Interlinear Bible - Isaiah 40:1-26

1 Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.

~,kyeh{l/a r;ma{y yiM;[ .Wm]x;n .Wm]x;n

2 Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the LORD'S hand double for all her sins.

yiK 'hy,lea .Wa.riq.w ~i;l'v.Wr.y bel -l;[ .Wr.B;D ? h'x.q'l yiK H'n{w][ h'c.rin yiK H'a'b.c h'a.l'm ? 'hy,ta{J;x -l'k.B ~Iy;l.piK h'wh.y d;Yim

3 The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

.Wr.V;y h'wh.y .$,r,D .WN;P r'B.diM;B aerw{q lw{q ? .Wnyeh{lael h'Lis.m h'b'r]['B

4 Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:

.Wl'P.vIy h'[.big.w r;h -l'k.w aef'NIy ay,G -l'K ? h'[.qib.l ~yis'k.r'h.w rw{vyim.l b{q'[,h h'y'h.w

5 And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.

w'D.x;y r'f'B -l'k .Wa'r.w h'wh.y dw{b.K h'l.gin.w ? reBiD h'wh.y yiP yiK

6 The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:

r'f'B;h -l'K a'r.q,a h'm r;m'a.w a'r.q rem{a lw{q ? h,d'F;h #yic.K w{D.s;x -l'k.w ryic'x

7 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.

h'b.v'n h'wh.y ;x.Wr yiK #yic leb'n ryic'x veb'y ? ~'['h ryic'x !ek'a w{B

8 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.

~.Wq'y .Wnyeh{l/a -r;b.d.W #yic leb'n ryic'x veb'y ? ~'lw{[.l

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

yimyir'h !w{Yic t,r,F;b.m .$'l -yil][ ;h{b'G -r;h l;[ ? yia'ryiT -l;a yimyir'h ~i'l'v.Wr.y t,r,F;b.m .$elw{q ;x{K;b ? ~,kyeh{l/a heNih h'd.Wh.y yer'[.l yir.mia

10 Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.

h'l.v{m w{[{r.z.W aw{b'y q'z'x.B hiwh.y y'n{d]a heNih ? wy'n'p.l w{t'LU[.p.W w{Tia w{r'k.f heNih w{l

11 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

~yia'l.j #eB;q.y w{[{r.ziB h,[.rIy w{r.d,[ h,[{r.K ? leh;n.y tw{l'[ a'FIy w{qyex.b.W

12 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?

!eKiT t,r,Z;B ~Iy;m'v.w ~Iy;m w{l\['v.B d;d'm -yim ? ~yir'h s,l,P;B l;q'v.w #,r'a'h r;p][ vil'V;B l'k.w ? ~Iy'n.za{m.B tw{['b.g.W

13 Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counsellor hath taught him?

w{t'c][ vyia.w h'wh.y ];x.Wr -t,a !eKit -yim ? .WN,[yidw{y

14 With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding?

x;r{a.B .Whed.M;l.y;w .Whenyib.y;w #'[w{n yim -t,a ? .WN,[yidw{y tw{n.Wb.T .$,r,d.w t;[;d .Whed.M;l.y;w j'P.vim

15 Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.

.Wb'v.x,n ~Iy;n.za{m q;x;v.k.W yil.Dim r;m.K ~Iyw{G !eh ? lw{JIy q;D;K ~yiYia !eh

16 And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.

yeD !yea w{t'Y;x.w re['B yeD !yea !w{n'b.l.W ? h'lw{[

17 All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.

w{l -.Wb.v.x,n .Wh{t'w s,p,aem w{D.g,n !Iy;a.K ~Iyw{G;h -l'K

18 To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?

.Wk.r;[;T t.Wm.D -h;m.W lea !.Wy.M;d.T yim -l,a.w ? w{l

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

tw{qUt.r.W .WN,[.Q;r.y b'h'Z;B @er{c.w v'r'x .$;s'n l,s,P;h ? @erw{c @,s,K

20 He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.

v'r'x r'x.bIy b;q.rIy -a{l #e[ h'm.Wr.T !'KUs.m;h ? jw{MIy a{l l,s,P !yik'h.l w{l -v,Q;b.y ~'k'x

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

va{rem d;GUh aw{l]h .W['m.vit aw{l]h .W[.det aw{l]h ? #,r'a'h tw{d.sw{m ~,t{nyib]h aw{l]h ~,k'l

22 It is he that sitteth upon 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:

~yib'g]x;K 'hy,b.v{y.w #,r'a'h g.Wx -l;[ bev{Y;h ? t,b'v'l l,h{a'K ~ex'T.miY;w ~Iy;m'v q{D;k h,jw{N;h

23 That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.

.Wh{T;K #,r,a yej.p{v !Iy'a.l ~yin.zw{r !etw{N;h ? h'f'[

24 Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.

ver{v -l;B @;a .W['r{z -l;B @;a .W['Jin -l;B @;a ? h'r'[.s.W .Wv'biY;w ~,h'B @;v'n -m;g.w ~'[.ziG #,r'a'B ? ~ea'FiT v;Q;K

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

vw{d'q r;ma{y h,w.v,a.w yin.Wy.M;d.t yim -l,a.w

26 Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.

h,Lea a'r'b -yim .Wa.r.W ~,kyenye[ ~w{r'm -.Wa.f ? a'r.qIy ~ev.B ~'LUk.l ~'a'b.c r'P.sim.b ayicw{M;h ? r'D.[,n a{l vyia ;x{K #yiM;a.w ~yinw{a b{rem