Isaiah 40:1–5
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aComfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.
2Speak 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 bdouble for all her sins.
3cThe voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, dPrepare ye the way of the Lord,
eMake straight in the desert a highway for our God.
4fEvery valley shall be exalted,
And egevery mountain and hill shall be made low:
And hthe crooked shall be made ||straight,
And the rough places ||plain:
5And ithe glory of the Lord shall be revealed,
kAnd all flesh shall see it together:
lFor the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
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- aEcclus. 48:24. So Luke 2:25. See ch. 51:3.
- †Heb. to the heart. Judg. 19:3. Ruth 2:13 in the Heb. 2 Chr. 30:22. & 32:6. See Gen. 34:3.
- ||Or, appointed time. See Job 7:1.
- bJob 11:6. So Job 42:10. ch. 61:7.
- cComp. ch. 58:1. Cited Matt. 3:3. Mark 1:3. Luke 3:4. John 1:23.
- dMal. 3:1. See ch. 57:14.
- eSo ch. 49:11.
- fCited Luke 3:5.
- eSo ch. 49:11.
- gComp. Baruch 5:7.
- hSo ch. 45:2.
- ||Or, a straight place. ch. 42:16 (Heb.).
- ||Or, a plain place. ch. 41:18 (Heb.).
- iSee John 1:14.
- kCited generally Luke 3:6.
- lSee ch. 1:20.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.
Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
and cry to her
that her warfare is ended,
that her iniquity is pardoned,
that she has received from the Lord’s hand
double for all her sins.
A voice cries:
“In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord;
make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
Every valley shall be lifted up,
and every mountain and hill be made low;
the uneven ground shall become 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 has spoken.”
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Comfort, comfort my people,
says your God.
Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
and proclaim to her
that her hard service has been completed,
that her sin has been paid for,
that she has received from the Lord’s hand
double for all her sins.
A voice of one calling:
“In the wilderness prepare
the way for the Lord;
make straight in the desert
a highway for our God.
Every valley shall be raised up,
every mountain and hill made low;
the rough ground shall become level,
the rugged places a plain.
And the glory of the Lord will be revealed,
and all people will see it together.
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
“Comfort, comfort my people,”
says your God.
“Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
and announce to her
that her time of hard service is over,
her iniquity has been pardoned,
and she has received from the Lord’s hand
double for all her sins.”
A voice of one crying out:
Prepare the way of the Lord in the wilderness;
make a straight highway for our God in the desert.
Every valley will be lifted up,
and every mountain and hill will be leveled;
the uneven ground will become smooth
and the rough places, a plain.
And the glory of the Lord will appear,
and all humanity together will see it,
for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
“Comfort, comfort my people,”
says your God.
“Speak tenderly to Jerusalem.
Tell her that her sad days are gone
and her sins are pardoned.
Yes, the Lord has punished her twice over
for all her sins.”
Listen! It’s the voice of someone shouting,
“Clear the way through the wilderness
for the Lord!
Make a straight highway through the wasteland
for our God!
Fill in the valleys,
and level the mountains and hills.
Straighten the curves,
and smooth out the rough places.
Then the glory of the Lord will be revealed,
and all people will see it together.
The Lord has spoken!”
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
“Comfort; comfort my people,” says your God.
“Speak to the heart of Jerusalem, and call to her,
that her compulsory labor is fulfilled, that her sin is paid for,
that she has received from the hand of Yahweh double for all her sins.”
A voice is calling in the wilderness, “Clear the way of Yahweh!
Make a highway smooth in the desert for our God!
Every valley shall be lifted up,
and every mountain and hill shall become low,
And the rough ground shall be like a plain,
and the rugged ground like a valley-plain.
And the glory of Yahweh shall be revealed,
and all humankind together shall see it,
for the mouth of Yahweh has spoken.”
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