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

^{2 Ref} Speak to the heart of Jerusalem, and call to her, That her warfare hath been completed, That accepted hath been her punishment, That she hath received from the hand of Jehovah Double for all her sins.

^{3 Ref} A voice is crying -- in a wilderness -- Prepare ye the way of Jehovah, Make straight in a desert a highway to our God.

^{4 Ref} Every valley is raised up, And every mountain and hill become low, And the crooked place hath become a plain, And the entangled places a valley.

^{5 Ref} And revealed hath been the honour of Jehovah, And seen `it' have all flesh together, For the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken.

^{6 Ref} A voice is saying, `Call,' And he said, `What do I call?' All flesh `is' grass, and all its goodliness `is' As a flower of the field:

^{7 Ref} Withered hath grass, faded the flower, For the Spirit of Jehovah blew upon it, Surely the people `is' grass;

^{8 Ref} Withered hath grass, faded the flower, But a word of our God riseth for ever.

^{9 Ref} On a high mountain get thee up, O Zion, Proclaiming tidings, Lift up with power thy voice, O Jerusalem, proclaiming tidings, Lift up, fear not, say to cities of Judah, `Lo, your God.'

^{10 Ref} Lo, the Lord Jehovah with strength cometh, And His arm is ruling for Him, Lo, His hire `is' with Him, and His wage before Him.

^{11 Ref} As a shepherd His flock He feedeth, With His arm He gathereth lambs, And in His bosom He carrieth `them': Suckling ones He leadeth.

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

^{13 Ref} Who hath meted out the Spirit of Jehovah, And, `being' His counsellor, doth teach Him!

^{14 Ref} With whom consulted He, That he causeth Him to understand? And teacheth Him in the path of judgment, And teacheth Him knowledge? And the way of understanding causeth Him to know?

^{15 Ref} Lo, nations as a drop from a bucket, And as small dust of the balance, have been reckoned, Lo, isles as a small thing He taketh up.

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

^{17 Ref} All the nations `are' as nothing before Him, Less than nothing and emptiness, They have been reckoned to Him.

^{18 Ref} And unto whom do ye liken God, And what likeness do ye compare to Him?

^{19 Ref} The graven image poured out hath a artizan, And a refiner with gold spreadeth it over, And chains of silver he is refining.

^{20 Ref} He who is poor `by' heave-offerings, A tree not rotten doth choose, A skilful artizan he seeketh for it, To establish a graven image -- not moved.

^{21 Ref} Do ye not know -- do ye not hear? Hath it not been declared from the first to you? Have ye not understood `From' the foundations of the earth?

^{22 Ref} He who is sitting on the circle of the earth, And its inhabitants `are' as grasshoppers, He who is stretching out as a thin thing the heavens, And spreadeth them as a tent to dwell in.

^{23 Ref} He who is making princes become nothing, Judges of earth as emptiness hath made;

^{24 Ref} Yea, they have not been planted, Yea, they have not been sown, Yea, not taking root in the earth is their stock, And also He hath blown upon them, and they wither, And a whirlwind as stubble taketh them away.

^{25 Ref} And unto whom do ye liken Me, And `am' I equal? saith the Holy One.

^{26 Ref} Lift up on high your eyes, And see -- who hath prepared these? He who is bringing out by number their host, To all of them by name He calleth, By abundance of strength (And `he is' strong in power) not one is lacking.

^{27 Ref} Why sayest thou, O Jacob? and speakest thou, O Israel? `My way hath been hid from Jehovah, And from my God my judgment passeth over.'

^{28 Ref} Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard? The God of the age -- Jehovah, Preparer of the ends of the earth, Is not wearied nor fatigued, There is no searching of His understanding.

^{29 Ref} He is giving power to the weary, And to those not strong He increaseth might.

^{30 Ref} Even youths are wearied and fatigued, And young men utterly stumble,

^{31 Ref} But those expecting Jehovah pass `to' power, They raise up the pinion as eagles, They run and are not fatigued, They go on and do not faint!

^{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.