Dual Panel1"Comfort<5162>, O comfort<5162> My people<5971>," says<559> your God<430>.
2"Speak<1696> kindly<3820> to Jerusalem<3389>; And call<7121> out to her, that her warfare<6635> has ended<4390>, That her iniquity<5771> has been removed<7521>, That she has received<3947> of the LORD'S<3068> hand<3027> Double<3718> for all<3605> her sins<2403>."
3A voice<6963> is calling<7121>, "Clear<6437> the way<1870> for the LORD<3068> in the wilderness<4057>; Make<3474> smooth<3474> in the desert<6160> a highway<4546> for our God<430>.
4"Let every<3605> valley<1516> be lifted<5375> up, And every<3605> mountain<2022> and hill<1389> be made<8213> low<8213>; And let the rough<6121> ground<6121> become<1961> a plain<4334>, And the rugged<7406> terrain<7406> a broad<1237> valley<1237>;
5Then the glory<3519> of the LORD<3068> will be revealed<1540>, And all<3605> flesh<1320> will see<7200> it together<3164>; For the mouth<6310> of the LORD<3068> has spoken<1696>."
6A voice<6963> says<559>, "Call<7121> out." Then he answered<559>, "What<4100> shall I call<7121> out?" All<3605> flesh<1320> is grass<2682>, and all<3605> its loveliness<2617> is like the flower<6731> of the field<7704>.
7The grass<2682> withers<3001>, the flower<6731> fades<5034>, When<3588> the breath<7307> of the LORD<3068> blows<5380> upon it; Surely<403> the people<5971> are grass<2682>.
8The grass<2682> withers<3001>, the flower<6731> fades<5034>, But the word<1697> of our God<430> stands<6965> forever<5769>.
9Get<5927> yourself up on a high<1364> mountain<2022>, O Zion<6726>, bearer<1319> of good news<1319>, Lift<7311> up your voice<6963> mightily<3581>, O Jerusalem<3389>, bearer<1319> of good news<1319>; Lift<7311> it up, do not fear<3372>. Say<559> to the cities<5892> of Judah<3063>, "Here<2009> is your God<430>!"
10Behold<2009>, the Lord<136> GOD<3068> will come<935> with might<2389>, With His arm<2220> ruling<4910> for Him. Behold<2009>, His reward<7939> is with Him And His recompense<6468> before<6440> Him.
11Like a shepherd<7462> He will tend<7462> His flock<5739>, In His arm<2220> He will gather<6908> the lambs<2924> And carry<5375> them in His bosom<2436>; He will gently lead<5095> the nursing<5763> ewes.
12Who<4310> has measured<4058> the waters<4325> in the hollow<8168> of His hand<8168>, And marked<8505> off<8505> the heavens<8064> by the span<2239>, And calculated<3557> the dust<6083> of the earth<776> by the measure<7991>, And weighed<8254> the mountains<2022> in a balance<6425> And the hills<1389> in a pair of scales<3976>?
13Who<4310> has directed<8505> the Spirit<7307> of the LORD<3068>, Or as His counselor<376><6098> has informed<3045> Him?
14With whom<4310> did He consult<3289> and who gave<995> Him understanding<995>? And who taught<3925> Him in the path<734> of justice<4941> and taught<3925> Him knowledge<1847> And informed<3045> Him of the way<1870> of understanding<8394>?
15Behold<2005>, the nations<1471> are like a drop<4752> from a bucket<1805>, And are regarded<2803> as a speck<7834> of dust<7834> on the scales<3976>; Behold<2005>, He lifts<5190> up the islands<339> like fine<1851> dust<1851>.
16Even Lebanon<3844> is not enough<1767> to burn<1197>, Nor<369> its beasts<2421> enough<1767> for a burnt<5930> offering<5930>.
17All<3605> the nations<1471> are as nothing<369> before<5048> Him, They are regarded<2803> by Him as less<657> than<4480> nothing<657> and meaningless<8414>.
18To whom<4310> then will you liken<1819> God<410>? Or what<4100> likeness<1823> will you compare<6186> with Him?
19As for the idol<6459>, a craftsman<2796> casts<5258> it, A goldsmith<6884> plates<7554> it with gold<2091>, And a silversmith<6884> fashions chains<7577> of silver<3701>.
20He who is too impoverished<5532> for such an offering<8641> Selects<977> a tree<6086> that does not rot<7537>; He seeks<1245> out for himself a skillful<2450> craftsman<2796> To prepare<3559> an idol<6459> that will not totter<4131>.
21Do you not know<3045>? Have you not heard<8085>? Has it not been declared<5046> to you from the beginning<7218>? Have you not understood<995> from the foundations<4144> of the earth<776>?
22It is He who sits<3427> above<5921> the circle<2329> of the earth<776>, And its inhabitants<3427> are like grasshoppers<2284>, Who stretches<5186> out the heavens<8064> like a curtain<1852> And spreads<4969> them out like a tent<168> to dwell<3427> in.
23He it is who reduces<5414> rulers<7336> to nothing<369>, Who makes<6213> the judges<8199> of the earth<776> meaningless<8414>.
24Scarcely<1077><637> have they been planted<5193>, Scarcely<1077><637> have they been sown<2232>, Scarcely<1077><637> has their stock<1503> taken<8327> root<8327> in the earth<776>, But He merely<1571> blows<5398> on them, and they wither<3001>, And the storm<5591> carries<5375> them away like stubble<7179>.
25"To whom<4310> then will you liken<1819> Me That I would be his equal<7737>?" says<559> the Holy<6918> One<6918>.
26Lift<5375> up your eyes<5869> on high<4791> And see<7200> who<4310> has created<1254> these<428> stars, The One who leads<3318> forth<3318> their host<6635> by number<4557>, He calls<7121> them all<3605> by name<8034>; Because<4480> of the greatness<7230> of His might<202> and the strength<533> of His power<3581>, Not one<376> of them is missing<5737>.
27Why<4100> do you say<559>, O Jacob<3290>, and assert<1696>, O Israel<3478>, "My way<1870> is hidden<5641> from the LORD<3068>, And the justice<4941> due me escapes<5674> the notice<5674> of my God<430>"?
28Do you not know<3045>? Have you not heard<8085>? The Everlasting<5769> God<430>, the LORD<3068>, the Creator<1254> of the ends<7098> of the earth<776> Does not become<3286> weary<3286> or tired<3021>. His understanding<8394> is inscrutable<369><2714>.
29He gives<5414> strength<3581> to the weary<3287>, And to him who lacks<369> might<202> He increases<7235> power<6109>.
30Though youths<5288> grow<3286> weary<3286> and tired<3021>, And vigorous<970> young<970> men<970> stumble<3782> badly<3782>,
31Yet those who wait<6960> for the LORD<3068> Will gain<2498> new<2498> strength<3581>; They will mount<5927> up with wings<83> like eagles<5404>, They will run<7323> and not get<3021> tired<3021>, They will walk<1980> and not become<3286> weary<3286>.