1 Your God says, “Give encouragement to my people!
Isaiah 40: 1

2 Speak kindly to Jerusalem! Say to Jerusalem, ‘Your time of service is over. You have paid the price for your sins. ‘ The Lord has punished Jerusalem twice for each of her sins.
Isaiah 40: 2

3 Listen, someone is making noise! “Make way in the wilderness for Yahweh! Pave the desert road for our God!
Isaiah 40: 3

4 Fill every valley. Level up every mountain. Straighten the crooked ways. Flatten the space.
Isaiah 40: 4

5 Then the glory of our Lord will be revealed. And all the people will see the glory of Jehovah together. Yes, the Lord himself said these things. “
Isaiah 40: 5

6 A voice said, “Speak!” So one man asked, “What shall I say?” The voice answered, “People do not live forever. They are all like grass and straw. And their goodness is like a wild flower.”
Isaiah 40: 6

7 The strong wind from the Lord blows on the grass, and the grass dies and the wild flower falls. “Yes, all people are like grass.
Isaiah 40: 7

8 Wild grass dies and wild flowers fall. But the word of our God endureth for ever.
Isaiah 40: 8

9 There is good news for you, Zion. Go up high and tell the good news! Jerusalem has good news to tell you. Don’t be afraid, speak up! Tell this news to all the cities of Judah: “Look, your God is here!
Isaiah 40: 9

10 The Lord God is coming with power. He will use his power to rule over all people. He will reward his people and reward them for their good deeds.
Isaiah 40:10

11 Jehovah will lead his people like a shepherd leads his sheep. Jehovah will use his arm to gather his sheep. The Lord will take the lambs and hold them in his arms. Their mothers will walk with him.
Isaiah 40:11