Isaiah 40 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Isaiah 40 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 23_Isaiah_40, version 6.1.0 (2025-06-30), annotations by Frank Feder, So Miyagawa, Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Crosswire, CoptOT. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.

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ref	L0 witness	L1 Cairene	L2 Kemetic	English
40:1	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲗⲁⲟⲥ	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲗⲁⲟⲥ	pejef̀nouti je parakalei parakalei ǹpalaos	Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith God.
40:2	ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̄ⲑⲓ︤ⲗ︦ⲏ︦ⲙ︥ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲉⲥⲑ︤ⲃ︥ⲃⲓⲟ ⲁϣⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲁⲥϫⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙ̄ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲩⲕⲏⲃ	ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲉⲥⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ ⲁ̀ϣⲁⲓ ⲁⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲃⲱⲗ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲥϭⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉⲩⲕⲏⲃ	ǹouyb saji èp̀hyt ǹt̀·hierousalym parakalei m̀mos je apesθevio àṡai apesnovi vōl èvol je asċi èvol hitotf ǹp̀ċois ǹnesnovi evkyb	Speak, ye priests, to the heart of Jerusalem; comfort her, for her humiliation is accomplished, her sin is put away: for she has received of the Lord's hand double the amount of her sins.
40:3	ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲏ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲧⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲡϫⲁⲓ̈ⲉ ϫⲉⲥ︤ⲃ︥ⲧⲉⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲙ̄ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲟⲩⲧ︤ⲛ︥ⲛⲉϥϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ	ⲧⲉⲥ̀ⲙⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲡ̀ϫⲁⲓⲉ ϫⲉ ⲥⲟⲃϯⲫ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲥⲟⲩⲧ̀ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲱⲓⲧ	tes̀my ǹpetōṡ èvol hi p̀gaie je sovtif̀mōit ǹp̀ċois sout̀nnefmōit	The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight the paths of our God.
40:4	ⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙ︤ⲛ︥ⲥⲓⲃ︤ⲧ︥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲁⲑ︤ⲃ︥ⲃⲓⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧϭⲟⲟⲙⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧ︤ⲛ︥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲧⲉϩⲉⲛϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲗⲉϭⲗⲱϭ	ⲉⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲙⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲓⲃ̀ⲧ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲧϭⲟⲟⲙⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲧⲉϩⲉⲛⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉⲩⲥⲗⲉϭⲗⲱϭ	eeia niven namoh ouoh tōou niven nem siv̀t niven naθevio ouoh netċoome tyrou naṡōpi evsouten ouoh netnaṡtehenmōit evsleċlōċ	Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low: and all the crooked ways shall become straight, and the rough places plains.
40:5	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ︤ϩ︥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲥⲁⲣ︤ⲝ︥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲱ̀ⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲡ̀ⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ	ouoh p̀ṑou ǹp̀ċois naouōnh èvol ǹte sarks niven nōou ep̀ōou ǹf̀nouti	And the glory of the Lord shall appear, and all flesh shall see the salvation of God: for the Lord has spoken it.
40:6	ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲏ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉⲧⲁⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲭⲟⲣⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲁⲣ︤ⲝ︥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣ︤ϥ︥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩϩⲣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲭⲟⲣⲧⲟⲥ	ⲧⲉⲥ̀ⲙⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲭⲟⲣⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲱ̀ⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩ̀ⲣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲭⲟⲣⲧⲟⲥ	tes̀my ǹpetgō m̀mos je ōṡ èvol ouoh pegai je taōṡ èvol je ou je ouxortos pe sarks niven ouoh p̀ṑou tyrf ǹp̀rōmi ǹf̀ryti pe ǹouh̀ryri ǹxortos	The voice of one saying, Cry; and I said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass:
40:7	ⲁⲡⲉⲭⲟⲣⲧⲟⲥ ϣⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲉϥϩⲣⲏⲣⲉ ⲥⲣⲟⲃⲣⲉϥ	ⲁⲡ̀ⲭⲟⲣⲧⲟⲥ ϣⲱⲟⲩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲡⲉϥϩ̀ⲣⲏⲣⲓ ⲥⲣⲟⲃⲣⲉϥ	ap̀xortos ṡōoui ouoh apefh̀ryri srovref	The grass withers, and the flower fades:
