The Greatness of God
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“Let every valley be lifted up,
And every mountain and hill be made low;
And let the rough ground become a plain,
And the rugged terrain a broad valley;
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And every mountain and hill be made low;
And let the rough ground become a plain,
And the rugged terrain a broad valley;
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Like a shepherd He will (V)tend His flock,
In His arm He will gather the lambs
And carry them in His bosom;
He will gently lead the nursing ewes.
In His arm He will gather the lambs
And carry them in His bosom;
He will gently lead the nursing ewes.
Footnotes:
a.
Isaiah 40:2: ['Lit ', to the heart of]
b.
Isaiah 40:2: ['Or ', hard service]
c.
Isaiah 40:2: ['Or ', penalty of iniquity accepted as paid off]
d.
Isaiah 40:3: ['Or ', of one calling out]
e.
Isaiah 40:5: ['Or ', In order that the]
f.
Isaiah 40:6: ['Another reading is ', I said]
g.
Isaiah 40:6: ['Or ', constancy]
h.
Isaiah 40:7: ['Or ', Because]
i.
Isaiah 40:10: ['Heb ', YHWH, ', usually rendered ', Lord]
j.
Isaiah 40:12: ['DSS reads ', waters of the sea]
k.
Isaiah 40:12: ['Or ', half cubit, '; i.e. 9 in.']
l.
Isaiah 40:12: ['Lit ', contained, ' or ', comprehended]
m.
Isaiah 40:13: ['Or ', measured, marked off]
n.
Isaiah 40:15: ['Or ', coastlands]
o.
Isaiah 40:17: ['Or ', void]
p.
Isaiah 40:19: ['Or ', graven image]
q.
Isaiah 40:20: ['Or ', set up]
r.
Isaiah 40:20: ['Or a ', graven image]
s.
Isaiah 40:22: ['Or ', is enthroned]
t.
Isaiah 40:22: ['Or ', vault]
u.
Isaiah 40:23: ['Or ', void]
v.
Isaiah 40:24: ['Or ', Not even]
w.
Isaiah 40:24: ['Or ', Not even]
x.
Isaiah 40:24: ['Or ', Not even]
y.
Isaiah 40:26: ['So DSS and ancient versions; M.T. ', strong]
z.
Isaiah 40:27: ['Lit ', passes by my God]
aa.
Isaiah 40:31: ['Or ', hope in]
ab.
Isaiah 40:31: ['Or ', sprout wings]
ac.
Isaiah 40:31: ['Or ', pinions]
Cross references:
A.
Isaiah 40:1:
Isaiah 12:1; Isaiah 49:13; Isaiah 51:3; Isaiah 51:12; Isaiah 52:9; Isaiah 61:2; Isaiah 66:13; Jeremiah 31:10-14; Zephaniah 3:14-17; 2 Corinthians 1:4
V.
Isaiah 40:11:
Jeremiah 31:10; Ezekiel 34:12-14; Ezekiel 34:23; Ezekiel 34:31; Micah 5:4; John 10:11; John 10:14-16
Z.
Isaiah 40:14:
Job 38:4
AE.
Isaiah 40:17:
Isaiah 29:7
AF.
Isaiah 40:18:
Exodus 8:10; Exodus 15:11; 1 Samuel 2:2; Isaiah 40:25; Isaiah 46:5; Micah 7:18; Acts 17:29
AI.
Isaiah 40:20:
Isaiah 44:14
AP.
Isaiah 40:22:
Psalm 104:2
AU.
Isaiah 40:25:
Isaiah 40:18
AV.
Isaiah 40:26:
Isaiah 51:6
AX.
Isaiah 40:26:
Psalm 147:4
BB.
Isaiah 40:27:
Isaiah 54:8
BD.
Isaiah 40:27:
Isaiah 25:1
BE.
Isaiah 40:28:
Isaiah 40:21
BI.
Isaiah 40:29:
Isaiah 41:10
BK.
Isaiah 40:30:
Isaiah 9:17