Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Do you not know? Have you not heard?
The Everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth
Does not become weary or tired.
His understanding is inscrutable.

King James 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.

Holman Bible

Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
Yahweh is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the whole earth.
He never grows faint or weary;
there is no limit to His understanding.

International Standard Version

Don't you know? Haven't you heard? The LORD is the eternal God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not grow tired or weary; and his understanding cannot be fathomed.

A Conservative Version

Have thou not known? Have thou not heard? The everlasting God, LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, faints not, nor is weary. There is no searching of his understanding.

American Standard Version

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.

Amplified


Do you not know? Have you not heard?
The Everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth
Does not become tired or grow weary;
There is no searching of His understanding.

Bible in Basic English

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.

Darby Translation

Dost thou not know, hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, Jehovah, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not nor tireth? There is no searching of his understanding.

Julia Smith Translation

Didst thou not know? heardest thou not the eternal God, Jehovah, creating the extremities of the earth, will not faint, and will not be weary? no searching to his understanding.

King James 2000

Have you not known? have you not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, faints not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Have you not known, or have you not heard? Yahweh [is] the God of eternity, [the] creator [of] the ends of the earth! He is not faint, and he does not grow weary! There is no searching his understanding.

Modern King James verseion

Have you not known? Have you not heard, that the everlasting God, Jehovah, the Creator of the ends of the earth, does not grow weak nor weary? There is no searching of His understanding.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Knowest thou not, or hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD which made all the corners of the earth, is neither weary nor faint: and that his wisdom cannot be comprehended?

NET Bible

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.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

Hast thou not known, Hast thou not heard, That The God of age-past time - Yahweh The Creator of the ends of the earth Fainteth not neither groweth weary - There is no searching of his understanding:

Webster

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.

World English Bible

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.

Youngs Literal Translation

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
עלם עולם 
`owlam 
Usage: 438

God
אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

the Lord

Usage: 0

the Creator
בּרא 
Bara' 
Usage: 54

of the ends
קצה 
Qatsah 
Usage: 36

of the earth
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

יעף 
Ya`aph 
Usage: 9

not, neither is weary
יגע 
Yaga` 
Usage: 26

Devotionals

Devotionals about Isaiah 40:28

References

American

Fausets

Hastings

God

Images Isaiah 40:28

Prayers for Isaiah 40:28

Context Readings

Comfort For God's People

27 Why do you say, O Jacob, and complain, O Israel: 'My way is hidden from Jehovah! My God disregards my cause?' 28 Do you not know? Have you not heard?
The Everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth
Does not become weary or tired.
His understanding is inscrutable.
29 He gives strength to those who grow tired and increases the strength of those who are weak.

Cross References

Psalm 147:5

Our Lord is great, and his power is great. There is no limit to his understanding.

Genesis 21:33

Abraham planted a tamarisk tree at Beer-sheba. There he called on the name of Jehovah, the Everlasting God.

Isaiah 57:15

The High and Lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is holy, says: 'I dwell in the high and holy and also with him who has a contrite and humble spirit. I revive the spirit of the humble, and the heart of the contrite ones.'

Jeremiah 10:10

Jehovah is the true (faithful) (right) God! He is the living God and the everlasting king. The earth quakes at his wrath. The nations cannot endure his indignation.

Deuteronomy 33:27

The eternal God is a dwelling place. Underneath are the everlasting arms. He drove out the enemy from before you, and said: 'Destroy!'

1 Samuel 2:10

The adversaries of Jehovah will be broken to pieces. He thunders in the heavens against them. Jehovah will judge the ends of the earth. He will give strength to His king and exalt the horn (power) of His anointed.

Psalm 90:2

Before the mountains were born, before you gave birth to the earth and its inhabitants, you are God from everlasting to everlasting.

Psalm 138:8

Jehovah will do everything for me. O Jehovah, your mercy endures forever. Do not let go of what your hands have made.

Psalm 139:6

Knowing this is too wonderful for me! It is too high, I cannot attain to it.

Isaiah 40:21

Have you not known? Have you not heard? Has it not been told to you from the beginning? Have you not understood since the earth was founded?

Isaiah 45:22

Turn to me and be saved! Turn to me all who live at the ends of the earth for I am God, and there is no other.

Isaiah 55:8-9

My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares Jehovah.

Isaiah 59:1

The hand of Jehovah is not too weak to save or his ear too deaf to hear.

Isaiah 66:9

Do I bring a mother to the moment of birth and not let her deliver? Asks Jehovah. Do I cause a mother to deliver and then make her unable to have children? Asks your God.

Jeremiah 4:22

My people are fools. They do not know me. They are stupid people. They do not understand. They are experts in doing wrong, and they do not know how to do good.

Mark 8:17-18

Hearing this Jesus said: Why do you reason about having no bread? Do you not understand? Are your hearts dull of understanding?

Mark 9:19

Jesus then said: O faithless generation. How long will I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him to me.

Mark 16:14

Afterward he was revealed to the eleven as they sat at the table. He rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen him after he had risen.

Luke 24:25

He said to them: You are foolish men. You are slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!

John 5:17

Jesus responded to them: My Father works until now and I work.

John 14:9

Jesus responded: Have I been with you so long a time and you do not know me Philip? He who has seen me has discerned (experienced) (perceived) the Father. And you say, show us the Father?

Acts 13:47

Jehovah commanded us with these words: I appoint you as a light to the nations. My salvation will come to the ends of the earth. (Isaiah 49:6)

Romans 11:33-34

O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments. His ways are beyond human understanding!

Romans 16:26

It is now made known by the Scriptures of the prophets according to the commandment of the everlasting God. It is made known to all nations for the obedience of faith.

1 Corinthians 2:16

Who has understood the mind of Jehovah, or has instructed him, as his counselor? (Isaiah 40:13) But we do have the mind (purpose) (feelings) (thoughts) (understanding) of Christ.

1 Corinthians 6:3-5

Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more the matters that pertain to this life?

1 Corinthians 6:9

Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither fornicators, nor people who worship idols, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals,

1 Corinthians 6:16

What? Do you not know that he who is joined to a prostitute is one (united with her) body? For he said: Two will be one flesh.

1 Corinthians 6:19

What? Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit? That one (Greek: hos he ho which, that one) is in you. You received it from God. You are not your own.

Philippians 1:6

I am confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ.

1 Timothy 1:17

Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

Hebrews 9:14

The blood of Christ did even more. Through the eternal Spirit he offered himself without blemish to God and cleansed your conscience from dead works. Now we can serve (worship) the living God.

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