^{1 Ref} Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.

^{2 Ref} Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem; and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she hath received of Jehovah's hand double for all her sins.

^{3 Ref} The voice of one that crieth, Prepare ye in the wilderness the way of Jehovah; make level in the desert a highway for our God.

^{4 Ref} Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the uneven shall be made level, and the rough places a plain:

^{5 Ref} and the glory of Jehovah shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken it.

^{6 Ref} The voice of one saying, Cry. And one said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field.

^{7 Ref} The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, because the breath of Jehovah bloweth upon it; surely the people is grass.

^{8 Ref} The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God shall stand forever.

^{9 Ref} O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, get thee up on a high mountain; O thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold, your God!

^{10 Ref} Behold, the Lord Jehovah will come as a mighty one, and his arm will rule for him: Behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him.

^{11 Ref} He will feed his flock like a shepherd, he will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom, `and' will gently lead those that have their young.

^{12 Ref} Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?

^{13 Ref} Who hath directed the Spirit of Jehovah, or being his counsellor hath taught him?

^{14 Ref} With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and showed to him the way of understanding?

^{15 Ref} Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are accounted as the small dust of the balance: Behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.

^{16 Ref} And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt-offering.

^{17 Ref} All the nations are as nothing before him; they are accounted by him as less than nothing, and vanity.

^{18 Ref} To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?

^{19 Ref} The image, a workman hath cast `it', and the goldsmith overlayeth it with gold, and casteth `for it' silver chains.

^{20 Ref} He that is too impoverished for `such' an oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a skilful workman to set up a graven image, that shall not be moved.

^{21 Ref} Have ye not known? have yet not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?

^{22 Ref} `It is' he that sitteth above the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in;

^{23 Ref} that bringeth princes to nothing; that maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.

^{24 Ref} Yea, they have not been planted; yea, they have not been sown; yea, their stock hath not taken root in the earth: moreover he bloweth upon them, and they wither, and the whirlwind taketh them away as stubble.

^{25 Ref} To whom then will ye liken me, that I should be equal `to him'? saith the Holy One.

^{26 Ref} Lift up your eyes on high, and see who hath created these, that bringeth out their host by number; he calleth them all by name; by the greatness of his might, and for that he is strong in power, not one is lacking.

^{27 Ref} Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from Jehovah, and the justice `due' to me is passed away from my God?

^{28 Ref} Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard? The everlasting God, Jehovah, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary; there is no searching of his understanding.

^{29 Ref} He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength.

^{30 Ref} Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:

^{31 Ref} but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.

^{1 Ref} Comfort you, comfort you my people, says your God.

^{2 Ref} Speak comfortably to Jerusalem; and cry to her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received of Yahweh's hand double for all her sins.

^{3 Ref} The voice of one who cries, Prepare you in the wilderness the way of Yahweh; make level in the desert a highway for our God.

^{4 Ref} Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the uneven shall be made level, and the rough places a plain:

^{5 Ref} and the glory of Yahweh shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of Yahweh has spoken it.

^{6 Ref} The voice of one saying, Cry. One said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the glory of it is as the flower of the field.

^{7 Ref} The grass withers, the flower fades, because the breath of Yahweh blows on it; surely the people is grass.

^{8 Ref} The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God shall stand forever.

^{9 Ref} You who tell good news to Zion, go up on a high mountain; you who tell good news to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with strength; lift it up, don't be afraid; say to the cities of Judah, Behold, your God!

^{10 Ref} Behold, the Lord Yahweh will come as a mighty one, and his arm will rule for him: Behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him.

^{11 Ref} He will feed his flock like a shepherd, he will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom, [and] will gently lead those who have their young.

^{12 Ref} Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out the sky with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?

^{13 Ref} Who has directed the Spirit of Yahweh, or being his counselor has taught him?

^{14 Ref} With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and shown to him the way of understanding?

^{15 Ref} Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are accounted as the small dust of the balance: Behold, he takes up the isles as a very little thing.

^{16 Ref} Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the animals of it sufficient for a burnt offering.

^{17 Ref} All the nations are as nothing before him; they are accounted by him as less than nothing, and vanity.

^{18 Ref} To whom then will you liken God? or what likeness will you compare to him?

^{19 Ref} The image, a workman has cast [it], and the goldsmith overlays it with gold, and casts [for it] silver chains.

^{20 Ref} He who is too impoverished for [such] an offering chooses a tree that will not rot; he seeks to him a skillful workman to set up an engraved image, that shall not be moved.

^{21 Ref} Have you not known? have yet not heard? has it not been told you from the beginning? have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?

^{22 Ref} [It is] he who sits above the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants of it are as grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens as a curtain, and spreads them out as a tent to dwell in;

^{23 Ref} who brings princes to nothing; who makes the judges of the earth as vanity.

^{24 Ref} Yes, they have not been planted; yes, they have not been sown; yes, their stock has not taken root in the earth: moreover he blows on them, and they wither, and the whirlwind takes them away as stubble.

^{25 Ref} To whom then will you liken me, that I should be equal [to him]? says the Holy One.

^{26 Ref} Lift up your eyes on high, and see who has created these, who brings out their host by number; he calls them all by name; by the greatness of his might, and because he is strong in power, not one is lacking.

^{27 Ref} Why say you, Jacob, and speak, Israel, My way is hid from Yahweh, and the justice [due] to me is passed away from my God?

^{28 Ref} Have you not known? have you not heard? The everlasting God, Yahweh, the Creator of the ends of the earth, doesn't faint, neither is weary; there is no searching of his understanding.

^{29 Ref} He gives power to the faint; and to him who has no might he increases strength.

^{30 Ref} Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:

^{31 Ref} but those who wait for Yahweh shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.