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Isaiah 40

Isaiah 40:10

Here Is Your God! · Isaiah 40:9–31
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Translations

Modern
Behold, the Lord GOD comes with might, and His arm establishes His rule. His reward is with Him, and His recompense accompanies Him.
Traditional
Behold, the Lord God will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.
Literal
Behold, the Lord YHWH will come with might, and His arm will rule for Him. Behold, His reward is with Him and His work is before His face.
Latin
…ecce Dominus Deus in fortitudine veniet, et brachium ejus dominabitur: ecce merces ejus cum eo, et opus illius coram illo.

Original

Hebrew
English
Behold, the Lord GOD comes with might, and His arm establishes His rule. His reward is with Him, and His recompense accompanies Him.

Notes

Isaiah 40:10

  • The Lord's rule is different from that of unjust and weak rulers, whom he will judge. His rule is compassionate, just, righteous, and powerful.

  • His arm establishes His rule: God showed his power in events such as:

Isaiah 40:9–11

God is the good news. He comes as a warrior to rescue his people with power, yet he also holds them gently like a shepherd.

Isaiah 40:1–55:13

This section shares the good news of God's coming salvation. The Lord will support his people and judge His enemies. Salvation will occur through the arrival, suffering, and exaltation of the Lord's servant, the Messiah, Jesus Christ.

Isaiah 40:1–31

This chapter introduces chapters 40–66. In this section, comfort means the result of God's merciful actions toward people in the future. It includes encouragement, strength, and acceptance.

God wants to rescue his people (Isaiah 40:1–11) and is fully capable of doing so (40:12–26). The exiles needed to trust God's promises and wait for their rescue (Isaiah 40:27–31; see also 30:15–18).

Events

Parallels

Romans 11:33–36

People

LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Glossary

Book of Baruch Isaiah, Book of Messiah New Creation, New Creature Ransom

Topics

Arm: Figurative Use of Church: Prophecies Concerning Prosperity of Church: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Gentiles: Prophecies of the Conversion of Jesus, the Christ: Divinity of Jehovah the Shepherd Jesus, the Christ: King Jesus, the Christ: Omnipotence of Jesus, the Christ: Prophecies Concerning Universality of the Kingdom of Jesus, the Christ: Saviour Jesus, the Christ: Unclassified Scriptures Relating to the Divinity of Reward: A Motive to Faithfulness Righteous: Promises To, Expressed or Implied Select Readings: The Omnipotence and Incomparableness of God The Excellency and Glory of Christ: As Shepherd