Isaiah 40:26

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls forth each of them by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard 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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Lift up your eyes on high and see who has created these things, who brings out their host by number; he calls them all by name, by the greatness of his might and because he is strong in power; not one is missing.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Lift up your eyes on high, and see who hath created these, 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 is lacking.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Lift vp youre eyes an hie, and considre. Who hath made those thinges, which come out by so greate heapes? and he can call them all by their names. For there is nothinge hyd vnto the greatnesse of his power, strength, and might.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Lift vp your eyes on hie, and beholde who hath created these things, and bringeth out their armies by nomber, and calleth them all by names? by the greatnesse of his power & mightie strength nothing faileth.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Lift vp your eyes on high, and consider who hath made those thinges which come out by so great heapes, and he calleth them al by their names: there is nothing hid from the greatnesse of his power, strength, and might.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Lift up your eyes on high, and see who has created these, who brings out their host by number; he calls them all by name; by the greatness of his might, and because he is strong in power, not one is lacking.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Lift up on high your eyes, And see -- who hath prepared these? He who is bringing out by number their host, To all of them by name He calleth, By abundance of strength (And `he is' strong in power) not one is lacking.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Lift up your eyes on high, and see who hath created these, 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 is lacking.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Lift up your eyes on high, and see who hath created these, 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 is lacking.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Lift up your eyes on high, and see who has created these, who brings out their army by number. He calls them all by name. by the greatness of his might, and because he is strong in power, Not one is lacking.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Look up at the sky! Who created all these heavenly lights? He is the one who leads out their ranks; he calls them all by name. Because of his absolute power and awesome strength, not one of them is missing.

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 51:6 : 6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens and look at the earth below. For the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and its inhabitants will die like flies. But My salvation will last forever, and My righteousness will never fail.
  • Isa 48:13 : 13 Indeed, My own hand laid the foundation of the earth, and My right hand spread out the heavens. When I call to them, they stand together.
  • Jer 32:17-19 : 17 Ah, Lord GOD! You made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You! 18 You show steadfast love to thousands, but You repay the iniquity of the fathers into the laps of their children after them. You are the great and mighty God, whose name is the LORD of Hosts. 19 You are great in counsel and mighty in deeds. Your eyes are open to all the ways of the sons of men, rewarding each person according to their ways and the fruit of their deeds.
  • Col 1:16-17 : 16 For in Him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through Him and for Him. 17 He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
  • Ps 89:11-13 : 11 You crushed Rahab like one of the slain; with your strong arm, you scattered your enemies. 12 The heavens are yours, and also the earth; the world and everything in it, you established them. 13 The north and the south, you created them; Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon sing for joy at your name.
  • Ps 102:25 : 25 I say, 'My God, do not take me away in the midst of my days, your years endure through all generations.'
  • Ps 147:4-5 : 4 He counts the number of the stars; He gives names to all of them. 5 Great is our Lord and mighty in power; His understanding is beyond measure.
  • Ps 148:3-6 : 3 Praise Him, sun and moon; praise Him, all you shining stars! 4 Praise Him, highest heavens, and you waters above the skies! 5 Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He commanded, and they were created. 6 He established them forever and ever; He issued a decree that will never pass away.
  • Isa 34:16 : 16 Search and consult the book of the Lord, and read: Not one of these will be missing; none will lack its mate. For His mouth has commanded it, and His Spirit has gathered them together.
  • Isa 42:5 : 5 Thus says God, the LORD, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and all its offspring, who gives breath to the people upon it and spirit to those who walk in it:
  • Isa 44:24 : 24 This is what the LORD says—your Redeemer, who formed you in the womb: 'I am the LORD, the Maker of all things, who stretches out the heavens by myself and spreads out the earth by my own hand.'
  • Isa 45:7 : 7 I form the light and create darkness; I make peace and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.
  • Jer 10:11-12 : 11 Tell them this: 'The gods who did not make the heavens and the earth will perish from the earth and from under the heavens.' 12 God made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
  • Gen 2:1-2 : 1 So the heavens, the earth, and everything in them were completed. 2 On the seventh day, God finished the work He had been doing. On that day, He rested from all the work He had accomplished.
  • Deut 4:19 : 19 And be careful not to lift your eyes toward the heavens and see the sun, the moon, and the stars—all the host of heaven—and be led astray to bow down to them and worship them, things the LORD your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole heaven.
  • Job 31:26-28 : 26 if I have looked at the sun when it shined, or the moon moving in splendor, 27 and my heart was secretly enticed, and my hand offered them a kiss in worship, 28 then this too would be an iniquity to be judged, for I would have denied God above.
  • Ps 8:3-4 : 3 Out of the mouths of infants and nursing babies, You have established strength because of Your adversaries, to silence the enemy and the avenger. 4 When I look at Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon, and the stars that You have set in place—
  • Ps 19:1 : 1 For the choirmaster: A psalm of David.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 147:4-5
    2 verses
    80%

    4He counts the number of the stars; He gives names to all of them.