40:8	ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ	ⲡ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ϣⲟⲡ ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ	p̀·saji ḋe ǹp̀ċois ṡop ṡa èneh	but the word of our God abides for ever.
40:9	ⲁⲗⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫ︤ⲛ︥ⲟⲩⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲛ̄ⲥⲓⲱⲛ ϫⲉⲥ︤ⲧ︥ⲧⲉⲕⲥⲙⲏ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲟⲩϭⲟⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛ̄ⲑⲓ︤ⲗ︦ⲏ︦ⲙ︥ ϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡ︤ⲣ︥ⲣ̄ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲛ̄ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛ̄ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥⲡⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ	ⲁⲗⲏⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥϭⲟⲥⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲓⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ⲥ̀ⲧⲧⲉⲕⲥ̀ⲙⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥⲡⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ	alyi ehrai èjen outōou efċosi petevangelize ǹsiōn je s̀ttek·s̀my xen ougom pettaṡeoeiṡ ǹt̀·hierousalym ċisi m̀pererhoti àgos ǹǹpolis ǹiouda je ispennouti	O thou that bringest glad tidings to Zion, go up on the high mountain; lift up thy voice with strength, thou that bringest glad tidings to Jerusalem; lift it up, fear not; say unto the cities of Juda, Behold your God!
40:10	ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲏⲩ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲟⲩϭⲟⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϥϭⲃⲟⲓ̈ ⲛⲏⲩ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲟⲩⲙ︤ⲛ︦ⲧ︥ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉϥⲃⲉⲕⲉ ⲛ︤ⲙ︥ⲙⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϥϩⲱⲃ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲙ̄ⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ	ⲓⲥ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϥϭⲃⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲉϥⲃⲉⲭⲉ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϥϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ	is p̀ċois nyou xen ougom ouoh pefċvoi nyou xen oumetċois is pefveke nemaf ouoh pefhōb ǹpefm̀θo èvol	Behold the Lord! The Lord is coming with strength, and his arm is with power: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.
40:11	ϥⲛⲁⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲟϩⲉ ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩϣⲱⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲥⲉⲩϩⲛⲉϥϩⲓⲉⲓⲃ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩ︤ⲙ︥ⲡⲉϥϭⲃⲟⲓ̈ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲉⲧ	ϥⲛⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲟ̀ϩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϣⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲥⲉⲩϩⲛⲉϥϩⲓⲉⲓⲃ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϭⲃⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲉⲧ	fnamoni ǹpefòhi ǹf̀ryti ǹouṡōs ouoh f̀nasevhnefhieib èxoun xen pefċvoi ouoh f̀naparakalei ǹneteet	He shall tend his flock as a shepherd, and he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and shall soothe them that are with young.
40:12	ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲓⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲧⲉϥϩⲱϩ︤ⲃ︥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲡⲉ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲧⲉϥⲉⲣⲧⲱ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲧⲏⲣ︤ϥ︥ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲧⲉϥϭⲁϫⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲓ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲕⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲟⲩⲙⲁϣⲉ	ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲓⲡⲙⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥϩⲱϩ̀ⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲉⲣⲧⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥϭⲁϫⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲧⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲕⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲁϣⲓ	nim petafṡipmou xen tefhōh̀v ouoh t̀fe xen tefertō ouoh p̀kahi tyrf xen tefċagme niven pentafṡi ǹǹtōou xen ouṡi ouoh nekourōou xen oumaṡi	Who has measured the water in his hand, and the heaven with a span, and all the earth in a handful? Who has weighed the mountains in scales, and the forests in a balance?
40:13	ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲙ̄ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̄ⲣⲉϥϫⲓϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲁⲧ︤ϥ︥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ	ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥϫⲓϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲉⲓⲁⲉⲧϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ	nim petafemi èp̀hyt ǹp̀ċois ouoh nim petafṡōpi naf ǹrefjiṡogne fai etnatsave eiaetf èvol	Who has known the mind of the Lord? and who has been his counsellor, to instruct him?
