Thematic Bible
Isaiah 40:1 (show verse)
Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.
Isaiah 40:2 (show verse)
Speak 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.
Isaiah 40:3 (show verse)
The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of Jehovah, make straight 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
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)
Every 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.
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
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)
And the glory of Jehovah shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken.
Isaiah 40:6 (show verse)
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.
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
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 withereth, the flower fadeth, for the breath of Jehovah bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.
Isaiah 40:8 (show verse)
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God abideth for ever.
Isaiah 40:9 (show verse)
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!
Isaiah 40:10 (show verse)
Behold, 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.
Isaiah 40:11 (show verse)
He 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.
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
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 hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out the heavens with his span, and grasped the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in a balance, and the hills in scales?
Isaiah 40:13 (show verse)
Who hath directed the Spirit of Jehovah, and, as his counsellor, hath taught him?
Isaiah 40:14 (show verse)
With whom took he counsel, and who gave him intelligence, and instructed him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed him the way of understanding?
Isaiah 40:15 (show verse)
Behold, 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.
Isaiah 40:16 (show verse)
And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt-offering.
Isaiah 40:17 (show verse)
All the nations are as nothing before him; they are esteemed by him less than a cipher, and vanity.
No Themes for this verse.
Isaiah 40:18 (show verse)
To whom then will ye liken God? and what likeness will ye compare unto him?
Isaiah 40:19 (show verse)
The workman casteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains for it.
Isaiah 40:20 (show verse)
He 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.
Isaiah 40:21 (show verse)
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?
No Themes for this verse.
Isaiah 40:22 (show verse)
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 gauze curtain, and spreadeth them out as 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
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)
that bringeth the princes to nothing, that maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
Isaiah 40:24 (show verse)
Scarcely 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.
Isaiah 40:25 (show verse)
To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.
No Themes for this verse.
Isaiah 40:26 (show verse)
Lift 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.
Isaiah 40:27 (show verse)
Why sayest thou, Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from Jehovah, and my right is passed away from my God?
No Themes for this verse.
Isaiah 40:28 (show verse)
Dost 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.
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
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 giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength.
Isaiah 40:30 (show verse)
Even the youths shall faint and shall tire, and the young men shall stumble and fall;
Isaiah 40:31 (show verse)
but they that wait upon Jehovah shall renew their strength: they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not tire; they shall walk, and not faint.
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
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