Isaiah

Isaiah 40:25–26

²⁵“To whom will you liken Me,

or who is My equal?” asks the Holy One.

²⁶Lift up your eyes on high:

Who created all these?

He leads forth the starry host by number;

He calls each one by name.

Because of His great power and mighty strength,

not one of them is missing.

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Isaiah 40:25

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
To	וְאֶל־	wə·’el-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
whom	מִ֥י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
will you liken Me	תְדַמְּי֖וּנִי	ṯə·ḏam·mə·yū·nî	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; first person common singular	H1819 be like, resemble
or who is My equal	וְאֶשְׁוֶ֑ה	wə·’eš·weh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular	H7737 be even, smooth
asks	יֹאמַ֖ר	yō·mar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
the Holy One	קָדֽוֹשׁ׃	qā·ḏō·wōš	Adjective - masculine singular	H6918 sacred, holy

Isaiah 40:26

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Lift up	שְׂאוּ־	śə·’ū-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
your eyes	עֵינֵיכֶ֤ם	‘ê·nê·ḵem	Noun - cdc; second person masculine plural	H5869 eye
on high	מָר֨וֹם	mā·rō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H4791 height
Who	מִי־	mî-	Interrogative	H4310 who?
created	בָרָ֣א	ḇā·rā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1254 shape, create
all these	אֵ֔לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
He leads forth	הַמּוֹצִ֥יא	ham·mō·w·ṣî	Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
the starry host	צְבָאָ֑ם	ṣə·ḇā·’ām	Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6635 army, war, warfare
by number	בְמִסְפָּ֖ר	ḇə·mis·pār	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H4557 number, tale
He calls	יִקְרָ֔א	yiq·rā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
each one	לְכֻלָּם֙	lə·ḵul·lām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3605 the whole, all
by name	בְּשֵׁ֣ם	bə·šêm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H8034 name
Because of His great	מֵרֹ֤ב	mê·rōḇ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7230 multitude, abundance, greatness
power	אוֹנִים֙	’ō·w·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H202 vigour, wealth
and mighty	וְאַמִּ֣יץ	wə·’am·mîṣ	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular construct	H533 be stout, strong, bold, alert
strength	כֹּ֔חַ	kō·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H3581 strength, power
not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
one of them	אִ֖ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
is missing	נֶעְדָּֽר׃ס	ne‘·dār	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5737 help

Cross-references

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Isaiah 40:25 Isaiah 40:18 · Deuteronomy 4:33 · Deuteronomy 4:15–18 · Deuteronomy 5:8

Isaiah 40:26 Colossians 1:16–17 · Jeremiah 32:17–19 · Isaiah 48:13 · Isaiah 51:6 · Isaiah 44:24 · Psalm 147:4–5 · Psalm 89:11–13 · Isaiah 42:5 · Deuteronomy 4:19 · Isaiah 45:7 · Psalm 148:3–6 · Genesis 2:1–2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.