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Isaiah 40

The Greatness of God

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aComforth5162, O comforth5162 My peopleh5971a," saysh559 your Godh430.

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aSpeakh1696  1kindlyh3820 to Jerusalemh3389; And callh7121 out to her, that her  2 bwarfareh6635 has endedh4390, That her  3 ciniquityh5771 has been removedh7521, That she has receivedh3947 of the LORD'Sh3068 handh3027  dDoubleh3718 for allh3605 her sinsh2403b."

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 aA voiceh6963  1is callingh7121, " bClearh6437 the wayh1870 for the LORDh3068 in the wildernessh4057b; Makeh3474 smoothh3474 in the deserth6160 a highwayh4546 for our Godh430.

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"Let everyh3605 valleyh1516 be liftedh5375 up, And everyh3605 mountainh2022 and hillh1389 be madeh8213 lowh8213; And let the roughh6121b groundh6121b becomeh1961 a plainh4334, And the ruggedh7406 terrainh7406 a broadh1237 valleyh1237;

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 1Then the  agloryh3519b of the LORDh3068 will be revealedh1540, And  ballh3605 fleshh1320 will seeh7200 it togetherh3164a; For the  cmouthh6310 of the LORDh3068 has spokenh1696."

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A voiceh6963 saysh559, "Callh7121 out." Then  1he answeredh559, "Whath4100 shall I callh7121 out?"  aAllh3605 fleshh1320 is grassh2682, and allh3605 its  2lovelinessh2617a is like the flowerh6731b of the fieldh7704.

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The  agrassh2682 withersh3001, the flowerh6731b fadesh5034b,  1Whenh3588 the  bbreathh7307 of the LORDh3068 blowsh5380 upon it; Surelyh403 the peopleh5971a are grassh2682.

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The grassh2682 withersh3001, the flowerh6731b fadesh5034b, But  athe wordh1697 of our Godh430 standsh6965 foreverh5769.

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Geth5927 yourself up on a  ahighh1364 mountainh2022, O Zionh6726, bearerh1319 of  bgood newsh1319, Lifth7311 up your voiceh6963 mightilyh3581b, O Jerusalemh3389, bearerh1319 of good newsh1319; Lifth7311 it up, do not fearh3372a. Sayh559 to the  ccitiesh5892b of Judahh3063, " dHereh2009 is your Godh430!"

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Beholdh2009, the Lordh136  1GODh3068 will comeh935  awith mighth2389, With His  barmh2220 rulingh4910 for Him. Beholdh2009, His  crewardh7939 is with Him And His recompenseh6468 beforeh6440 Him.

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Like a shepherdh7462a He will  atendh7462a His flockh5739, In His armh2220 He will gatherh6908 the lambsh2924 And carryh5375 them in His bosomh2436; He will gently leadh5095 the nursingh5763 ewes.

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Whoh4310 has  ameasuredh4058 the  1watersh4325 in the hollowh8168 of His handh8168, And markedh8505 offh8505 the heavensh8064 by the  2spanh2239, And  3calculatedh3557 the dusth6083 of the earthh776 by the measureh7991a, And weighedh8254 the mountainsh2022 in a balanceh6425 And the hillsh1389 in a pair of scalesh3976?

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 aWhoh4310 has  1directedh8505 the Spirith7307 of the LORDh3068, Or as His  bcounselorh376h6098 has informedh3045 Him?

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 aWith whomh4310 did He consulth3289 and who  bgaveh995 Him understandingh995? And who taughth3925 Him in the pathh734 of justiceh4941 and taughth3925 Him knowledgeh1847 And informedh3045 Him of the wayh1870 of understandingh8394?

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Beholdh2005, the  anationsh1471 are like a droph4752 from a bucketh1805, And are regardedh2803 as a speckh7834 of  bdusth7834 on the scalesh3976; Beholdh2005, He liftsh5190 up the  1islandsh339 like fineh1851 dusth1851.

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Even Lebanonh3844 is not enoughh1767 to burnh1197a, Norh369 its  abeastsh2421b enoughh1767 for a burnth5930a offeringh5930a.

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 aAllh3605 the nationsh1471 are as nothingh369 beforeh5048 Him, They are regardedh2803 by Him as lessh657 thanh4480 nothingh657 and  1meaninglessh8414.

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 aTo whomh4310 then will you likenh1819 Godh410? Or whath4100 likenessh1823 will you compareh6186a with Him?

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As for the  1 aidolh6459, a craftsmanh2796 castsh5258a it, A goldsmithh6884  bplatesh7554 it with goldh2091, And a silversmithh6884 fashions chainsh7577 of silverh3701.

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He who is too impoverishedh5532b for such an offeringh8641 Selectsh977 a  atreeh6086 that does not roth7537; He seeksh1245 out for himself a skillfulh2450 craftsmanh2796 To  1prepareh3559  2an idolh6459 that  bwill not totterh4131.

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 aDo you not knowh3045? Have you not heardh8085? Has it not been declaredh5046 to you from the beginningh7218? Have you not understoodh995  bfrom the foundationsh4144 of the earthh776?

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It is He who  1sitsh3427 aboveh5921 the  2 acircleh2329 of the earthh776, And its inhabitantsh3427 are like  bgrasshoppersh2284, Who  cstretchesh5186 out the heavensh8064 like a  dcurtainh1852 And spreadsh4969 them out like a  etenth168 to dwellh3427 in.

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He it is who reducesh5414  arulersh7336 to nothingh369, Who  bmakesh6213a the judgesh8199 of the earthh776  1meaninglessh8414.

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 1Scarcelyh1077h637 have they been plantedh5193,  1Scarcelyh1077h637 have they been sownh2232,  1Scarcelyh1077h637 has their stockh1503 takenh8327 rooth8327 in the earthh776, But He merelyh1571 blowsh5398 on them, and they witherh3001, And the  astormh5591b carriesh5375 them away like stubbleh7179.

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aTo whomh4310 then will you likenh1819 Me That I would be his equalh7737a?" saysh559 the Holyh6918 Oneh6918.

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 aLifth5375 up your eyesh5869 on highh4791 And seeh7200  bwhoh4310 has createdh1254a theseh428 stars, The  cOne who leadsh3318 forthh3318 their hosth6635 by numberh4557, He callsh7121 them allh3605 by nameh8034; Becauseh4480 of the  dgreatnessh7230 of His mighth202 and the  1strengthh533 of His powerh3581b,  eNot oneh376 of them is missingh5737c.

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 aWhyh4100 do you sayh559, O Jacobh3290, and asserth1696, O Israelh3478, "My wayh1870 is  bhiddenh5641 from the LORDh3068, And the  cjusticeh4941 due me  1escapesh5674a the noticeh5674a of  dmy Godh430"?

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 aDo you not knowh3045? Have you not heardh8085? The  bEverlastingh5769 Godh430, the LORDh3068, the Creatorh1254a of the endsh7098 of the earthh776 Does not becomeh3286 wearyh3286 or tiredh3021. His understandingh8394 is  cinscrutableh369h2714.

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He givesh5414 strengthh3581b to the  awearyh3287, And to him who lacksh369 mighth202 He  bincreasesh7235a powerh6109.

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Though  ayouthsh5288 growh3286 wearyh3286 and tiredh3021, And vigoroush970  byoungh970 menh970 stumbleh3782 badlyh3782,

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Yet those who  1waith6960a for the LORDh3068 Will  againh2498 newh2498 strengthh3581b; They will  2 bmounth5927 up with  3wingsh83 like eaglesh5404, They will runh7323 and not geth3021 tiredh3021, They will walkh1980 and not becomeh3286 wearyh3286.



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