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Isaiah 40
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Isaiah 40:1 (show verse)

“Comfort, O comfort My people,” says your God.
Comfort » The duty of administering
Consolation under Affliction » By ministers of the gospel
Consolation under Affliction » To those who mourn for sin
Crookedness » The crooked
John the baptist » What was foretold about john the baptist
Pardon » Ministers are appointed to proclaim

Isaiah 40:2 (show verse)

“Speak kindly to Jerusalem;
And call out to her, that her warfare has ended,
That her iniquity has been removed,
That she has received of the Lord’s hand
Double for all her sins.”
Consolation under Affliction » By ministers of the gospel
Crookedness » The crooked
John the baptist » What was foretold about john the baptist
Pardon » Ministers are appointed to proclaim

Isaiah 40:3 (show verse)

A voice is calling,
“Clear the way for the Lord in the wilderness;
Make smooth in the desert a highway for our God.
Christ » Names of » God
Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As jehovah
Crookedness » The crooked
Highways » Figurative
Highways » Generally straight
Highways » Illustrative » (made in the deserts,) of facilities for the spread of the gospel
Highways » All obstructions removed from, before persons of distinction
Highways » Often made in deserts
Jesus Christ » Divinity of » As jehovah
Jesus Christ » Names of » Jehovah
John » The baptist » Prophecies concerning
John the baptist » What was foretold about john the baptist
Names » Of Christ » God
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No messiah until the way had been prepared
Proclamation » Imperial
Prophecies respecting Christ » His being preceded by john the baptist
Straight » Figurative » Of righteousness, "straight paths,"
Travelers » Of distinction » Often preceded by heralds, &c to have the roads prepared

Isaiah 40:4 (show verse)

“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;
Crookedness » The crooked
Highways » Figurative
Highways » All obstructions removed from, before persons of distinction
John the baptist » What was foretold about john the baptist
Mountains » Illustrative » Of difficulties
Straight » Figurative » Of righteousness, "straight paths,"
Travelers » Of distinction » Often preceded by heralds, &c to have the roads prepared
Valleys » Illustrative » (filling up of,) of removing all obstructions to the gospel
Way provided » By removal of obstacles

Isaiah 40:5 (show verse)

Then the glory of the Lord will be revealed,
And all flesh will see it together;
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
Glory of Christ » Revealed in the gospel
Glory » Who shall see the glory of God
Names » Of Christ » Glory of the lord
Resurrection » What shall be revealed
Seeing » What all flesh shall see

Isaiah 40:6 (show verse)

A voice says, “Call out.”
Then he answered, “What shall I call out?”
All flesh is grass, and all its loveliness is like the flower of the field.
Body » Frailty of
Endurance » What does not endure
Flesh » The flesh
Grass » Illustrative » Of shortness and uncertainty of life
Grass » Figurative
Man » Extremity of examples of » Frailty of
Man » A social being » As grass
Man » Compared to » Grass
Mortality » Of man » Man compared to withering grass
Vanishing » What vanishes away

Isaiah 40:7 (show verse)

The grass withers, the flower fades,
When the breath of the Lord blows upon it;
Surely the people are grass.
Endurance » What does not endure
Flesh » The flesh
Grass » Illustrative » Of shortness and uncertainty of life
Man » A social being » As grass
Man » Compared to » Grass
Mortality » Of man » Man compared to withering grass
Vanishing » What vanishes away
Wind » Often blighting

Isaiah 40:8 (show verse)

The grass withers, the flower fades,
But the word of our God stands forever.
Endurance » What does not endure
Flesh » The flesh
Flowers » Described as » Evanescent
Man » Compared to » Grass
The word of God » Despised by the foolish » The book of the ages
The word of God » The word of God enduring forever
Vanishing » What vanishes away
Word » Endures » The book of the ages

Isaiah 40:9 (show verse)

Get yourself up on a high mountain,
O Zion, bearer of good news,
Lift up your voice mightily,
O Jerusalem, bearer of good news;
Lift it up, do not fear.
Say to the cities of Judah,
“Here is your God!”
Good » Tidings » Spiritual
Jerusalem » Prophecies respecting » The gospel to go forth from
Mountains » Proclamations often made from
Proclamation » Imperial
good Tidings » Spiritual

Isaiah 40:10 (show verse)

Behold, the Lord God will come with might,
With His arm ruling for Him.
Behold, His reward is with Him
And His recompense before Him.
Glory of Christ » As shepherd
Following » Who follows the lord
Jesus Christ » Divinity of » Jehovah the shepherd
Shepherds/pastors » The lord being a shepherd

