Isaiah 40:16

And, Lebanon, is not sufficient to burn,—Nor, the beasts thereof sufficient for an ascending-sacrifice!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.

In Context

15Lo! nations, Are us a drop on a bucket, And as fine dust on a balance, are accounted,—Lo! islands, like an atom, can he hoist;

17All nations, are as nothing before him,—A thing of nought or a waste, are they accounted unto him?

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Cross References

Psalms 40:6Sacrifice and meal-offering, thou didst not delight in, Ears, didst thou pierce for me,—Ascending-sacrifice and sin-bearer, thou didst not ask:

Micah 6:6Wherewith, shall I come before Yahweh? bow myself to God on high? Shall I come before him with ascending-sacrifice? with calves of a year old?

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 40:13-18

Evangelical Predictions. ( b. c. 708.) 12 Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance? 13 Who hath directed the Spirit of the Lord , or being his counsellor hath taught him? 14 With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and showed to him the way of understanding? 15 Behold, the… Read the whole commentary →

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