    5Great is our Lord and mighty in power; His understanding is beyond measure.

  • Isa 40:27-29
    3 verses
    74%

    27Why do you say, Jacob, and complain, Israel, 'My way is hidden from the Lord; my cause is disregarded by my God'?

    28Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and His understanding no one can fathom.

    29He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.

  • 25To whom will you compare me? Or who is my equal?” says the Holy One.

  • 13For behold, He who forms the mountains and creates the wind, who reveals His thoughts to mankind, who turns dawn to darkness and treads on the heights of the earth—the LORD God of Hosts is His name.

  • 5Thus says God, the LORD, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and all its offspring, who gives breath to the people upon it and spirit to those who walk in it:

  • 15He made the earth by His power, established the world by His wisdom, and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.

  • 12Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on the scales and the hills in a balance?

  • 72%

    3Out of the mouths of infants and nursing babies, You have established strength because of Your adversaries, to silence the enemy and the avenger.

  • 5Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He commanded, and they were created.

  • 12I made the earth and created mankind upon it. My own hands stretched out the heavens, and I commanded their hosts.

  • 10He performs great and unsearchable things, and wonders without number.

  • Isa 40:21-22
    2 verses
    71%

    21Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been told to you from the beginning? Have you not understood since the foundations of the earth?

    22He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to live in.

  • 12God made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.

  • 6He builds His chambers in the heavens and establishes His vault upon the earth. He summons the waters of the sea and pours them out on the face of the earth—the Lord is His name.

  • 17Ah, Lord GOD! You made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You!

  • 6You alone are the LORD. You made the heavens, the highest heavens, and all their hosts, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You.

  • 5Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust and does not turn to the proud or to those who follow falsehoods.

  • 12Is not God in the height of heaven? Look at the distant stars; how high they are!

  • 24How many are Your works, LORD! In wisdom You made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.

  • 8He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea.

  • 1For the choirmaster: A psalm of David.

  • 8God is greatly feared in the council of the holy ones, more awesome than all who surround him.

  • 3Is there any number to His armies? Upon whom does His light not rise?

  • 69%

    1For the chief musician, on the Gittith, a psalm of David.

  • 6By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and by the breath of His mouth all their host.

  • Isa 40:17-18
    2 verses
    69%

    17Before Him all the nations are as nothing; they are regarded by Him as worthless and less than nothing.

    18To whom, then, will you compare God? What image can you find to resemble Him?

  • 6There is no one like You, Lord. You are great, and Your name is mighty in power.

  • 35This is what the LORD says, the one who sets the sun to give light by day, who established the laws of the moon and stars to give light by night, who stirs the sea and makes its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is his name:

  • 13Indeed, My own hand laid the foundation of the earth, and My right hand spread out the heavens. When I call to them, they stand together.

  • 6The heavens praise your wonders, LORD, and also your faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones.

  • 22Behold, God is exalted in His power. Who is a teacher like Him?

  • 7everyone who is called by My name, whom I created for My glory, whom I formed and made.

  • 24This is what the LORD says—your Redeemer, who formed you in the womb: 'I am the LORD, the Maker of all things, who stretches out the heavens by myself and spreads out the earth by my own hand.'

  • 22Can any of the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Can the skies themselves send showers? No, it is You, LORD our God. Therefore, we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.

  • 14Behold, to the LORD your God belong the heavens, even the highest heavens, the earth and everything in it.

  • 6He is the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who remains faithful forever.

  • 9"Who among all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this?"

  • 24Remember to extol His work, which men have sung about.

  • 9He performs great and unsearchable things, wonders without number.

  • 5Look at the heavens and see; gaze at the clouds high above you.

  • 6He stoops down to look upon the heavens and the earth.

  • 8He who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns deep darkness into morning and darkens day into night, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the surface of the earth—the Lord is his name.

  • 7Who is like Me? Let him declare and explain it. Let him present it to Me since I established the ancient people. Let them declare the things that are to come and what will happen.

  • 19And be careful not to lift your eyes toward the heavens and see the sun, the moon, and the stars—all the host of heaven—and be led astray to bow down to them and worship them, things the LORD your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole heaven.

  • 15Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are regarded as dust on the scales. He weighs the islands as though they were fine dust.