Isaiah 40:26
Lift on high your eyes—and see who hath created these, That bringeth forth, by number, their host,—To all of them by name, doth call, Because of the abundance of vigour and alertness of strength, not one, is missing!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
25Unto whom then, can ye liken me, or can I be equal? Saith the Holy One.
Cross References
Genesis 2:1Thus were finished the heavens and the earth and all their host.
Job 31:26If I looked at the sun, when it flashed forth light, or at the moon, majestically marching along;
Psalms 19:1The heavens, are telling the glory of GOD, And, the work of his hands, the expanse is declaring;
Psalms 89:11Thine, are the heavens, Yea, thine, the earth, The world and the fulness thereof, Thou, didst found them;
Psalms 119:91By thy regulations, do they stand to-day, for, all, are thy servants.
Psalms 148:3Praise 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 →