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Isaiah 40

Hebrew, word by word. The text arrives sealed from the shelf and is drawn above, every word pressable for its record. Under each verse here: the reading printed for each of its words, oldest witness first, credited by number to its source at the foot.

Isaiah 40:1

comfort (self)1 · comfort (self)1 · Ben-ammi1 · command1 · God + your2

Isaiah 40:2

speak1 · Most High1 · understanding3 · (Chald)1 · and + they will summon2 · Elijah3 · since3 · fulness1 · gazelle4 · since3 · (be) accept(-able)1 · cohabitation3 · since3 · accept1 · without delay or hesitation5 · The Lord1 · double6 · over + all2 · sins + its2

Isaiah 40:3

sound3 · Kore3 · in the + wilderness2 · appear1 · to tread3 · The Lord1 · direct1 · in the + desert plain2 · highway3 · to + God + our2

Isaiah 40:4

all3 · gorge3 · accept1 · and + all2 · Hor6 · and + hill2 · abase1 · and + it became2 · the + steep [place]2 · <into> + level ground2 · and + the + rough places2 · <into> + a plain2

Isaiah 40:5

and + he has revealed himself2 · glory3 · The Lord1 · and + see2 · all3 · messenger3 · alike1 · since3 · mouth1 · The Lord1 · to speak3

Isaiah 40:6

sound3 · word1 · call3 · and + I said2 · why?6 · bewray (self)1 · all3 · <the> + flesh2 · leek1 · and + all2 · covenant loyalty + his2 · like + a flower2 · the + field2

Isaiah 40:7

dry1 · leek1 · Nabal3 · blossom3 · since3 · Spirit3 · The Lord1 · (cause to) blow1 · [is] in <the> + it2 · surely3 · leek1 · the + people2

Isaiah 40:8

dry1 · leek1 · Nabal3 · blossom3 · and + he will speak2 · God + our2 · standing3 · for + ever2

Isaiah 40:9

Most High1 · Hor6 · high3 · Eli3 · come1 · messenger1 · Zion3 · bring up1 · with full force5 · voice + your2 · messenger1 · (Chald)1 · bring up1 · these3 · affright1 · say1 · of + Eri2 · Judah3 · here3 · God + your2

Isaiah 40:10

here3 · lord1 · The Lord1 · with + strength of2 · abide1 · and + offspring + his2 · (have, make to have) dominion1 · if (haply)1 · here3 · (be filled with) drink (abundantly)1 · sign1 · and + recompense + his2 · <to> + before + him2

Isaiah 40:11

like + a shepherd2 · flock + his2 · 41 · <in> + offspring + his2 · assemble (selves)1 · Telaim3 · and + in + bosom + his2 · beguile1 · milch1 · carry1

Isaiah 40:12

whoever6 · measure3 · in + [the] hollow of hand + his2 · water3 · and + heaven2 · with <the> + span2 · measure3 · and + all2 · by + three2 · dust3 · the + earth2 · and + he weighed2 · with <the> + balance2 · hill (country)1 · and + hills2 · in + [the] balances2

Isaiah 40:13

whoever6 · measure3 · with3 · Spirit3 · The Lord1 · and + [is] a man2 · counsel + his2 · will he inform? + him2

Isaiah 40:14

with3 · whoever6 · advertise1 · and + did he give understanding? + him2 · and + did he teach? + him2 · in + a path of2 · sentence3 · and + did he teach? + him2 · cunning3 · and + a path2 · discretion1 · will he inform? + him2

Isaiah 40:15

if3 · Gentile1 · intertwine3 · scales7 · and + like + [the] dust of2 · -balances1 · (make) account (of)1 · if3 · a reading that quotes Hebrew letters, in the reader · like <the> + fine [dust]2 · bear1

Isaiah 40:16

and + Lebanon2 · nothing3 · which3 · be brutish3 · and + animal[s] of2 · nothing3 · which3 · iniquity1

Isaiah 40:17

all3 · Gentile1 · like + nothing2 · before + him2 · Meappes7 · and + emptiness2 · (make) account (of)1 · if (haply)1

Isaiah 40:18

and + [will be] to2 · whoever6 · will you liken + !2 · these3 · and + what?2 · resemblance3 · put (set) (the battle, self) in array1 · if (haply)1

Isaiah 40:19

the + carved image2 · to pour out3 · craftsman3 · and + a metalsmith2 · in <the> + gold2 · he will overlay + it2 · and + chains of2 · money3 · cast1

Isaiah 40:20

<the> + poor2 · gift3 · tree3 · no3 · rot1 · Jibchar3 · craftsman3 · wise3 · ask1 · if (haply)1 · to + prepare [it]2 · to carve3 · no3 · be carried1

Isaiah 40:21

¿ + not2 · acknowledge1 · ¿ + not2 · X attentively1 · ¿ + not2 · tell1 · ahead of time5 · to <the> + you2 · ¿ + not2 · to grasp the meaning of8 · foundation1 · the + earth2

Isaiah 40:22

who + was dwelling2 · Most High1 · circle3 · the + earth2 · and + inhabitants + its2 · like + grasshoppers2 · the + [one who] stretched out2 · like <the> + fine [dust]2 · aloft3 · and + he spread out + them2 · like + [the] tent of2 · to + dwell2

Isaiah 40:23

who + gives2 · prince1 · to + there not2 · + avenge1 · earth3 · like <the> + nothingness2 · make1

Isaiah 40:24

nose3 · failure3 · fastened1 · nose3 · failure3 · bear1 · nose3 · failure3 · root1 · on the + earth2 · rootstock + their2 · and + also2 · twilight1 · shut9 · and + they were ashamed2 · and + a tempest2 · like <the> + stubble2 · it carries off + them2

Isaiah 40:25

and + [will be] to2 · whoever6 · will you liken + me2 · and + I may be equal?2 · command1 · God3

Isaiah 40:26

be desolate1 · height3 · eyes + your2 · and + see2 · whoever6 · cut down3 · god3 · who + brought out2 · by + [the] number of2 · host + their2 · [belongs] to + all of + them2 · spice3 · bewray (self)1 · Merab3 · force1 · and + strong of2 · strength3 · person3 · no3 · dig1

Isaiah 40:27

why?4 · answer1 · Jacob3 · and + she spoke2 · Israel3 · be absent1 · archer1 · for + Yahweh2 · and + from + God + my2 · + adversary1 · alienate1

Isaiah 40:28

¿ + not2 · certify1 · mother3 · no3 · report1 · God1 · concealed3 · The Lord1 · choose1 · cut off1 · the + earth2 · no3 · faint1 · and + not2 · faint1 · nothing3 · examination3 · to + understanding + his2

Isaiah 40:29

Make1 · to the + weary [person]2 · strength3 · and + to + [those who] there not2 · force1 · strength1 · (bring in) abundance (X -antly)1

Isaiah 40:30

and + they may grow weary2 · babe1 · so + they may become weary2 · and + young men2 · bereave (from the margin)1 · bereave (from the margin)1

Isaiah 40:31

and + [those who] wait for2 · The Lord1 · abolish1 · strength3 · arise (up)1 · pinion2 · like <the> + eagles2 · break down1 · and + not2 · faint1 · X again1 · and + not2 · faint1

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