Isaiah 40:11 (show verse)

Like a shepherd He will tend His flock,
In His arm He will gather the lambs
And carry them in His bosom;
He will gently lead the nursing ewes.
Children » Promises and assurances to
Children » Promises to special promises to children, examples of » Lambs of the flock
Children » Special promises to children, examples of » Lambs of the flock
Children » Lambs of the fold » Carried in Christ's bosom
Christ » Shepherd general references to » Tender
Christ » Spirit of » Tender
Christ and children » Gentle
Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As jehovah, the shepherd
Christ, character of » Compassionate
Christ, the shepherd » Foretold
Christ, the shepherd » His sheep » He gathers
Christ, the shepherd » His sheep » He cherishes tenderly
Christ's » Attitude toward children » Gentle
Church » Compared to a flock » General references to
Church » Flock, God's » General references to
Of Christ Compassion » Manifested for the » Weak in faith
Glory of Christ » As shepherd
God's Flock » General references to
Following » Who follows the lord
Gentleness » Divine
Gentleness » Of God
Gentleness » Of Christ
God » Christ's » Gentleness of
God » Pillar of » Flock of
God's Promises » Special promises to children, examples of » Lambs of the flock
Home » Special promises to children, examples of » Lambs of the flock
Jesus and children » Gentle
Jesus Christ » Shepherd, jesus the true » Foretold
Jesus Christ » Divinity of » Jehovah the shepherd
Jesus Christ » Shepherd, jesus the true » He gathers
Jesus Christ » Shepherd, jesus the true » He cherishes tenderly
Lambs » Illustrative » Of weak believers
Lambs » The shepherd's care for
Lambs of the fold » Carried in Christ's bosom
Names » Of the church » Flock, God's
Preciousness of Christ » On account of his » Care and tenderness
Privileges of saints » Having » Christ for their shepherd
Prophecies respecting Christ » His tenderness and compassion
Righteous » Compared with » Lambs
compared to Saints » Lambs
Shepherd » Figurative » A name given to jesus
Christ Shepherd » General references to » Tender
Shepherds » Illustrative » (their care and tenderness,) of tenderness of Christ
Shepherds/pastors » The lord being a shepherd
Titles and names of saints » Lambs

Isaiah 40:12 (show verse)

Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand,
And marked off the heavens by the span,
And calculated the dust of the earth by the measure,
And weighed the mountains in a balance
And the hills in a pair of scales?
Balances » Figurative
Balances » Used for weighing
Measure » A span
Measures » Illustrative » (measuring the dust of the earth,) of God's greatness
Mountains » God » Weighs, in a balance
the Sea » God » Measures the waters of
Weights » Were frequently used in scales or balances

Isaiah 40:13 (show verse)

Who has directed the Spirit of the Lord,
Or as His counselor has informed Him?
The Counsels and purposes of God » Are sovereign
The Holy Spirit As Teacher » As the spirit of wisdom

Isaiah 40:14 (show verse)

With whom did He consult and who gave Him understanding?
And who taught Him in the path of justice and taught Him knowledge
And informed Him of the way of understanding?
The Counsels and purposes of God » Are sovereign
The Holy Spirit As Teacher » As the spirit of wisdom
God, Wisdom of » Described as » Underived

Isaiah 40:15 (show verse)

Behold, the nations are like a drop from a bucket,
And are regarded as a speck of dust on the scales;
Behold, He lifts up the islands like fine dust.
Balances » Used for weighing

Isaiah 40:16 (show verse)

Even Lebanon is not enough to burn,
Nor its beasts enough for a burnt offering.
the Burnt offering » The most costly, no adequate tribute to God
Lebanon » Cedars of
Lebanon » Forests of, infested with wild beasts
Lebanon » Beasts of
Offerings » Useless when not accompanied by genuine piety
Trees » Varieties » Cedars of lebanon

Isaiah 40:17 (show verse)

All the nations are as nothing before Him,
They are regarded by Him as less than nothing and meaningless.
No Themes for this verse.

Isaiah 40:18 (show verse)

To whom then will you liken God?
Or what likeness will you compare with Him?
God » Mercy of » None like

Isaiah 40:19 (show verse)

As for the idol, a craftsman casts it,
A goldsmith plates it with gold,
And a silversmith fashions chains of silver.
Art » Primitive » Of the goldsmith
Arts and crafts » Names of various » Goldsmiths
Arts and crafts » Names of various » Workers in metals
Arts of the » Goldsmith
Gold » Working in, a trade
Idol » Manufacture of
Silver » Made into » Chains
Silver » Chains

Isaiah 40:20 (show verse)

He who is too impoverished for such an offering
Selects a tree that does not rot;
He seeks out for himself a skillful craftsman
To prepare an idol that will not totter.
Idol » Manufacture of
Trees » Were cut down » For making idols
false Worship » Idols characterized, as » Perishable
FALSE » Idols characterized, as » Perishable

Isaiah 40:21 (show verse)

Do you not know? Have you not heard?
Has it not been declared to you from the beginning?
Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?
No Themes for this verse.