40:14	ⲏ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥϫⲓϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲙ︤ⲛ︥ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁϥⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟϥ ⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟϥ ⲉⲡϩⲁⲡ ⲏ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲛ̄ⲧⲙ︤ⲛ︦ⲧ︥ⲣ︤ⲙ︥ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ ⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̄ϣⲟⲣ︤ⲡ︥ ϫⲉⲉϥⲉⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲛⲁϥ	ⲓⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁϥϫⲓϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁϥⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟϥ ⲓⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲁⲡ ⲓⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲓⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲣⲡ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉ̀ⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲛⲁϥ	ie ǹtafjiṡogne nem nim aftsavof ie nim petaftsavof èp̀hap ie aftamof èf̀mōit ǹt̀m̀ntrmnhyt ie nim petafti naf ǹṡorp je efètōōve naf	Or with whom has he taken counsel, and he has instructed him? or who has taught him judgment, or who has taught him the way of understanding;
40:15	ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲧⲉⲗϯⲗⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲏⲡ ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲧ︤ⲛ︥ⲧⲱⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲓϩ	ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲛ̀ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲧⲉⲗϯⲗⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲏⲡ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲁϣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲓϩ	isje ǹheθnos tyrou evoi ǹf̀ryti ǹouteltile èvol xen oukatos ouoh evyp ǹf̀ryti ǹp̀riki ǹoumaṡi ouoh avtenθōnou evjih	since all the nations are counted as a drop from a bucket, and as the turning of a balance, and shall be counted as spittle?
40:16	ⲙ̄ⲡⲗⲓⲃⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲕ︤ϩ︥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧ︤ⲃ︥ⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲧⲁⲗⲟ	ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲗⲓⲃⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲣⲱϣⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲕϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲃⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲣⲱϣⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲁⲗⲟ	ǹp̀libanos ḋe rōṡi an èrōk·h ouoh ǹt̀vnooue tyrou rōṡi an èp̀talo	And Libanus is not enough to burn, nor all beasts enough for a whole-burnt offering:
40:17	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲟⲡⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲥ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲟⲡⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲥ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ	ouoh ǹheθnos tyrou xen laav ne ouoh avopou hōs laav	and all the nations are as nothing, and counted as nothing.
40:18	ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧ︤ⲛ︥ⲧⲉⲛⲧ︤ⲛ︥ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧ︤ⲛ︥ⲧⲱⲛ︤ϥ︥ ⲉⲩⲁϣ ⲙ̄ⲙⲓⲛⲉ	ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲉⲛⲧ̀ⲛⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲛⲓⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧ̀ⲛⲧⲱⲉⲛϥ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲁϣ ⲛ̀ⲙⲓⲛⲉ	etaretentent̀np̀ċois ènim ouoh ǹtatetent̀ntōenf èouaṡ ǹmine	To whom have ye compared the Lord? and with what likeness have ye compared him?
40:19	ⲙⲏ ⲉⲩϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲉⲁⲩϩⲁⲙϣⲉ ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲥ ⲏ ⲟⲩϩⲁⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲉⲧ︤ϩ︥ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲁϥⲗⲁⲗⲱⲱϥ ⲏ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲥⲙⲟⲧ	ⲙⲏ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲉⲁⲟⲩϩⲁⲙϣⲉ ⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟⲥ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲁⲙⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲉⲧ̀ϩ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲁϥⲗⲁⲗⲱⲱϥ ⲓⲉ ⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲧ	my èouhikōn eaouhamṡe θamios ie ouhamnoub petafouet̀·h ounoub aflalōōf ie afθamiof ǹous̀mot	Has not the artificer made an image, or the goldsmith having melted gold, gilt it over, and made it a similitude?
