Isaiah 40:26
24 Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.
25 To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.
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.
27 Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God?
28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
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 by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
Read in contextJeremiah 32:17–19
Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:
Read in contextIsaiah 48:13
Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together.
Read in contextIsaiah 51:6
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.
Read in contextPsalms 147:4–5
He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.
Read in contextIsaiah 44:24
Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;
Read in contextPsalms 89:11–13
The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.
Read in contextGenesis 2:1–2
Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
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