dust on the scales;<cr>1</cr> </indent> <indent>he weighs the islands as though they were fine dust.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 40:15

Lebanon<cr>1</cr> is not sufficient for altar fires, <indent>nor its animals<cr>2</cr> enough for burnt offerings.</indent>

Isaiah 40:16

Before him all the nations<cr>1</cr> are as nothing;<cr>2</cr> <indent>they are regarded by him as worthless</indent> <indent>and less than nothing.<cr>3</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Isaiah 40:17

With whom, then, will you compare God?<cr>1</cr> <indent>To what image<cr>2</cr> will you liken him?</indent>

Isaiah 40:18

As for an idol,<cr>1</cr> a metalworker casts it, <indent>and a goldsmith<cr>2</cr> overlays it with gold<cr>3</cr> </indent> <indent>and fashions silver chains for it.</indent>

Isaiah 40:19

A person too poor to present such an offering <indent>selects wood<cr>1</cr> that will not rot;</indent> they look for a skilled worker <indent>to set up an idol<cr>2</cr> that will not topple.<cr>3</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Isaiah 40:20

Do you not know? <indent>Have you not heard?<cr>1</cr> </indent> Has it not been told<cr>2</cr> you from the beginning?<cr>3</cr> <indent>Have you not understood<cr>4</cr> since the earth was founded?<cr>5</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 40:21

He sits enthroned<cr>1</cr> above the circle of the earth, <indent>and its people are like grasshoppers.<cr>2</cr> </indent> He stretches out the heavens<cr>3</cr> like a canopy,<cr>4</cr> <indent>and spreads them out like a tent<cr>5</cr> to live in.<cr>6</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 40:22

He brings princes<cr>1</cr> to naught <indent>and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 40:23

No sooner are they planted, <indent>no sooner are they sown,</indent> <indent>no sooner do they take root<cr>1</cr> in the ground,</indent> than he blows<cr>2</cr> on them and they wither,<cr>3</cr> <indent>and a whirlwind sweeps them away like chaff.<cr>4</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Isaiah 40:24

“To whom will you compare me?<cr>1</cr> <indent>Or who is my equal?” says the Holy One.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 40:25

Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens:<cr>1</cr> <indent>Who created<cr>2</cr> all these?</indent> He who brings out the starry host<cr>3</cr> one by one <indent>and calls forth each of them by name.</indent> Because of his great power and mighty strength,<cr>4</cr> <indent>not one of them is missing.<cr>5</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Isaiah 40:26

Why do you complain, Jacob? <indent>Why do you say, Israel,</indent> “My way is hidden from the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>; <indent>my cause is disregarded by my God”?<cr>1</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 40:27

Do you not know? <indent>Have you not heard?<cr>1</cr> </indent> The <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> is the everlasting<cr>2</cr> God, <indent>the Creator<cr>3</cr> of the ends of the earth.<cr>4</cr> </indent> He will not grow tired or weary,<cr>5</cr> <indent>and his understanding no one can fathom.<cr>6</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 40:28

He gives strength<cr>1</cr> to the weary<cr>2</cr> <indent>and increases the power of the weak.</indent>

Isaiah 40:29

Even youths grow tired and weary, <indent>and young men<cr>1</cr> stumble and fall;<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 40:30

but those who hope<cr>1</cr> in the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> <indent>will renew their strength.<cr>2</cr> </indent> They will soar on wings like eagles;<cr>3</cr> <indent>they will run and not grow weary,</indent> <indent>they will walk and not be faint.<cr>4</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 40:31

Isaiah 41:1

“Be silent<cr>1</cr> before me, you islands!<cr>2</cr> <indent>Let the nations renew their strength!<cr>3</cr> </indent> Let them come forward<cr>4</cr> and speak; <indent>let us meet together<cr>5</cr> at the place of judgment.</indent><pb/><poetry>

“Who has stirred<cr>1</cr> up one from the east,<cr>2</cr> <indent>calling him in righteousness<cr>3</cr> to his service<ft>1</ft>?<cr>4</cr> </indent> He hands nations over to him <indent>and subdues kings before him.</indent> He turns them to dust<cr>5</cr> with his sword, <indent>to windblown chaff<cr>6</cr> with his bow.<cr>7</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 41:2

He pursues them and moves on unscathed,<cr>1</cr> <indent>by a path his feet have not traveled before.</indent>

Isaiah 41:3

Who has done this and carried it through, <indent>calling<cr>1</cr> forth the generations from the beginning?<cr>2</cr> </indent> I, the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>—with the first of them <indent>and with the last<cr>3</cr> —I am he.<cr>4</cr> ”</indent><pb/><poetry>

Isaiah 41:4

The islands<cr>1</cr> have seen it and fear; <indent>the ends of the earth<cr>2</cr> tremble.</indent> They approach and come forward;

