Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 40:18-26

18To whomH4310 will you likenH1819 GodH410 ? To whatH4100 imageH1823 will you compareH6186 Him?19To an idolH6459 that a craftsmanH2796 castsH5258 and a metalworkerH6884 overlaysH7554 with goldH2091 and fits withH6884 silverH3701 chainsH7577?20One lackingH5533 such an offeringH8641 choosesH977 woodH6086 that will notH3808 rotH7537. He seeksH1245 a skilledH2450 craftsmanH2796 to set upH3559 an idolH6459 that will notH3808 toppleH4131.

21Do you notH3808 knowH3045?Have you notH3808 heardH8085?Has it notH3808 been declared to youH5046 from the beginningH7218?Have you notH3808 understoodH995 since the foundationH4146 of the earthH776?22He sits enthronedH3427 aboveH5921 the circleH2329 of the earthH776;its dwellersH3427 are like grasshoppersH2284.He stretches outH5186 the heavensH8064 like a curtainH1852,and spreads them outH4969 like a tentH168 to dwell inH3427.23He bringsH5414 the princesH7336 to nothingH369and makesH6213 the rulersH8199 1 of the earthH776 meaninglessH8414.24No soonerH637 H1077 are they plantedH5193, no soonerH637 H1077 are they sownH2232,no soonerH637 H1077 have their stemsH1503 taken rootH8327 in the groundH776,thanH1571 He blowsH5398 on them and they witherH3001,and a whirlwindH5591 sweeps them awayH5375 like stubbleH7179.

25“ToH413 whomH4310 will you liken MeH1819,or who is My equalH7737?” asksH559 the Holy OneH6918.26Lift upH5375 your eyesH5869 on highH4791 :WhoH4310 createdH1254 all theseH428?He leads forthH3318 the starry hostH6635 by numberH4557;He callsH7121 each oneH3605 by nameH8034.Because of His greatH7230 powerH202 and mightyH533 strengthH3581,notH3808 one of themH376 is missingH5737.

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