Isaiah 40:26

Let your eyes be lifted up on high, and see: who has made these? He who sends out their numbered army: who has knowledge of all their names: by whose great strength, because he is strong in power, all of them are in their places.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

25Who then seems to you to be my equal? says the Holy One.

27Why do you say, O Jacob, such words as these, O Israel, The Lord's eyes are not on my way, and my God gives no attention to my cause?

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Cross References

Genesis 2:1And the heaven and the earth and all things in them were complete.

Job 31:26If, when I saw the sun shining, and the moon moving on its bright way,

Psalms 19:1To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.

Psalms 89:11\89:10\Rahab was crushed by you like one wounded to death; with your strong arm you put to flight all your haters.

Psalms 119:91They are ruled this day by your decisions; for all things are your servants.

Psalms 148:3Give praise to him, you sun and moon: give praise to him, all you stars of light.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 40:19-27

Vanity of Idols. ( b. c. 708.) 18 To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him? 19 The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains. 20 He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved. 21 Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from… Read the whole commentary →

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