Isaiah 41:5

they help each other</indent> <indent>and say to their companions, “Be strong!<cr>1</cr> ”</indent>

Isaiah 41:6

The metalworker<cr>1</cr> encourages the goldsmith,<cr>2</cr> <indent>and the one who smooths with the hammer</indent> <indent>spurs on the one who strikes the anvil.</indent> One says of the welding, “It is good.” <indent>The other nails down the idol so it will not topple.<cr>3</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Isaiah 41:7

“But you, Israel, my servant,<cr>1</cr> <indent>Jacob, whom I have chosen,<cr>2</cr> </indent> <indent>you descendants of Abraham<cr>3</cr> my friend,<cr>4</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 41:8

I took you from the ends of the earth,<cr>1</cr> <indent>from its farthest corners I called<cr>2</cr> you.</indent> I said, ‘You are my servant’;<cr>3</cr> <indent>I have chosen<cr>4</cr> you and have not rejected you.</indent>

Isaiah 41:9

So do not fear,<cr>1</cr> for I am with you;<cr>2</cr> <indent>do not be dismayed, for I am your God.</indent> I will strengthen<cr>3</cr> you and help<cr>4</cr> you; <indent>I will uphold you<cr>5</cr> with my righteous right hand.<cr>6</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Isaiah 41:10

“All who rage<cr>1</cr> against you <indent>will surely be ashamed and disgraced;<cr>2</cr> </indent> those who oppose<cr>3</cr> you <indent>will be as nothing and perish.<cr>4</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 41:11

Though you search for your enemies, <indent>you will not find them.<cr>1</cr> </indent> Those who wage war against you <indent>will be as nothing<cr>2</cr> at all.</indent>

Isaiah 41:12

For I am the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> your God <indent>who takes hold of your right hand<cr>1</cr> </indent> and says to you, Do not fear; <indent>I will help<cr>2</cr> you.</indent>

Isaiah 41:13

Do not be afraid,<cr>1</cr> you worm<cr>2</cr> Jacob, <indent>little Israel, do not fear,</indent> for I myself will help<cr>3</cr> you,” declares the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, <indent>your Redeemer,<cr>4</cr> the Holy One<cr>5</cr> of Israel.</indent>

Isaiah 41:14

“See, I will make you into a threshing sledge,<cr>1</cr> <indent>new and sharp, with many teeth.</indent> You will thresh the mountains<cr>2</cr> and crush them, <indent>and reduce the hills to chaff.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 41:15

You will winnow<cr>1</cr> them, the wind will pick them up, <indent>and a gale<cr>2</cr> will blow them away.<cr>3</cr> </indent> But you will rejoice<cr>4</cr> in the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> <indent>and glory<cr>5</cr> in the Holy One<cr>6</cr> of Israel.</indent><pb/><poetry>

Isaiah 41:16

“The poor and needy search for water,<cr>1</cr> <indent>but there is none;</indent> <indent>their tongues are parched with thirst.<cr>2</cr> </indent> But I the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> will answer<cr>3</cr> them; <indent>I, the God of Israel, will not forsake<cr>4</cr> them.</indent>

Isaiah 41:17

I will make rivers flow<cr>1</cr> on barren heights, <indent>and springs within the valleys.</indent> I will turn the desert<cr>2</cr> into pools of water,<cr>3</cr> <indent>and the parched ground into springs.<cr>4</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 41:18

I will put in the desert<cr>1</cr> <indent>the cedar and the acacia,<cr>2</cr> the myrtle and the olive.</indent> I will set junipers<cr>3</cr> in the wasteland, <indent>the fir and the cypress<cr>4</cr> together,<cr>5</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 41:19

so that people may see and know,<cr>1</cr> <indent>may consider and understand,<cr>2</cr> </indent> that the hand<cr>3</cr> of the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> has done this, <indent>that the Holy One<cr>4</cr> of Israel has created<cr>5</cr> it.</indent><pb/><poetry>

Isaiah 41:20

“Present your case,<cr>1</cr> ” says the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>. <indent>“Set forth your arguments,” says Jacob’s King.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 41:21

“Tell us, you idols, <indent>what is going to happen.<cr>1</cr> </indent> Tell us what the former things<cr>2</cr> were, <indent>so that we may consider them</indent> <indent>and know their final outcome.</indent> Or declare to us the things to come,<cr>3</cr>

Isaiah 41:22

tell us what the future holds,</indent> <indent>so we may know<cr>1</cr> that you are gods.</indent> Do something, whether good or bad,<cr>2</cr> <indent>so that we will be dismayed<cr>3</cr> and filled with fear.</indent>

Isaiah 41:23

But you are less than nothing<cr>1</cr> <indent>and your works are utterly worthless;<cr>2</cr> </indent> <indent>whoever chooses you is detestable.<cr>3</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Isaiah 41:24

