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Comfort for God’s People
Comfort, comfort my people,
says your God.
Comfort, comfort my people,
says your God.
Comfort for God’s People
Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.
Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.
Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
and proclaim to her
that her hard service has been completed,
that her sin has been paid for,
that she has received from the Lord’s hand
double for all her sins.
and proclaim to her
that her hard service has been completed,
that her sin has been paid for,
that she has received from the Lord’s hand
double for all her sins.
Every valley shall be raised up,
every mountain and hill made low;
the rough ground shall become level,
the rugged places a plain.
every mountain and hill made low;
the rough ground shall become level,
the rugged places a plain.
Every valley shall be lifted up,
and every mountain and hill be made low;
the uneven ground shall become level,
and the rough places a plain.
and every mountain and hill be made low;
the uneven ground shall become level,
and the rough places a plain.
And the glory of the Lord will be revealed,
and all people will see it together.
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
and all people will see it together.
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed,
and all flesh shall see it together,
for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
and all flesh shall see it together,
for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
A voice says, “Cry out.”
And I said, “What shall I cry?”
“All people are like grass,
and all their faithfulness is like the flowers of the field.
And I said, “What shall I cry?”
“All people are like grass,
and all their faithfulness is like the flowers of the field.
The grass withers and the flowers fall,
because the breath of the Lord blows on them.
Surely the people are grass.
because the breath of the Lord blows on them.
Surely the people are grass.
The grass withers, the flower fades
when the breath of the Lord blows on it;
surely the people are grass.
when the breath of the Lord blows on it;
surely the people are grass.
The grass withers and the flowers fall,
but the word of our God endures forever.”
but the word of our God endures forever.”
The grass withers, the flower fades,
but the word of our God will stand forever.
but the word of our God will stand forever.
See, the Sovereign Lord comes with power,
and he rules with a mighty arm.
See, his reward is with him,
and his recompense accompanies him.
and he rules with a mighty arm.
See, his reward is with him,
and his recompense accompanies him.
Behold, the Lord God comes with might,
and his arm rules for him;
behold, his reward is with him,
and his recompense before him.
and his arm rules for him;
behold, his reward is with him,
and his recompense before him.
He tends his flock like a shepherd:
He gathers the lambs in his arms
and carries them close to his heart;
he gently leads those that have young.
He gathers the lambs in his arms
and carries them close to his heart;
he gently leads those that have young.
He will tend his flock like a shepherd;
he will gather the lambs in his arms;
he will carry them in his bosom,
and gently lead those that are with young.
he will gather the lambs in his arms;
he will carry them in his bosom,
and gently lead those that are with young.
Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand,
or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens?
Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket,
or weighed the mountains on the scales
and the hills in a balance?
or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens?
Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket,
or weighed the mountains on the scales
and the hills in a balance?
Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand
and marked off the heavens with a span,
enclosed the dust of the earth in a measure
and weighed the mountains in scales
and the hills in a balance?
and marked off the heavens with a span,
enclosed the dust of the earth in a measure
and weighed the mountains in scales
and the hills in a balance?
Whom did the Lord consult to enlighten him,
and who taught him the right way?
Who was it that taught him knowledge,
or showed him the path of understanding?
and who taught him the right way?
Who was it that taught him knowledge,
or showed him the path of understanding?
Whom did he consult,
and who made him understand?
Who taught him the path of justice,
and taught him knowledge,
and showed him the way of understanding?
and who made him understand?
Who taught him the path of justice,
and taught him knowledge,
and showed him the way of understanding?
Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket;
they are regarded as dust on the scales;
he weighs the islands as though they were fine dust.
they are regarded as dust on the scales;
he weighs the islands as though they were fine dust.
Behold, the nations are like a drop from a bucket,
and are accounted as the dust on the scales;
behold, he takes up the coastlands like fine dust.
and are accounted as the dust on the scales;
behold, he takes up the coastlands like fine dust.
Lebanon is not sufficient for altar fires,
nor its animals enough for burnt offerings.
nor its animals enough for burnt offerings.
Lebanon would not suffice for fuel,
nor are its beasts enough for a burnt offering.
nor are its beasts enough for a burnt offering.
Before him all the nations are as nothing;
they are regarded by him as worthless
and less than nothing.
they are regarded by him as worthless
and less than nothing.
