Isaiah 40

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 40 of 66

1 Comfort, O comfort My people, says your God.

2 Speak to the heart of Jerusalem; yea, cry to her that her warfare is done, that her iniquity is pardoned; for she has taken from the hand of Jehovah double for all her sins.

3 The voice of him crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of Jehovah; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

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Chapter Summary

The gospel pronounced. The preaching of John, the Baptist. The preaching of the apostles. The prophet, by the omnipotency of Jehovah, comforts the people.

Key Hebrew Words

שֹׁרֵ֥שׁ deal with the roots H8327 · TWOT 2471
יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב Jacob H3290 · TWOT 1676f
עֲפַ֣ר dry earth H6083 · TWOT 1664a
תַּ֥עַרְכוּ value H6186 · TWOT 1694b
מְבַשֶּׂ֣רֶת bear tidings H1319 · TWOT 291

Cross-References

People & Context

Command to Comfort Jerusalem

Jehovah commands that Jerusalem be comforted, declaring that her warfare has ended, her iniquity is pardoned, and she has received double for her sins…

The Voice in the Wilderness

A voice cries out to prepare a straight highway in the desert for God, leveling mountains and lifting valleys so all flesh can see His glory.

Flesh is Grass but the Word Endures

A voice declares that all flesh is like grass and its goodness like a fading flower, but the Word of God will rise and stand forever.

Timeline

Command to Comfort Jerusalem

Jehovah commands that Jerusalem be comforted, declaring that her warfare has ended, her iniquity is pardoned, and she has received double for her sins.

Isaiah 40:1-2
The Voice in the Wilderness

A voice cries out to prepare a straight highway in the desert for God, leveling mountains and lifting valleys so all flesh can see His glory.

Isaiah 40:3-5
Flesh is Grass but the Word Endures

A voice declares that all flesh is like grass and its goodness like a fading flower, but the Word of God will rise and stand forever.

Isaiah 40:6-8

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