40:20	ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲡϩⲁⲙϣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲥⲗ︤ⲡ︥ⲟⲩϣⲉ ⲉⲙⲉϥⲣ̄ϫⲟⲟⲗⲉⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲁⲧ︤ϥ︥ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲟⲩⲙ︤ⲛ︦ⲧ︥ⲣ︤ⲙ︥ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲥⲕⲓⲙ	ⲉ̀ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡ̀ϩⲁⲙϣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲥⲗ̀ⲡⲟⲩϣⲉ ⲉⲙⲡⲁϥⲣ̀ϫⲟⲟⲗⲉⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲥⲕⲓⲙ	èṡarep̀hamṡe ġar sl̀pouṡe empafr̀gooles ouoh ṡafṡini ǹsa tahof èratf xen oum̀ntrmnhyt ouhikōn ouoh hina ǹǹskim	For the artificer chooses out a wood that will not rot, and will wisely enquire how he shall set up his image, and that so that it should not be moved.
40:21	ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲧ︤ⲛ︥ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲧ︤ⲙ︥ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲩⲧⲁⲙⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧ︤ⲛ︥ ϫⲓⲛϣⲟⲣ︤ⲡ︥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲧ︤ⲛ︥ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲥ︤ⲛ︥ⲧⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲕⲁϩ	ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧ̀ⲛⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲓⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲥⲉⲛϯ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ	ǹtetennaemi an ǹtet̀nnsōtem an m̀peoutame θynou jinṡorp m̀petenemi èǹsenti ǹp̀kahi	Will ye not know? will ye not hear? has it not been told you of old? Have ye not known the foundations of the earth?
40:22	ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ︤ϥ︥ ⲟ ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛϣϫⲏ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲉⲧⲡⲉ ⲉⲣⲁⲧ︤ⲥ︥ ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲕⲏⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲡⲟⲣϣ︤ⲥ︥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩϩⲃⲱ ⲉⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ︤ⲥ︥	ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲱϯ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛϣϫⲏ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲉⲧ̀ⲫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲕⲏⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲫⲟⲣϣⲥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲃⲱ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲥ	petamahte ǹp̀kōti ǹp̀kahi ouoh èrenetouyh ǹxytf oi ǹf̀ryti ǹhanṡjy petaftahet̀fe èrats ǹf̀ryti ǹoukype ouoh afforṡs èvol ǹf̀ryti ǹouhvō èouōh ǹxyts	It is he that comprehends the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants in it are as grasshoppers; he that set up the heaven as a chamber, and stretched it out as a tent to dwell in:
40:23	ⲡⲉⲧϯ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲉⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ	ⲡⲉⲧϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲉⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ	petti ǹnarxōn earṡei èoulaav ouoh efθamiep̀kahi ǹf̀ryti ǹoulaav	he that appoints princes to rule as nothing, and has made the earth as nothing.
40:24	ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲩϫⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲩⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉ ϫⲓⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲧⲏⲩⲛⲓϥⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϣⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲑⲁⲧⲏⲩ ⲛⲁϥⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛϭ︤ⲗ︥ⲗ︤ⲙ︥	ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϫⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓ ϭⲓⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲁ̀ⲟⲩⲧⲏⲩⲛⲓϥⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲟⲩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧ̀ϩⲁⲧⲏⲩ ⲛⲁϥⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛϭ̀ⲗⲗⲙ	ǹnougo ġar ouḋe ǹnevtōċe ouḋe ǹnetounouni ċinouni ehrai èp̀kahi àoutyvnife èrōou ouoh avṡōoui ouoh t̀·hatyv nafitou ǹf̀ryti ǹhanċ̀llm	For they shall not plant, neither shall they sow, neither shall their root be fixed in the ground: he has blown upon them, and they are withered, and a storm shall carry them away like sticks.
40:25	ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧ︤ⲛ︥ⲧ︤ⲛ︥ⲧⲱⲛ︤ⲧ︥ ⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ	ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ⲛⲓⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ	tinou ċe ǹtatetentenθōnt ènim ouoh tinaċisi pejepeθouab	Now then to whom have ye compared me, that I may be exalted? saith the Holy One.
40:26	ϥⲓ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧ︤ⲛ︥ⲃⲁⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲧ︤ⲛ︥ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲩⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲉⲩⲏⲡⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲩⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩ︤ⲙ︥ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϭⲟⲙ ⲛ︤ⲅ︥ⲟⲃ︤ϣ︥ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ	ϥⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧⲟⲩⲏⲡⲉ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϫⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ⲕⲟⲃ̀ϣ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲗⲁⲁⲩ	fai ǹnetenval ehrai èt̀fe ǹtetennav je nim petafθamienai tyrou petìni ǹpoukosmos èvol kata touype f̀namouti èrōou tyrou ǹpouran èvol xen p̀niṡti nōou ouoh p̀amahte ǹt̀gom ǹkov̀ṡ an èlaav	Lift up your eyes on high, and see, who has displayed all these things? even he that brings forth his host by number: he shall call them all by name by means of his great glory, and by the power of his might: nothing has escaped thee.
