Berean Standard Bible
Isaiah 40:18-31
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 rulersH81991 of the earthH776 meaninglessH8414.24No soonerH637H1077 are they plantedH5193, no soonerH637H1077 are they sownH2232,no soonerH637H1077 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.
27WhyH4100 do you sayH559, O JacobH3290,and why do you assertH1696, O IsraelH3478,“My wayH1870 is hiddenH5641 from the LORDH3068,and my claimH4941 is ignoredH5674 by my GodH430”?28Do you notH3808 knowH3045H518?Have you notH3808 heardH8085?The LORDH3068 is the everlastingH5769 GodH430,the CreatorH1254 of the endsH7098 of the earthH776.He will notH3808 grow tiredH3286H3808 or wearyH3021;His understandingH8394 is beyondH369 searching outH2714.29He givesH5414 powerH3581 to the faintH3287and increasesH7235 the strengthH6109 of the weakH369H202.30Even youthsH5288 grow tiredH3286 and wearyH3021,and young menH970 stumbleH3782 and fallH3782.31But those who waitH6960 upon the LORDH3068 will renewH2498 their strengthH3581;they will mount upH5927 with wingsH83 like eaglesH5404;they will runH7323 and notH3808 grow wearyH3021,they will walkH1980 and notH3808 faintH3286.
Notes
- 1. Isaiah 40:23 Or judges ↩
Commentaries on Isaiah 40
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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