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Isaiah 40:27

Israel
DoubtDiscouragement and depression

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

26 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.

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.

29 He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.

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BSB
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”?
KJV
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?
WEB
Why do you say, Jacob, and speak, Israel, “My way is hidden from the LORD, and the justice due me is disregarded by my God”?
ASV
Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from Jehovah, and the justice [due] to me is passed away from my God?
DARBY
Why sayest thou, Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from Jehovah, and my right is passed away from my God?
BLB
Why do you say, O Jacob, and speak, O Israel, “My way Is hidden from YHWH, and my claim is passed over by my God”?
ÅB
Hvorfor vil du si, Jakob, og tale så, Israel: Min vei er skjult for Herren, og min rett går min Gud forbi?
OTB
Hvorfor klager du, Jakob? Hvorfor sier du, Israel, "Min vei er skjult for Herren; min sak er oversett av min Gud"?
B1930
Hvorfor vil du si, Jakob, og tale så, Israel: Min vei er skjult for Herren, og min rett går min Gud forbi?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 49:4

    But I said, “I have labored in vain, I have spent My strength in futility and vanity; yet My vindication is with the LORD, and My reward is with My God.”

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  • Luke 18:7–8

    Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He continue to defer their help?

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  • Isaiah 49:14

    But Zion said, “The LORD has forsaken me; the Lord has forgotten me!”

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  • Job 27:2

    “As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice— the Almighty, who has embittered my soul—

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