Thematic Bible

Isaiah 40
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Isaiah 40:1 (show verse)

“Comfort, 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 tenderly to Jerusalem,
and announce to her
that her time of forced labor is over,
her iniquity has been pardoned,
and she has received from 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 of one crying out:

Prepare the way of the Lord in the wilderness;
make a straight highway for our God in the desert.
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)

Every valley will be lifted up,
and every mountain and hill will be leveled;
the uneven ground will become smooth
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

Isaiah 40:5 (show verse)

And the glory of the Lord will appear,
and all humanity together will see it,
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 was saying, “Cry out!”
Another said, “What should I cry out?”
“All humanity is grass,
and all its goodness 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 flowers fade
when the breath of the Lord blows on them;
indeed, 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 flowers fade,
but the word of our God remains 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)

Zion, herald of good news,
go up on a high mountain.
Jerusalem, herald of good news,
raise your voice loudly.
Raise it, do not be afraid!
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)

See, the Lord God comes with strength,
and His power establishes His rule.
His reward is with Him,
and His gifts accompany 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)

He protects His flock like a shepherd;
He gathers the lambs in His arms
and carries them in the fold of His garment.
He gently leads those that are nursing.
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
or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand?
Who has gathered the dust of the earth in a measure
or weighed the mountains in a balance
and the hills in the 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 who gave Him His counsel?
The Counsels and purposes of God » Are sovereign
The Holy Spirit As Teacher » As the spirit of wisdom

Isaiah 40:14 (show verse)

Who did He consult with?
Who gave Him understanding
and taught Him the paths of justice?
Who taught Him knowledge
and showed Him 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)

Look, the nations are like a drop in a bucket;
they are considered as a speck of dust in the scales;
He lifts up the islands like fine dust.
Balances » Used for weighing

Isaiah 40:16 (show verse)

Lebanon is not enough for fuel,
or its animals 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 considered by Him
as nothingness and emptiness.
No Themes for this verse.

Isaiah 40:18 (show verse)

Who will you compare God with?
What likeness will you compare Him to?
God » Mercy of » None like

Isaiah 40:19 (show verse)

To an idol?—something that a smelter casts,
and a metalworker plates with gold
and makes silver welds for it?
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)

To one who shapes a pedestal,
choosing wood that does not rot?
He looks for a skilled craftsman
to set up an idol that will not fall over.
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 considered
the foundations of the earth?
No Themes for this verse.

Isaiah 40:22 (show verse)

God is enthroned above the circle of the earth;
its inhabitants are like grasshoppers.
He stretches out the heavens like thin cloth
and spreads them out like a tent to live 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 reduces princes to nothing
and makes judges of the earth irrational.
Government » God setting up and removing kings
The wicked » Confounded

Isaiah 40:24 (show verse)

They are barely planted, barely sown,
their stem hardly takes root in the ground
when He blows on them and they wither,
and a whirlwind 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)

“Who will you compare Me to,
or who is My equal?” asks the Holy One.
No Themes for this verse.

Isaiah 40:26 (show verse)

Look up and see:
who created these?
He brings out the starry host by number;
He calls all of them by name.
Because of His great power and strength,
not one of them is missing.
Creation » Exhibits » God, Power of
Stars » Exhibit the greatness of God's power

Isaiah 40:27 (show verse)

Jacob, why do you say,
and Israel, why do you assert:
“My way is hidden from the Lord,
and my claim is ignored by my God”?
No Themes for this verse.

Isaiah 40:28 (show verse)

Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
Yahweh is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the whole earth.
He never grows faint or weary;
there is no limit to 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

Isaiah 40:29 (show verse)

He gives strength to the weary
and strengthens the powerless.
Fainting » The faint
Strength » Who the lord strengthens

Isaiah 40:30 (show verse)

Youths may faint and grow weary,
and young men stumble and fall,
Fainting » Who does not faint
Waiting » Those that wait on the lord

Isaiah 40:31 (show verse)

but those who trust 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 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
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