Isaiah 40:6

"The LORD’s glory shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of the LORD has spoken it.”"

Key Reflection

This verse suggests that the manifestation of God's glory will be a universal experience, visible to everyone, underscoring the ultimate revelation of divine presence and power in the world. It promises a moment when all humanity collectively witnesses the glory of the Lord, highlighting the transformative and inclusive nature of this divine appearance.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The voice said -Or rather ‘a voice.’ Isaiah represents himself here again as hearing a voice. The word ‘the’ introduced in our translation, mars the sense, inasmuch as it leads to the supposition that it was the voice of the same person or crier referred to inIsaiah 40:3. But it is different. That was the voice of a crier or herald, proclaiming that a way was to be open in the desert. This is introduced for a different purpose. It is to proclaim distinctly that while everything else was fading and transitory, the promise of God was firm and secure. Isaiah therefore, represents himself as hearing a voice requiring the prophets (so the Chaldee) to make a proclamation.

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