Isaiah 40:27

Isaiah 40:27 in other versions

• King James Version (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?
• New International Version (NIV)Why do you complain, Jacob? Why do you say, Israel, “My way is hidden from the Lord; my cause is disregarded by my God”?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Why do you say, O Jacob, and speak, O Israel, "My way is hidden from the Lord, and my right is disregarded by my God"?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Why do you say, O Jacob, And speak, O Israel: “My way is hidden from the Lord, And my just claim is passed over by my God”?

Context of Isaiah 40:27

25The Holy God says, ‘You cannot find anyone who is like me. Nobody is the same as me.’ 26Look up at the sky! Think about the one who made all the stars. God is the one who brought together that great army! He knows how many they are and he knows each of their names! When he calls them, each one is there, because he is so strong and powerful. You Israelites, descendants of Jacob, say, ‘The Lord does not know about our troubles. He does not bring justice to us.’ Why do you say that? 28You must surely know what is true! You must have heard about it. The Lord is the God who lives for ever. He made the whole earth, near and far. He never becomes tired or weak. He knows and he understands everything. 29He makes tired people strong again. When people have become weak, he gives them more strength.

Isaiah 40:27 word by word

לָ֤מָּה תֹאמַר֙ יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב וּתְדַבֵּ֖ר יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל נִסְתְּרָ֤ה דַרְכִּי֙ מֵֽיְהוָ֔ה וּמֵאֱלֹהַ֖י מִשְׁפָּטִ֥י יַעֲבֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Why sayestאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• thou, O Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• and speakestדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• My wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• is hidסָתַרsâthar · to hideH5641
• from the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and my judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justiceH4941
• is passed overעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• from my Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for Isaiah 40:27

• Isaiah 49:14But Zion's people said, ‘The Lord has left us alone. The Lord God has forgotten about us.’
• Isaiah 54:6‘The Lord will now call you to come back to him. You have been like a wife who was very upset, because her husband has left her. You have been like a wife who married when she was young, and her husband sent her away.’ That is what your God says.
• Isaiah 60:15At one time, people kept away from you, and they hated you. Nobody travelled through you. But now I will make you a great city, so that people will be proud of you for ever. Your people and their descendants will be very happy.
• 1 Samuel 12:22The Lord was pleased to choose you to be his own people. He will show that he is faithful and he will not leave you alone.
• Job 3:23So why do I continue to live? God has stopped me moving forward in life. I cannot see which way to go.
• Psalms 31:22When I was afraid, I said, ‘God is no longer with me!’ But I spoke too soon. When I called to you for help, you heard me and you answered me.
• Psalms 77:7I ask myself, ‘Will the Lord always turn against me? Will he never be kind to me again?
• Jeremiah 33:24‘Some people are saying, “The Lord chose the two nations of Israel and Judah to be his special people. But now he has turned away from them.” You have heard people say those things. They do not think that my people will ever be a nation again.
• Ezekiel 37:11Then the Lord said to me, ‘Son of man, these bones are a picture of all Israel's people. The Israelites are saying, “Our bones are dead and dry. There are no good things that we can hope for. We have come to an end.”
• Romans 11:1So I ask this: ‘Has God turned away from his people?’ No, certainly, he has not done that! I myself belong to Israel's people. I am a descendant of Abraham and I belong to Benjamin's tribe.
• Isaiah 49:4I said, ‘My work has been useless. I have worked hard with no results.’ But the Lord will do what is right for me. He will give me what I deserve for my work.
• Job 27:2‘Almighty God has not been fair to me. He has caused my life to be very sad. As surely as he lives, I promise this:
• Job 34:5Job has said, “I am not guilty. But God refuses to judge me in a fair way.
• Malachi 2:17The Lord has become tired as he listens to your words. You ask, ‘Why is he tired? What have we done to cause that?’ You say, ‘The Lord thinks that all people who do evil things are good! He does not punish them but he is happy with them.’ You also say, ‘God is not here to bring justice!’
• Luke 18:7But as for God, he always helps those that he has chosen to be his children. When they continue to ask him for help, in the day and in the night, he will answer them. He will not wait.

Commentaries on Isaiah 40:27

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27Why sayest thou? - This verse is designed to reprove the people for their want of confidence in God. The idea is, If God is so great; if be arranges the hosts of heaven with such unerring skill, causing all the stars to observe their proper place and their exact times, the interests of his people are safe in his hands.‘ Piety may always find security in the assurance that He who preserves the unbroken order of the heavens will not fail to keep and save…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27-31Verses 27-31 The people of God are reproved for their unbelief and distrust of God. Let them remember they took the names Jacob and Israel, from one who found God faithful to him in all his straits. And they bore these names as a people in covenant with Him. Many foolish frets, and foolish fears, would vanish before inquiry into the causes. It is bad to have evil thoughts rise in our minds, but worse to turn them into evil words. What they had known, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27My way is hidden … ignored by my God: The coming exile, a time when God's powerful presence and rescue would not be visible, would prompt questions (see also Isaiah 49:14; 54:7; Lamentations 5:20–22).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2727. Since these things are so, thou hast no reason to think that thine interest ("way," that is, condition, Psa 37:5; Jr 12:1) is disregarded by God. judgment is passed over from--rather, "My cause is neglected by my God; He passes by my case in my bondage and distress without noticing it." my God--who especially might be expected to care for me.Read the comment

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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