Isaiah 40:26

Creation God's power and sovereignty God's faithfulness Comfort

²⁴ No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner have their stems taken root in the ground, than He blows on them and they wither, and a whirlwind sweeps them away like stubble.

²⁵ “To whom will you liken Me, or who is My equal?” asks the Holy One.

Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.

²⁷ Why do you say, O Jacob, and why do you assert, O Israel, “My way is hidden from the LORD, and my claim is ignored by my God”?

²⁸ Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.
KJV: Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.
WEB: Lift up your eyes on high, and see who has created these, who brings out their army by number. He calls them all by name. By the greatness of his might, and because he is strong in power, not one is lacking.
ASV: Lift up your eyes on high, and see who hath created these, that bringeth out their host by number; he calleth them all by name; by the greatness of his might, and for that he is strong in power, not one is lacking.
DARBY: Lift up your eyes on high, and see! Who hath created these things, bringing out their host by number? He calleth them all by name; through the greatness of his might and strength of power, not one faileth.
BLB: Lift up your⁺ eyes on high and see who has created these [things]—the One having brought forth by number their host. He calls to them all by name; by the greatness of might and the strength of power, not one is missing.

ÅB: Løft deres øyne mot det høye og se: Hvem har skapt disse ting? Han er den som fører deres hær ut i fastsatt tall, som kaller dem alle ved navn; på grunn av hans veldige kraft og hans mektige styrke savnes ikke én.
OTB: Løft opp øynene og se til himlene: Hvem skapte alt dette? Det er Han som fører ut stjernehæren én etter én og kaller hver av dem ved navn. På grunn av Hans store makt og veldige styrke mangler ikke én av dem.
B1930: Løft eders øine mot det høie og se: Hvem har skapt disse ting? Han er den som fører deres hær ut i fastsatt tall, som kaller dem alle ved navn; på grunn av hans veldige kraft og hans mektige styrke savnes ikke én.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Colossians 1:16–17
For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.
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Jeremiah 32:17–19
“Oh, Lord GOD! You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You!
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Isaiah 48:13
Surely My own hand founded the earth, and My right hand spread out the heavens; when I summon them, they stand up together.
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Isaiah 51:6
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth below; for the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and its people will die like gnats. But My salvation will last forever, and My righteousness will never fail.
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Psalms 147:4–5
He determines the number of the stars; He calls them each by name.
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Isaiah 44:24
Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer who formed you from the womb: “I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who by Myself spread out the earth,
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Psalms 89:11–13
The heavens are Yours, and also the earth. The earth and its fullness You founded.
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Genesis 2:1–2
Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.
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