1 C omfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.

Comfort ye, comfort ye, My people, saith your God.

2 S peak to the heart of Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her time of suffering is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned; for she hath received of Jehovah's hand double for all her sins.

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 T he voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of Jehovah, make straight in the desert a highway for our God!

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

4 E very valley shall be raised up, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places a plain.

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 A nd the glory of Jehovah shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see together: for the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken.

And revealed hath been the honour of Jehovah, And seen have all flesh together, For the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken.

6 A voice saith, Cry. And he saith, What shall I cry?—All flesh is grass, and all the comeliness thereof as the flower of the field.

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

7 T he grass withereth, the flower fadeth, for the breath of Jehovah bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.

Withered hath grass, faded the flower, For the Spirit of Jehovah blew upon it, Surely the people grass;

8 T he grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God abideth for ever.

Withered hath grass, faded the flower, But a word of our God riseth for ever.

9 O Zion, that bringest glad tidings, get thee up into a high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest glad tidings, lift up thy voice with strength: lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!

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 B ehold, the Lord Jehovah will come with might, and his arm shall rule for him; behold, his reward is with him, and his recompence before him.

Lo, the Lord Jehovah with strength cometh, And His arm is ruling for Him, Lo, His hire with Him, and His wage before Him.

11 H e will feed his flock like a shepherd: he will gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom; he will gently lead those that give suck.

As a shepherd His flock He feedeth, With His arm He gathereth lambs, And in His bosom He carrieth: Suckling ones He leadeth.

12 W ho hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out the heavens with span, and grasped the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in a balance, and the hills in scales?

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 W ho hath directed the Spirit of Jehovah, and, his counsellor, hath taught him?

Who hath meted out the Spirit of Jehovah, And, His counsellor, doth teach Him!

14 W ith whom took he counsel, and gave him intelligence, and instructed him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed him the way of understanding?

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 B ehold, the nations are esteemed as a drop of the bucket, and as the fine dust on the scales; behold, he taketh up the isles as an atom.

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 A nd Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt-offering.

And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, Nor its beasts sufficient for a burnt-offering.

17 A ll the nations are as nothing before him; they are esteemed by him less than a cipher, and vanity.

All the nations as nothing before Him, Less than nothing and emptiness, They have been reckoned to Him.

18 T o whom then will ye liken God? and what likeness will ye compare unto him?

And unto whom do ye liken God, And what likeness do ye compare to Him?

19 T he workman casteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.

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

20 H e that is impoverished, so that he hath no offering, chooseth a tree that doth not rot; he seeketh unto him a skilled workman to prepare a graven image that shall not be moved.

He who is poor heave-offerings, A tree not rotten doth choose, A skilful artizan he seeketh for it, To establish a graven image -- not moved.

21 — Do ye not know? Have ye not heard? Hath it not been told you from the beginning? Have ye not understood the foundation of the earth?

Do ye not know -- do ye not hear? Hath it not been declared from the first to you? Have ye not understood the foundations of the earth?

22 h e that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a gauze curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in;

He who is sitting on the circle of the earth, And its inhabitants as grasshoppers, He who is stretching out as a thin thing the heavens, And spreadeth them as a tent to dwell in.

23 t hat bringeth the princes to nothing, that maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.

He who is making princes become nothing, Judges of earth as emptiness hath made;

24 S carcely are they planted, scarcely are they sown, scarcely hath their stock taken root in the earth, but he also bloweth upon them and they wither, and the whirlwind taketh them away as stubble.

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 T o whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.

And unto whom do ye liken Me, And I equal? saith the Holy One.

26 L ift up your eyes on high, and see! Who hath created these things, bringing out their host by number? He calleth them all by name; through the greatness of his might and strength of power, not one faileth.

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 strong in power) not one is lacking.

27 W hy sayest thou, Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from Jehovah, and my right is passed away from my God?

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 D ost thou not know, hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, Jehovah, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not nor tireth? There is no searching of his understanding.

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 H e giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength.

He is giving power to the weary, And to those not strong He increaseth might.

30 E ven the youths shall faint and shall tire, and the young men shall stumble and fall;

Even youths are wearied and fatigued, And young men utterly stumble,

31 b ut they that wait upon Jehovah shall renew strength: they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not tire; they shall walk, and not faint.

But those expecting Jehovah pass power, They raise up the pinion as eagles, They run and are not fatigued, They go on and do not faint!