New American Standard Bible 1995
Isaiah 40:22-24
22It is He who 1sitsH3427 aboveH5921 the 23circleH2329 of the earthH776, And its inhabitantsH3427 are like 4grasshoppersH2284, Who 5stretchesH5186 out the heavensH8064 like a 6curtainH1852 And spreadsH4969 them out like a 7tentH168 to dwellH3427 in.23He it is who reducesH5414 8rulersH7336 to nothingH369, Who 9makesH6213 the judgesH8199 of the earthH776 10meaninglessH8414.2411ScarcelyH1077H637 have they been plantedH5193, 12ScarcelyH1077H637 have they been sownH2232, 13ScarcelyH1077H637 has their stockH1503 takenH8327 rootH8327 in the earthH776, But He merelyH1571 blowsH5398 on them, and they witherH3001, And the 14stormH5591 carriesH5375 them away like stubbleH7179.
Notes
- 1. Isaiah 40:22 Or is enthroned ↩
- 2. Isaiah 40:22 Or vault ↩
- 3. Isaiah 40:22 Job 22:14; Prov 8:27 ↩
- 4. Isaiah 40:22 Num 13:33 ↩
- 5. Isaiah 40:22 Job 9:8; Is 37:16; 42:5; 44:24 ↩
- 6. Isaiah 40:22 Ps 104:2 ↩
- 7. Isaiah 40:22 Job 36:29; Ps 18:11; 19:4 ↩
- 8. Isaiah 40:23 Job 12:21; Ps 107:40; Is 34:12 ↩
- 9. Isaiah 40:23 Is 5:21; Jer 25:18-27 ↩
- 10. Isaiah 40:23 Or void ↩
- 11. Isaiah 40:24 Or Not even ↩
- 12. Isaiah 40:24 Or Not even ↩
- 13. Isaiah 40:24 Or Not even ↩
- 14. Isaiah 40:24 Is 17:13; 41:16 ↩
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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