Isaiah 40:28

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Do 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.

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  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, does not faint nor is weary? His understanding is unsearchable.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Hast thou not known?{H3045} hast thou not heard?{H8085} The everlasting{H5769} God,{H430} Jehovah,{H3068} the Creator{H1254} of the ends{H7098} of the earth,{H776} fainteth{H3286} not, neither is weary;{H3021} there is no searching{H2714} of his understanding.{H8394}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Hast thou not known{H3045}{(H8804)}? hast thou not heard{H8085}{(H8804)}, that the everlasting{H5769} God{H430}, the LORD{H3068}, the Creator{H1254}{(H8802)} of the ends{H7098} of the earth{H776}, fainteth{H3286}{(H8799)} not, neither is weary{H3021}{(H8799)}? there is no searching{H2714} of his understanding{H8394}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Knowest thou not, or hast thou not herde, that the euerlastinge God, the LORDE which made all the corners of the earth, is nether weery nor faynt, and that his wisdome can not be comprehended:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Knowest thou not? or hast thou not heard, that the euerlasting God, the Lorde hath created the endes of the earth? he neither fainteth, nor is wearie: there is no searching of his vnderstanding.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Knowest thou not, or hast thou not hearde that the euerlasting God, the Lorde whiche made all the corners of the earth, is neither weerie nor fainte? and that his wysdome can not be comprehended?

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, [that] the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? [there is] no searching of his understanding.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Have you not known? have you not heard? The everlasting God, Yahweh, the Creator of the ends of the earth, doesn't faint, neither is weary; there is no searching of his understanding.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard? The God of the age -- Jehovah, Preparer of the ends of the earth, Is not wearied nor fatigued, There is no searching of His understanding.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard? The everlasting God, Jehovah, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary; there is no searching of his understanding.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard? The everlasting God, Jehovah, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary; there is no searching of his understanding.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Have you no knowledge of it? has it not come to your ears? The eternal God, the Lord, the Maker of the ends of the earth, is never feeble or tired; there is no searching out of his wisdom.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Haven't you known? Haven't you heard? The everlasting God, Yahweh, The Creator of the ends of the earth, doesn't faint. He isn't weary. His understanding is unsearchable.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is an eternal God, the Creator of the whole earth. He does not get tired or weary; there is no limit to his wisdom.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 147:5 : 5 Great is our Lord and mighty in power; His understanding is beyond measure.
  • Rom 11:33-34 : 33 Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable His judgments and His ways beyond tracing out! 34 Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?
  • John 5:17 : 17 But Jesus answered them, 'My Father is working until now, and I too am working.'
  • Acts 13:47 : 47 For this is what the Lord has commanded us: 'I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.'
  • Rom 16:26 : 26 But now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings by the command of the eternal God, so that all the nations might believe and obey him—
  • 1 Cor 2:16 : 16 For who has known the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.
  • 1 Cor 6:3-5 : 3 Don't you know that we will judge angels? How much more the matters of this life! 4 So if you have cases dealing with everyday affairs, why do you appoint those who are of no account in the church to judge? 5 I say this to your shame. Is there not one wise person among you who is able to judge between fellow believers?
  • 1 Cor 6:19 : 19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;
  • Isa 40:21 : 21 Do 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?
  • Ps 138:8 : 8 The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, Lord, endures forever. Do not abandon the works of your hands.
  • Gen 21:33 : 33 Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called upon the name of the Lord, the Eternal God.
  • Isa 55:8-9 : 8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, declares the LORD. 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.
  • Jer 4:22 : 22 For my people are foolish; they do not know me. They are senseless children and have no understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they do not know how to do good.
  • Jer 10:10 : 10 But the Lord is the true God; He is the living God, the eternal King. When He is angry, the earth trembles; the nations cannot endure His wrath.
  • Mark 8:17-18 : 17 Aware of this, Jesus said to them, 'Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? Do you still not understand or comprehend? Are your hearts hardened?' 18 Do you have eyes and not see, and ears and not hear? And do you not remember?
  • Mark 9:19 : 19 Jesus replied, 'O unbelieving generation, how long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him to me.'
  • Mark 16:14 : 14 Later, as they were reclining at the table, Jesus appeared to the Eleven and rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart because they had not believed those who had seen him after he was raised.
  • Luke 24:25 : 25 He said to them, "How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken!
  • Isa 57:15 : 15 For this is what the high and exalted One says—he who lives forever, whose name is holy: 'I dwell in a high and holy place, but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.'
  • Isa 59:1 : 1 Look, the arm of the LORD is not too weak to save, nor is His ear too dull to hear.
  • Deut 33:27 : 27 The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He will drive out your enemies before you, saying, 'Destroy them!'
  • 1 Sam 2:10 : 10 'The LORD will shatter His adversaries; He will thunder against them from heaven. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth. He will give strength to His king and exalt the horn of His anointed.'
  • Ps 90:2 : 2 Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.
  • Ps 139:6 : 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.
  • Isa 45:22 : 22 Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.
  • Phil 1:6 : 6 Being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
  • 1 Tim 1:17 : 17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
  • Heb 9:14 : 14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from dead works so that we may serve the living God?
  • 1 Cor 6:9 : 9 Don't you know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor those who practice homosexuality,
  • 1 Cor 6:16 : 16 Or do you not know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one body with her? For it is said, "The two will become one flesh."
  • John 14:9 : 9 Jesus said to him, 'Philip, have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?'
  • Isa 66:9 : 9 'Shall I bring to the point of birth and not deliver?' says the Lord. 'Or shall I, who causes delivery, shut the womb?' says your God.

