Isaiah 40:1–11
40 “Comfort, yes, comfort My people!”
Says your God.
2 “Speak 1comfort to Jerusalem, and cry out to her,
That her warfare is ended,
That her iniquity is pardoned;
aFor she has received from the Lord’s hand
Double for all her sins.”
3 bThe voice of one crying in the wilderness:
c“Prepare the way of the Lord;
A highway for our God.
4 Every valley shall be exalted
And every mountain and hill brought low;
eThe crooked places shall be made 3straight
And the rough places smooth;
5 The fglory of the Lord shall be revealed,
And all flesh shall see it together;
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
And 4he said, “What shall I cry?”
g“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 hthe word of our God stands forever.”
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 5with a strong hand,
And iHis arm shall rule for Him;
Behold, jHis reward is with Him,
And His 6work before Him.
11 He will kfeed 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.