English Bible Presentation Sharing - Isaiah Book, chapter 40, verse 34 in Erven Version

Isaiah 40 : 1 (ERVEN)

Your God says, "Comfort, comfort my people.

Isaiah 40 : 2 (ERVEN)

Speak kindly to Jerusalem and tell her, 'Your time of service is finished. You have paid the price for your sins.' Lord, you punished Jerusalem twice for every sin she committed."

Isaiah 40 : 3 (ERVEN)

Listen, there is someone shouting: "Prepare a way in the desert for the Lord. Make a straight road there for our God.

Isaiah 40 : 4 (ERVEN)

Every valley must be filled. Every mountain and hill should be made flat. The crooked roads should be made straight, and the rough ground made smooth.

Isaiah 40 : 5 (ERVEN)

Then the Glory of the Lord will be shown to everyone. Together, all people will see it. Yes, this is what the Lord himself said!"

Isaiah 40 : 6 (ERVEN)

A voice said, "Speak!" So the man said, "What should I say?" The voice said, "People are like grass. Any glory they enjoy is like a wildflower.

Isaiah 40 : 7 (ERVEN)

When a wind from the Lord blows on them, the grass dies and the flower falls. Yes, all people are like grass.

Isaiah 40 : 8 (ERVEN)

Grass dies and flowers fall, but the word of our God lasts forever."

Isaiah 40 : 9 (ERVEN)

Zion, you have good news to tell. Go up on a high mountain and shout the good news. Jerusalem, you have good news to tell. Don't be afraid; speak loudly. Tell this news to all the cities of Judah: "Look, here is your God!"

Isaiah 40 : 10 (ERVEN)

The Lord God is coming with power. He will use his power to rule all the people. He will bring rewards for his people. He will have their payment with him.

Isaiah 40 : 11 (ERVEN)

Like a good shepherd, the Lord takes care of his people. He gathers them like little lambs in his arms. He holds them close, while their mothers walk beside him.

Isaiah 40 : 12 (ERVEN)

Who measured the oceans in the palm of his hand? Who used his hand to measure the sky? Who used a bowl to measure all the dust of the earth? Who used scales to measure the mountains and hills?

Isaiah 40 : 13 (ERVEN)

Who could know the Lord's mind? Who could be his teacher or give him advice?

Isaiah 40 : 14 (ERVEN)

Did the Lord ask for anyone's help? Did anyone teach him to be fair? Did anyone teach him knowledge? Did anyone teach him to be wise?

Isaiah 40 : 15 (ERVEN)

Look, all the nations in the world are like one small drop in the bucket. If the Lord took all the faraway nations and put them on his scales, they would be like small pieces of dust.

Isaiah 40 : 16 (ERVEN)

All the trees in Lebanon are not enough to burn on the altar for the Lord. And all the animals in Lebanon are not enough to kill for a sacrifice.

Isaiah 40 : 17 (ERVEN)

Compared to God, all the nations of the world are nothing. Compared to him, they are worth nothing at all.

Isaiah 40 : 18 (ERVEN)

Can you compare God to anything? Can you make a picture of God?

Isaiah 40 : 19 (ERVEN)

No, but some people make statues from rock or wood, and they call them gods. One worker makes a statue. Then another worker covers it with gold and makes silver chains for it.

Isaiah 40 : 20 (ERVEN)

For the base he chooses special wood, a kind of wood that will not rot. Then he finds a good wood worker, and the worker makes a "god" that will not fall over.

Isaiah 40 : 21 (ERVEN)

Surely you know the truth, don't you? Surely you have heard. Surely someone told you long ago. Surely you understand who made the earth.

Isaiah 40 : 22 (ERVEN)

It is the Lord who sits above the circle of the earth. And compared to him, people are like grasshoppers. He rolled open the skies like a piece of cloth. He stretched out the skies like a tent to sit under.

Isaiah 40 : 23 (ERVEN)

He takes away the power of rulers. He makes the world's leaders completely worthless.

Isaiah 40 : 24 (ERVEN)

They are like plants that are planted in the ground. But before they can send their roots into the ground, God blows on the "plants"; they become dead and dry, and the wind blows them away like straw.

Isaiah 40 : 25 (ERVEN)

The Holy One says, "Can you compare me to anyone? No one is equal to me."

Isaiah 40 : 26 (ERVEN)

Look up to the skies. Who created all those stars? Who created all those "armies" in the sky? Who knows every star by name? He is very strong and powerful, so not one of these stars is lost.

Isaiah 40 : 27 (ERVEN)

People of Jacob, this is true. Israel, you should believe it. So why do you say, "The Lord cannot see the way I live; he will not find me and punish me"?

Isaiah 40 : 28 (ERVEN)

Surely you know the truth. Surely you have heard. The Lord is the God who lives forever! He created all the faraway places on earth. He does not get tired and weary. You cannot learn all he knows.

Isaiah 40 : 29 (ERVEN)

The Lord helps tired people be strong. He gives power to those without it.

Isaiah 40 : 30 (ERVEN)

Young men get tired and need to rest. Even young boys stumble and fall.

Isaiah 40 : 31 (ERVEN)

But those who trust in the Lord will become strong again�like eagles that grow new feathers. They will run and not get weak. They will walk and not get tired.