“I have stirred<cr>1</cr> up one from the north,<cr>2</cr> and he comes— <indent>one from the rising sun who calls on my name.</indent> He treads<cr>3</cr> on rulers as if they were mortar, <indent>as if he were a potter treading the clay.</indent>

Isaiah 41:25

Who told of this from the beginning,<cr>1</cr> so we could know, <indent>or beforehand, so we could say, ‘He was right’?</indent> No one told of this, <indent>no one foretold<cr>2</cr> it,</indent> <indent>no one heard any words<cr>3</cr> from you.</indent>

Isaiah 41:26

I was the first to tell<cr>1</cr> Zion, ‘Look, here they are!’ <indent>I gave to Jerusalem a messenger of good news.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 41:27

I look but there is no one<cr>1</cr> — <indent>no one among the gods to give counsel,<cr>2</cr> </indent> <indent>no one to give answer<cr>3</cr> when I ask them.</indent>

Isaiah 41:28

See, they are all false! <indent>Their deeds amount to nothing;<cr>1</cr> </indent> <indent>their images<cr>2</cr> are but wind<cr>3</cr> and confusion.</indent>

Isaiah 41:29

Isaiah 42:1

“Here is my servant,<cr>1</cr> whom I uphold, <indent>my chosen one<cr>2</cr> in whom I delight;<cr>3</cr> </indent> I will put my Spirit<cr>4</cr> on him, <indent>and he will bring justice<cr>5</cr> to the nations.<cr>6</cr> </indent>

He will not shout or cry out,<cr>1</cr> <indent>or raise his voice in the streets.</indent>

Isaiah 42:2

A bruised reed<cr>1</cr> he will not break,<cr>2</cr> <indent>and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.<cr>3</cr> </indent> In faithfulness he will bring forth justice;<cr>4</cr>

Isaiah 42:3

he will not falter or be discouraged</indent> till he establishes justice<cr>1</cr> on earth. <indent>In his teaching<cr>2</cr> the islands<cr>3</cr> will put their hope.”<cr>4</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Isaiah 42:4

This is what God the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> says— the Creator of the heavens,<cr>1</cr> who stretches them out, <indent>who spreads out the earth<cr>2</cr> with all that springs from it,<cr>3</cr> </indent> <indent>who gives breath<cr>4</cr> to its people,</indent> <indent>and life to those who walk on it:</indent>

Isaiah 42:5

“I, the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, have called<cr>1</cr> you in righteousness;<cr>2</cr> <indent>I will take hold of your hand.<cr>3</cr> </indent> I will keep<cr>4</cr> you and will make you <indent>to be a covenant<cr>5</cr> for the people</indent> <indent>and a light<cr>6</cr> for the Gentiles,<cr>7</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 42:6

to open eyes that are blind,<cr>1</cr> <indent>to free<cr>2</cr> captives from prison<cr>3</cr> </indent> <indent>and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.<cr>4</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Isaiah 42:7

“I am the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>;<cr>1</cr> that is my name!<cr>2</cr> <indent>I will not yield my glory to another<cr>3</cr> </indent> <indent>or my praise to idols.<cr>4</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 42:8

See, the former things<cr>1</cr> have taken place, <indent>and new things I declare;</indent> before they spring into being <indent>I announce<cr>2</cr> them to you.”</indent>

Isaiah 42:9

Isaiah 42:10

Sing<cr>1</cr> to the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> a new song,<cr>2</cr> <indent>his praise<cr>3</cr> from the ends of the earth,<cr>4</cr> </indent> you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it,<cr>5</cr> <indent>you islands,<cr>6</cr> and all who live in them.</indent>

Let the wilderness<cr>1</cr> and its towns raise their voices; <indent>let the settlements where Kedar<cr>2</cr> lives rejoice.</indent> Let the people of Sela<cr>3</cr> sing for joy; <indent>let them shout from the mountaintops.<cr>4</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 42:11

Let them give glory<cr>1</cr> to the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> <indent>and proclaim his praise<cr>2</cr> in the islands.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 42:12

The <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> will march out like a champion,<cr>1</cr> <indent>like a warrior<cr>2</cr> he will stir up his zeal;<cr>3</cr> </indent> with a shout<cr>4</cr> he will raise the battle cry <indent>and will triumph over his enemies.<cr>5</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Isaiah 42:13

“For a long time I have kept silent,<cr>1</cr> <indent>I have been quiet and held myself back.<cr>2</cr> </indent> But now, like a woman in childbirth, <indent>I cry out, I gasp and pant.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 42:14

I will lay waste<cr>1</cr> the mountains<cr>2</cr> and hills <indent>and dry up all their vegetation;</indent> I will turn rivers into islands <indent>and dry up<cr>3</cr> the pools.</indent>