Isaiah 40:22 (show verse)

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 out like a tent to dwell in.
Agriculture » Foes of » Grasshoppers
Curtains » Figurative
Earth » Circle of
Government » God setting up and removing kings
Heaven/the heavens » The lord stretching out the heavens
Heavens » Creation of
Insignificance of man » A grasshopper when compared to God
Man » Apparent insignificance of » A grasshopper when compared to God
Man » Insignificance of » A grasshopper when compared to God
Tents » Illustrative » (spread out,) of the heavens
Tents » Were spread out

Isaiah 40:23 (show verse)

He it is who reduces rulers to nothing,
Who makes the judges of the earth meaningless.
Government » God setting up and removing kings
The wicked » Confounded

Isaiah 40:24 (show verse)

Scarcely have they been planted,
Scarcely have they been sown,
Scarcely has their stock taken root in the earth,
But He merely blows on them, and they wither,
And the storm carries them away like stubble.
Meteorology » Whirlwind » Symbol of the sudden destruction of the wicked
Stubble » Figurative » Of wicked people
Whirlwind » Symbol of the sudden destruction of the wicked
Whirlwind » Illustrative of the » Sudden destruction of the wicked
The wicked » Cut off

Isaiah 40:25 (show verse)

“To whom then will you liken Me
That I would be his equal?” says the Holy One.
No Themes for this verse.

Isaiah 40:26 (show verse)

Lift up your eyes on high
And see who has created these stars,
The One who leads forth their host by number,
He calls them all by name;
Because of the greatness of His might and the strength of His power,
Not one of them is missing.
Creation » Exhibits » God, Power of
Stars » Exhibit the greatness of God's power

Isaiah 40:27 (show verse)

Why do you say, O Jacob, and assert, O Israel,
“My way is hidden from the Lord,
And the justice due me escapes the notice of my God”?
No Themes for this verse.

Isaiah 40:28 (show verse)

Do you not know? Have you not heard?
The Everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth
Does not become weary or tired.
His understanding is inscrutable.
Anthropomorphisms » Miscellaneous acts and states of mind attributed to » Does not faint
Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As creator of all things
Creation » Exhibits » God, Power of
Divine Knowledge » General reference to
Endurance » The lord enduring forever
Fainting » The faint
Fainting » The lord not fainting
God » Trust in » Unsearchable
God » Eternal the growth of » Knowledge possessed by
God » Is declared to be » Unsearchable
Jesus Christ » Divinity of » As creator of all things
Knowledge » Divine Knowledge » General reference to
Knowledge » God's » General reference to
Strength » Who the lord strengthens
Understanding » The understanding of the lord
God, Wisdom of » Described as » Unsearchable

Isaiah 40:29 (show verse)

He gives strength to the weary,
And to him who lacks might He increases power.
Fainting » The faint
Strength » Who the lord strengthens

Isaiah 40:30 (show verse)

Though youths grow weary and tired,
And vigorous young men stumble badly,
Fainting » Who does not faint
Waiting » Those that wait on the lord

Isaiah 40:31 (show verse)

Yet those who wait for the Lord
Will gain new strength;
They will mount up with wings like eagles,
They will run and not get tired,
They will walk and not become weary.
Attitudes of the Christian » Seven attitudes of the spiritual life » Mounting up, for exaltation
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Eagles, a type of swiftness
Eagles » Illustrative » (upward flight of,) of the saint's rapid progress toward heaven
Eagles » Eagles, a type of swiftness
Fainting » Who does not faint
God » Voice of select readings » Waiting upon
God's Promises » Of spiritual gifts » Of strength
New » Man » Strengthened and renewed by the holy spirit
Power » Promised » Strength, moral and spiritual promised
Righteous » Compared with » Eagles
compared to Saints » Eagles
Seven » Seven attitudes of the spiritual life » Mounting up, for exaltation
Spiritual » Renewal » Man, strengthened and renewed by the holy spirit
Spiritual » Power » Source of spiritual power
Strength » Moral and spiritual promised
Waiting » Those that wait on the lord
Waiting » Those who engage in » Will renew their strength
Waiting upon God » They who engage in » Shall renew their strength, &c
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