40:27	ⲙ̄ⲡ︤ⲣ︥ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲓ̈ⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕϫⲟⲟϥ ⲡⲓ︤ⲏ︦ⲗ︥ ϫⲉⲁⲧⲁϩⲓⲏ ϩⲱⲡ ⲉⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϥⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁϩⲁⲡ ⲁϥⲕⲧⲟϥ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϫⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲕϫⲟϥ ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲡⲁⲙⲱⲓⲧ ϩⲱⲡ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϥⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁϩⲁⲡ ⲁϥⲕⲧⲟϥ	m̀pergos ġar iakōb ouoh ou petakgof pisrayl je a pamōit hōp èpanouti ouoh je a f̀nouti fai ǹpahap afktof	For say not thou, O Jacob, and why hast thou spoken, Israel, saying, My way is hid from God, and my God has taken away my judgement, and has departed?
40:28	ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲕⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁⲃⲏⲗ ϫⲉⲁⲕⲥⲱⲧ︤ⲙ︥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉⲁⲣⲏϫ︤ϥ︥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛ︤ϥ︥ϩⲕⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛ︤ϥ︥ⲛⲁϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ︤ⲛ︥ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲙ︤ⲛ︦ⲧ︥ⲣ︤ⲙ︥ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ	ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲉⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲃⲏⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉⲁⲣⲏⲉϫϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛ̀ϥϩⲕⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϥⲛⲁϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲉⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉϥⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ	tinou m̀pekemi ǹsavyl je ak·sōtem f̀nouti ǹṡa èneh petaftamiearyegf ǹp̀kahi ǹfhko an ouḋe ǹfnaxisi an ouḋe m̀mon f̀ryti ǹemi ètefm̀ntrmnhyt	And now, hast thou not known? hast thou not heard? the eternal God, the God that formed the ends of the earth, shall not hunger, nor be weary, and there is no searching of his understanding.
40:29	ⲡⲉⲧϯ ⲛ̄ⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧϩⲕⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲗⲩⲡⲏ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧ︤ⲛ︥ⲥⲉⲙⲁⲕ︤ϩ︥ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ	ⲡⲉⲧϯ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϫⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧϩⲕⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲗⲩⲡⲏ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧ̀ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ	petti ǹt̀gom ǹnet·hkoeit ouoh oulipy ǹnet̀nsemok·h an ǹhyt	He gives strength to the hungry, and sorrow to them that are not suffering.
40:30	ⲛ̄ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲏⲙ ⲛⲁϩⲕⲟ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲛϩ︤ⲣ︥ϣⲓⲣⲉ ϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧ︤ⲡ︥ ⲕⲁϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ	ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲏⲙ ⲛⲁϩⲕⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛϩ̀ⲣϣⲓⲣⲉ ϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲭⲁϫⲟⲙ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ	ǹṡyri ġar ṡym nahko ǹtenh̀rṡire xisi ǹtensōtp kagom èvol	For the young men shall hunger, and the youths shall be weary, and the choice men shall be powerless:
40:31	ⲛⲉⲧϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩϭⲟⲙ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲧⲛ︤ϩ︥ ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛⲁϩⲱⲙⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲡⲱⲧ ⲛ̄ⲥⲉⲧ︤ⲙ︥ϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲥⲉⲧ︤ⲙ︥ϩⲕⲟ	ⲛ̀ⲉⲧϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲁϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲧⲛ̀ϩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲁϩⲱⲙⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲫⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩϣⲧⲉⲙϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩϣⲧⲉⲙϩⲕⲟ	ǹet·hipomine ḋe èf̀nouti naṡive ǹtougom senarettǹh ǹf̀ryti ǹhanahōme senafōt ǹtouṡtemxisi senamoṡi ǹtouṡtemhko	but they that wait on God shall renew their strength; they shall put forth new feathers like eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not hunger.