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    4 He will not grow faint or be crushed until he has established justice on the earth, and the coastlands wait for his law.

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

  • 2 Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.

  • 4 Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD Himself is the eternal Rock.

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

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

  • 13 For 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.

  • Isa 57:10-11
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    10 You wearied yourself with your many ways, but you did not say, ‘It’s hopeless.’ You found renewal of your strength, and so you did not grow faint.

    11 Whom did you dread and fear, that you have been untruthful, and have not remembered me or taken it to heart? Is it not because I have long been silent that you do not fear me?

  • 12 Who 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?

  • 8 Do not tremble, do not be afraid. Did I not proclaim this and declare it long ago? You are my witnesses. Is there any God besides Me? No, there is no other Rock; I know not one.

  • 1 Look, the arm of the LORD is not too weak to save, nor is His ear too dull to hear.

  • 4 Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in his hands? Who has wrapped the waters in a cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is the name of his son? Surely you know!

  • 13 You have forgotten the Lord, your Maker, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth. You live in constant fear every day because of the anger of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy. But where is the fury of the oppressor?

  • 22 Yet you have not called on Me, Jacob; you have grown weary of Me, Israel.

  • 18 Have you comprehended the vast expanses of the earth? Tell me, if you know all this.

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

  • 12 To whom He said, 'This is the place of rest—give rest to the weary; this is the place of repose’—but they would not listen.

  • 4 Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding.

  • 4 Even to your old age, I am the same, and even to your gray hairs, I will carry you. I have made you, and I will bear you; I will carry and save you.

  • 18 For this is what the LORD says—He who created the heavens, He is God, He who formed the earth and made it, He established it, He did not create it to be empty but formed it to be inhabited—He says: 'I am the LORD, and there is no other.'

  • 6 You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.

  • 25 I say, 'My God, do not take me away in the midst of my days, your years endure through all generations.'

  • 5 I am the LORD, and there is no other; apart from me there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you do not acknowledge me.

  • 27 None among them grows tired or stumbles; no one slumbers or sleeps. No belt is loosened at their waist; no sandal strap is broken.

  • 27 They will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing you will change them, and they will be discarded.

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

  • Ps 121:3-4
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    3 He will not let your foot slip—He who watches over you will not slumber.

    4 Indeed, He who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.

  • 12 Are You not from eternity, LORD my God, my Holy One? We will not die. LORD, You have appointed them for judgment; You, O Rock, have established them to rebuke.

  • 4 You meet those who delight in doing righteousness and remember your ways. But when you were angry, we sinned; in our sins we have been for a long time. Can we still be saved?

  • 8 The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever.

  • 32 For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the rock except our God?

  • 5 He established the earth on its foundations, so that it will never be moved.

  • 10 Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; indeed, I will help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

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

  • 9 Do you have an arm like God's, and can your voice thunder like His?

  • 22 Should you not fear Me? declares the Lord. Should you not tremble in My presence? I made the sand a boundary for the sea, an everlasting decree it cannot cross. Though its waves surge, they cannot prevail; though they roar, they cannot cross it.

  • 26 My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

  • 4 But I said, 'I have worked in vain; I have spent my strength for nothing and futility. Yet surely my vindication is with the Lord, and my reward is with my God.'

  • 1 This is the Lord’s message concerning Israel. The Lord, who stretches out the heavens, lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit within humans, declares this:

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