Isaiah 40:26

Isaiah 40:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Lift up your eyes on high and see: who created these? He who brings out their host by number, calling them all by name; by the greatness of his might and because he is strong in power, not one is missing.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Lift up your eyes on high, And see who has created these things, Who brings out their host by number; He calls them all by name, By the greatness of His might And the strength of His power; Not one is missing.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Look up into the heavens. Who created all the stars? He brings them out like an army, one after another, calling each by its name. Because of his great power and incomparable strength, not a single one is missing.

Context of Isaiah 40:26

24No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner do they take root in the ground, than he blows on them and they wither, and a whirlwind sweeps them away like chaff. 25“To whom will you compare me? Or who is my equal?” says the Holy One. Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls forth each of them by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing. 27Why do you complain, Jacob? Why do you say, Israel, “My way is hidden from the Lord; my cause is disregarded by my God”? 28Do 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, and his understanding no one can fathom.

Isaiah 40:26 word by word

שְׂאוּ־מָר֨וֹם עֵינֵיכֶ֤ם וּרְאוּ֙ מִי־בָרָ֣א אֵ֔לֶּה הַמּוֹצִ֥יא בְמִסְפָּ֖ר צְבָאָ֑ם לְכֻלָּם֙ בְּשֵׁ֣ם יִקְרָ֔א מֵרֹ֤ב אוֹנִים֙ וְאַמִּ֣יץ כֹּ֔חַ אִ֖ישׁ לֹ֥א נֶעְדָּֽר׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Lift upנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: lookH5375
• your eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• on highמָרוֹםmârôm · heightH4791
• and beholdרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• who hath createdבָּרָאbârâ' · to createH1254
• that bringeth outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• their hostצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · armyH6635
• by numberמִסְפָּרmispâr · numberH4557
• he callethקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• them all by namesשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• by the greatnessרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230
• of his mightאוֹן'ôn · strengthH202
• strongאַמִּיץ'ammîyts 'ammits · strongH533
• in powerכֹּחַkôach kôach · strengthH3581
• not oneאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• failethעָדַר‛âdar · to lackH5737

Cross-references for Isaiah 40:26

• Isaiah 51:6Lift up your eyes to the heavens, look at the earth beneath; the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment and its inhabitants die like flies. But my salvation will last forever, my righteousness will never fail.
• Deuteronomy 4:19And when you look up to the sky and see the sun, the moon and the stars—all the heavenly array—do not be enticed into bowing down to them and worshiping things the Lord your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.
• Job 31:26if I have regarded the sun in its radiance or the moon moving in splendor,
• Psalms 8:3When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,
• Psalms 19:1The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
• Isaiah 44:24“This is what the Lord says— your Redeemer, who formed you in the womb: I am the Lord, the Maker of all things, who stretches out the heavens, who spreads out the earth by myself,
• Isaiah 45:7I form the light and create darkness, I bring prosperity and create disaster; I, the Lord, do all these things.
• Isaiah 48:13My own hand laid the foundations of the earth, and my right hand spread out the heavens; when I summon them, they all stand up together.
• Genesis 2:1Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.
• Psalms 102:25In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.
• Psalms 148:3Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you shining stars.
• Jeremiah 10:11“Tell them this: ‘These gods, who did not make the heavens and the earth, will perish from the earth and from under the heavens.’ ”
• Colossians 1:16For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him.
• Psalms 147:4He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name.
• Psalms 89:11The heavens are yours, and yours also the earth; you founded the world and all that is in it.

Commentaries on Isaiah 40:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26Left up your eyes on high - The rabbins say, He who is capable of meditating on the revolutions of the heavenly bodies, and does not meditate on them, is not worthy to have his name mentioned among men.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26Lift up your eyes on high - Direct your eyes toward heaven, and in the contemplation of the wonders of the starry world, and of God‘s power there, learn the evidence of his ability to destroy his foes and to save his friends. Lowth connects this verse with the former, and renders it: Saith the Holy One, Lift up your eyes on high.‘ The words on high‘ here are evidently synonymous with heaven, and refer to the starry worlds. The design of the passage is to…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-26Verses 18-26 Whatever we esteem or love, fear or hope in, more than God, that creature we make equal with God, though we do not make images or worship them. He that is so poor, that he has scarcely a sacrifice to offer, yet will not be without a god of his own. They spared no cost upon their idols; we grudge what is spent in the service of our God. To prove the greatness of God, the prophet appeals to all ages and nations. Those who are ignorant of this…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26Lift up your eyes on high: Just as God told Abraham to look into the sky (Genesis 15:5), he also told Israel to look to the stars for encouragement (see also Isaiah 51:2–3). The cosmos shows God's great power and unmatched strength. The Strong One can strengthen the weak (Isaiah 40:27–31; see Psalm 147:5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. bringeth out ... host--image from a general reviewing his army: He is Lord of Sabaoth, the heavenly hosts (Job 38:32). calleth ... by names--numerous as the stars are. God knows each in all its distinguishing characteristics--a sense which "name" often bears in Scripture; so in Ge 2:19, 20, Adam, as God's vicegerent, called the beasts by name, that is, characterized them by their several qualities, which, indeed, He has imparted. by the greatness…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