Isaiah 42:15

I will lead<cr>1</cr> the blind<cr>2</cr> by ways they have not known, <indent>along unfamiliar paths I will guide them;</indent> I will turn the darkness into light<cr>3</cr> before them <indent>and make the rough places smooth.<cr>4</cr> </indent> These are the things I will do; <indent>I will not forsake<cr>5</cr> them.</indent>

Isaiah 42:16

But those who trust in idols, <indent>who say to images, ‘You are our gods,’<cr>1</cr> </indent> <indent>will be turned back in utter shame.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 42:17

Isaiah 42:18

“Hear, you deaf;<cr>1</cr> <indent>look, you blind, and see!</indent>

Who is blind<cr>1</cr> but my servant,<cr>2</cr> <indent>and deaf like the messenger<cr>3</cr> I send?</indent> Who is blind like the one in covenant<cr>4</cr> with me, <indent>blind like the servant of the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>?</indent>

Isaiah 42:19

You have seen many things, but you pay no attention; <indent>your ears are open, but you do not listen.”<cr>1</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 42:20

It pleased the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> <indent>for the sake<cr>1</cr> of his righteousness</indent> <indent>to make his law<cr>2</cr> great and glorious.</indent>

Isaiah 42:21

But this is a people plundered<cr>1</cr> and looted, <indent>all of them trapped in pits<cr>2</cr> </indent> <indent>or hidden away in prisons.<cr>3</cr> </indent> They have become plunder, <indent>with no one to rescue them;<cr>4</cr> </indent> they have been made loot, <indent>with no one to say, “Send them back.”</indent><pb/><poetry>

Isaiah 42:22

Which of you will listen to this <indent>or pay close attention<cr>1</cr> in time to come?</indent>

Isaiah 42:23

Who handed Jacob over to become loot, <indent>and Israel to the plunderers?<cr>1</cr> </indent> Was it not the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>,<cr>2</cr> <indent>against whom we have sinned?</indent> For they would not follow<cr>3</cr> his ways; <indent>they did not obey his law.<cr>4</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 42:24

So he poured out on them his burning anger,<cr>1</cr> <indent>the violence of war.</indent> It enveloped them in flames,<cr>2</cr> yet they did not understand;<cr>3</cr> <indent>it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart.<cr>4</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 42:25

Isaiah 43:1

But now, this is what the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> says— <indent>he who created<cr>1</cr> you, Jacob,</indent> <indent>he who formed<cr>2</cr> you, Israel:<cr>3</cr> </indent> “Do not fear, for I have redeemed<cr>4</cr> you; <indent>I have summoned you by name;<cr>5</cr> you are mine.<cr>6</cr> </indent>

When you pass through the waters,<cr>1</cr> <indent>I will be with you;<cr>2</cr> </indent> and when you pass through the rivers, <indent>they will not sweep over you.</indent> When you walk through the fire,<cr>3</cr> <indent>you will not be burned;</indent> <indent>the flames will not set you ablaze.<cr>4</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 43:2

For I am the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> your God,<cr>1</cr> <indent>the Holy One<cr>2</cr> of Israel, your Savior;<cr>3</cr> </indent> I give Egypt<cr>4</cr> for your ransom, <indent>Cush<ft>1</ft><cr>5</cr> and Seba<cr>6</cr> in your stead.<cr>7</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 43:3

Since you are precious and honored<cr>1</cr> in my sight, <indent>and because I love<cr>2</cr> you,</indent> I will give people in exchange for you, <indent>nations in exchange for your life.</indent>

Isaiah 43:4

Do not be afraid,<cr>1</cr> for I am with you;<cr>2</cr> <indent>I will bring your children<cr>3</cr> from the east</indent> <indent>and gather<cr>4</cr> you from the west.<cr>5</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 43:5

I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ <indent>and to the south,<cr>1</cr> ‘Do not hold them back.’</indent> Bring my sons from afar <indent>and my daughters<cr>2</cr> from the ends of the earth<cr>3</cr> —</indent>

Isaiah 43:6

everyone who is called by my name,<cr>1</cr> <indent>whom I created<cr>2</cr> for my glory,<cr>3</cr> </indent> <indent>whom I formed and made.<cr>4</cr> ”</indent><pb/><poetry>

Isaiah 43:7

Lead out those who have eyes but are blind,<cr>1</cr> <indent>who have ears but are deaf.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 43:8

All the nations gather together<cr>1</cr> <indent>and the peoples assemble.</indent> Which of their gods foretold<cr>2</cr> this <indent>and proclaimed to us the former things?</indent> Let them bring in their witnesses to prove they were right, <indent>so that others may hear and say, “It is true.”</indent>

Isaiah 43:9

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