Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

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.

New American Standard Bible

Lift up your eyes on high
And see who has created these stars,
The One who leads forth their host by number,
He calls them all by name;
Because of the greatness of His might and the strength of His power,
Not one of them is missing.

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.

Holman Bible

Look up and see:
who created these?
He brings out the starry host by number;
He calls all of them by name.
Because of His great power and strength,
not one of them is missing.

International Standard Version

"Lift your eyes up to heaven and see who created all these the one who leads out their vast array of stars by number, calling them all by name because of his great might and his powerful strength and not one is missing."

American Standard Version

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.

Amplified


Lift up your eyes on high
And see who has created these heavenly bodies,
The One who brings out their host by number,
He calls them all by name;
Because of the greatness of His might and the strength of His power,
Not one is missing.

Bible in Basic English

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.

Darby Translation

Lift up your eyes on high, and see! Who hath created these things, bringing out their host by number? He calleth them all by name; through the greatness of his might and strength of power, not one faileth.

Julia Smith Translation

Lift up your eyes on high, and see who created these, bringing forth their army by number: he will call to all of them by name, from the multitude of their strength; and he is strong of power; a man was not wanting.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

Lift your eyes up [on] high, and see! Who created these? The one who brings out their host by number. He calls all them by name. Because [he is] great of power and mighty of power, no man is missing.

Modern King James verseion

Lift up your eyes on high, and behold, who has created these, who brings out their host by number? He calls them all by names by the greatness of His might, for He is strong in power; not one is lacking.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Lift up your eyes on high, and consider who hath made those things, which come out by so great heaps; and he can call them all by their names. For there is nothing hid unto the greatness of his power, strength, and might.

NET Bible

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.

New Heart English Bible

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.

The Emphasized Bible

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!

Webster

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.

World English Bible

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.

Youngs Literal Translation

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Lift up
נסה נשׂא 
Nasa' 
Usage: 653

on high
מרום 
Marowm 
Usage: 54

and behold
ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

בּרא 
Bara' 
Usage: 54

יצא 
Yatsa' 
....out, ....forth, bring, come, proceed, go, depart,
Usage: 1068

צבאה צבא 
Tsaba' 
Usage: 483

by number
מספּר 
Micpar 
Usage: 132

he calleth
קרא 
Qara' 
Usage: 736

שׁם 
Shem 
Usage: 865

of his might
און 
'own 
Usage: 12

for that he is strong
אמּץ אמּיץ 
'ammiyts 
Usage: 6

in power
כּוח כּח 
Koach 
Usage: 126

not one
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

Devotionals

Devotionals containing Isaiah 40:26

References

Images Isaiah 40:26

Prayers for Isaiah 40:26

Context Readings

Comfort For God's People

25 To whom then will ye liken me, that I should be equal [to him]? says the Holy One. 26 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. 27 Why do thou say, O Jacob, and speak, O Israel, My way is hid from LORD. And the justice [due] to me is passed away from my God?

Cross References

Isaiah 48:13

Yea, my hand has laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand has spread out the heavens. When I call to them, they stand up together.

Isaiah 51:6

Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath. For the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall grow old like a garment, and those who dwell in it shall die in like manner. But my salvation shal

Psalm 89:11-13

The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine, the world and the fullness of it; thou have founded them.

Genesis 2:1-2

And the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.

Deuteronomy 4:19

And lest thou lift up thine eyes to heaven, and when thou see the sun and the moon and the stars, even all the host of heaven, thou be drawn away and worship them, and serve them, which LORD thy God has allotted to all the peoples

Job 31:26-28

if I have beheld the sun when it shone, or the moon walking in brightness,

Psalm 8:3-4

When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou have ordained,

Psalm 19:1

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament shows his handiwork.

Psalm 102:25

Of old thou laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of thy hands.

Psalm 147:4-5

He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by names.

Psalm 148:3-6

Praise ye him, sun and moon. Praise him, all ye stars of light.

Isaiah 34:16

Seek ye out of the book of LORD, and read. No one of these shall be missing. None shall want her mate. For my mouth, it has commanded, and his Spirit, it has gathered them.

Isaiah 42:5

Thus says God, LORD, he who created the heavens, and stretched them forth, he who spread abroad the earth and that which comes out of it, he who gives breath to the people upon it, and spirit to those who walk in it,

Isaiah 44:24

Thus says LORD, thy Redeemer, and he who formed thee from the womb: I am LORD, who makes all things, who stretches forth the heavens alone, who spreads abroad the earth (who is with me?),

Isaiah 45:7

I form the light, and create darkness. I make peace, and create evil. I am LORD who does all these things.

Jeremiah 10:11-12

Thus ye shall say to them: The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, these shall perish from the earth, and from under the heavens.

Jeremiah 32:17-19

Ah lord LORD! Behold, thou have made the heavens and the earth by thy great power and by thine outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for thee,

Colossians 1:16-17

Because in him all things were created, things in the heavens and things upon the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or lordships or principal offices or positions of authority, all things have been created

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