Isaiah 40
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Isaiah 40:18-28

18To whomH4310 then will ye likenH1819 GodH410? or whatH4100 likenessH1823 will ye compareH1819 unto him?

19The gravenH6459 imageH6459, a workman melted it, and the goldsmithH6884 spreadeth it over with goldH2091, and casteth for it silverH3701 chainsH7577.

20He that is tooH3808 impoverished for suchH3808 an oblation chooseth a treeH6086 that will notH3808 rotH7537; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to setH3559 up a gravenH6459 imageH6459, that shall notH3808 be movedH4131.

21Have ye notH3808 knownH3045? have ye notH3808 heardH8085? hath it notH3808 been toldH5046 youH3045 from the beginningH7218? have ye notH3808 understoodH995 from the foundationsH4146 of the earthH776?

22It is he that sitteth uponH5921 the circleH2329 of the earthH776, and the inhabitantsH3427 thereof are as grasshoppersH2284; that stretcheth outH5186 the heavensH8064 as a curtainH1852, and spreadeth them outH5186 as a tentH168 to dwellH3427 in:

23that bringeth princes to nothingH369; he maketh the judgesH8199 of the earthH776 as vanity.

24Yea, they have notH1571 been plantedH5193; yea, they have notH1571 been sownH2232; yea, their stockH1503 hath notH1571 takenH5375 rootH8327 in the earthH776: moreoverH1571 he bloweth upon them, and they witherH3001, and the whirlwind taketh them awayH5375 as stubbleH7179.

25To whomH4310 then will ye likenH1819 meH413, that I should be equalH1819 to him? saith the HolyH6918 One.

26LiftH5375 upH5375 your eyesH5869 on highH4791, and seeH7200 who hath createdH1254 theseH428, that bringeth outH3318 their hostH6635 by numberH4557: he calleth them allH3605 by nameH8034; by the greatnessH7230 of his might, and for that he is strongH3581 in powerH3581, notH3808 one is lacking.

27WhyH4100 sayest thou, O JacobH3290, and speakest, O IsraelH3478, My wayH1870 is hidH5641 from the LORDH3068, and my judgmentH4941 is passedH5674 awayH5674 from my GodH430?

28Hast thou notH3808 knownH3045? hast thou notH3808 heardH8085? the everlastingH5769 GodH430, the LORDH3068, the Creator of the endsH7098 of the earthH776, fainteth notH3808, neitherH3808 is wearyH3021; there is noH3808 searchingH2714 of his understandingH8394.

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Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain