Isaiah 40:26

Lift up your eyes on high, and see: who hath created these? He that bringeth out their host by number, He calleth them all by name; by the greatness of His might, and for that He is strong in power, not one faileth.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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

25To whom then will ye liken Me, that I should be equal? saith the Holy One.

27Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel: 'My way is hid from the LORD, and my right is passed over from my God'?

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Cross References

Genesis 2:1And the heaven and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.

Job 31:26If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;

Psalms 19:1(19-1) For the Leader. A Psalm of David. (19-2) The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament showeth His handiwork;

Psalms 89:11(89-12) Thine are the heavens, Thine also the earth; the world and the fulness thereof, Thou hast founded them.

Psalms 119:91They stand this day according to Thine ordinances; for all things are Thy servants.

Psalms 148:3Praise ye Him, sun and moon; praise Him, all ye 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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