All the nations are as nothing before him,
they are accounted by him as less than nothing and emptiness.
they are accounted by him as less than nothing and emptiness.
With whom, then, will you compare God?
To what image will you liken him?
To what image will you liken him?
To whom then will you liken God,
or what likeness compare with him?
or what likeness compare with him?
As for an idol, a metalworker casts it,
and a goldsmith overlays it with gold
and fashions silver chains for it.
and a goldsmith overlays it with gold
and fashions silver chains for it.
An idol! A craftsman casts it,
and a goldsmith overlays it with gold
and casts for it silver chains.
and a goldsmith overlays it with gold
and casts for it silver chains.
A person too poor to present such an offering
selects wood that will not rot;
they look for a skilled worker
to set up an idol that will not topple.
selects wood that will not rot;
they look for a skilled worker
to set up an idol that will not topple.
Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
Has it not been told you from the beginning?
Have you not understood since the earth was founded?
Have you not heard?
Has it not been told you from the beginning?
Have you not understood since the earth was founded?
Do you not know? Do you not hear?
Has it not been told you from the beginning?
Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?
Has it not been told you from the beginning?
Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?
He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth,
and its people are like grasshoppers.
He stretches out the heavens like a canopy,
and spreads them out like a tent to live in.
and its people are like grasshoppers.
He stretches out the heavens like a canopy,
and spreads them out like a tent to live in.
It is he who sits above the circle of the earth,
and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers;
who stretches out the heavens like a curtain,
and spreads them like a tent to dwell in;
and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers;
who stretches out the heavens like a curtain,
and spreads them like a tent to dwell in;
He brings princes to naught
and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing.
and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing.
who brings princes to nothing,
and makes the rulers of the earth as emptiness.
and makes the rulers of the earth as emptiness.
No sooner are they planted,
no sooner are they sown,
no sooner do they take root in the ground,
than he blows on them and they wither,
and a whirlwind sweeps them away like chaff.
no sooner are they sown,
no sooner do they take root in the ground,
than he blows on them and they wither,
and a whirlwind sweeps them away like chaff.
Scarcely are they planted, scarcely sown,
scarcely has their stem taken root in the earth,
when he blows on them, and they wither,
and the tempest carries them off like stubble.
scarcely has their stem taken root in the earth,
when he blows on them, and they wither,
and the tempest carries them off like stubble.
“To whom will you compare me?
Or who is my equal?” says the Holy One.
Or who is my equal?” says the Holy One.
To whom then will you compare me,
that I should be like him? says the Holy One.
that I should be like him? says the Holy One.
Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens:
Who created all these?
He who brings out the starry host one by one
and calls forth each of them by name.
Because of his great power and mighty strength,
not one of them is missing.
Who created all these?
He who brings out the starry host one by one
and calls forth each of them by name.
Because of his great power and mighty strength,
not one of them is missing.
Lift up your eyes on high and see:
who created these?
He who brings out their host by number,
calling them all by name;
by the greatness of his might
and because he is strong in power,
not one is missing.
who created these?
He who brings out their host by number,
calling them all by name;
by the greatness of his might
and because he is strong in power,
not one is missing.
Why do you complain, Jacob?
Why do you say, Israel,
“My way is hidden from the Lord;
my cause is disregarded by my God”?
Why do you say, Israel,
“My way is hidden from the Lord;
my cause is disregarded by my God”?
Why do you say, O Jacob,
and speak, O Israel,
“My way is hidden from the Lord,
and my right is disregarded by my God”?
and speak, O Israel,
“My way is hidden from the Lord,
and my right is disregarded by my God”?
Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary,
and his understanding no one can fathom.
Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary,
and his understanding no one can fathom.
Have you not known? Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He does not faint or grow weary;
his understanding is unsearchable.
The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He does not faint or grow weary;
his understanding is unsearchable.
He gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of the weak.
and increases the power of the weak.
He gives power to the faint,
and to him who has no might he increases strength.
and to him who has no might he increases strength.
Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men stumble and fall;
and young men stumble and fall;
Even youths shall faint and be weary,
and young men shall fall exhausted;
and young men shall fall exhausted;
but those who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings like eagles;
they shall run and not be weary;
they shall walk and not faint.
they shall mount up with wings like eagles;
they shall run and not be weary;
they shall walk and not faint.