9 O Zion, You who bring good tidings, Get up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, You who bring good tidings, Lift up your voice with strength, Lift it up, be not afraid; Say to the cities of Judah, “Behold your God!”
10 Behold, the Lord God shall come1 with a strong hand, And aHis arm shall rule for Him; Behold, bHis reward is with Him, And His1 work before Him.
11 He will afeed His flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs with His arm, And carry them in His bosom, And gently lead those who are with young.
12aWho has measured the1 waters in the hollow of His hand, Measured heaven with a1 span And calculated the dust of the earth in a measure? Weighed the mountains in scales And the hills in a balance?
13aWho has directed the Spirit of the Lord, Or as His counselor has taught Him?
14 With whom did He take counsel, and who instructed Him, And ataught Him in the path of justice? Who taught Him knowledge, And showed Him the way of understanding?
15 Behold, the nations are as a drop in a bucket, And are counted as the small dust on the scales; Look, He lifts up the isles as a very little thing.
16 And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, Nor its beasts sufficient for a burnt offering.
17 All nations before Him are as anothing, And bthey are counted by Him less than nothing and worthless.
18 To whom then will you aliken God? Or what likeness will you compare to Him?
19aThe workman molds an image, The goldsmith overspreads it with gold, And the silversmith casts silver chains.
carry—applicable to Messiah's restoration of Israel, as sheep scattered in all lands, and unable to move of themselves to their own land (Psalms 80:1; Jeremiah 23:3). As Israel was "carried from the womb" (that is, in its earliest days) (Isaiah 63:9, Isaiah 63:11-12; Psalms 77:20), so it shall be in "old age" (that is, its latter days) (Isaiah 46:3-4).
gently lead—as a thoughtful shepherd does the ewes "giving suck" (Margin) (Genesis 33:13-14).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 40:11:
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