Provenance

title: Isaiah 40
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 23_Isaiah_40
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Isaiah 40 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 23_Isaiah_40, version 6.1.0 (2025-06-30), annotations by Frank Feder, So Miyagawa, Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Crosswire, CoptOT. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
annotation: segmentation automatic · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.1.0, 2025-06-30)
file: Bible/Old Testament/Isaiah/40.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Isaiah 40 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 40.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 23_Isaiah_40)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Isaiah 40 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 23_Isaiah_40, version 6.1.0 (2025-06-30), annotations by Frank Feder, So Miyagawa, Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Crosswire, CoptOT. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
annotation: segmentation automatic · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.1.0, 2025-06-30)
generated by: tools/sahidic_to_cairene.py (route D, C3a 2026-09-24; tier b, ROUTE-2 2026-09-26) then tools/cairene.py from_witness dialect=bohairic on the intermediate (L1 = Cairene(N_B(D(N_S(L0)))), RI-038; word division church); Sahidic N stage counts: abbrev=3 aspirate_boundary_resolved=2 lexeme_L1-S-3=1 lexeme_open=1 stroke_kept=142 stroke_unified=287 th_resolved=12 tokens=394
file: Bible/Old Testament/Isaiah/40.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Isaiah 40 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 40.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
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attribution: Isaiah 40 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 23_Isaiah_40, version 6.1.0 (2025-06-30), annotations by Frank Feder, So Miyagawa, Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Crosswire, CoptOT. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
annotation: segmentation automatic · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.1.0, 2025-06-30)
generated by: tools/coptic_to_kemetic.py convert() on the L1 text (letter rules of DECISIONS.md 2026-09-08)
file: Bible/Old Testament/Isaiah/40.sahidic.scriptorium.L2.txt
what it is: DRAFT English. Not a published translation: `existing` rows quote an aligned translation named in `basis`; `llm` rows are a language-model best guess from the dictionary gloss and context (Yousef asked for them, 2026-09-27; to be corrected later); check the source text before relying on any of it.
lines: 31 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 0 model drafts (marked “draft”)
quoted from: Brenton's Septuagint (1851) — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 23_Isaiah_40 (31 lines)

Cite as:

Isaiah 40. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 23_Isaiah_40. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/isaiah/40.sahidic.scriptorium/. Isaiah 40 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 23_Isaiah_40, version 6.1.0 (2025-06-30), annotations by Frank Feder, So Miyagawa, Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Crosswire, CoptOT. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.

What the layers are

L0 witness
The text as its witness or edition has it, original spelling; its dialect is a description and is never standardized.

L0.5 transliteration
For Egyptian texts: the transliteration with the editors' marks turned into the symbols ° * < > _ ^ (ruled 2026-09-10). For papyri: the edition's Leiden marks as the same symbols, and the editors' readings beside the scribe's as ‹scribe→editors› (ruled PAP-3).

L1 Cairene
Standardized Greco-Bohairic spelling and grammar, generated by code from the layer above under the rulings of the project.

L2 Kemetic
The Kemetic alphabet, generated by code from L1.

English
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.