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Isaiah 40:18-31
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18 (A)To whom then will you liken God?
Or what likeness will you compare with Him?
19 As for the [a](B)idol, a craftsman casts it,
A goldsmith (C)plates it with gold,
And a silversmith fashions chains of silver.
20 He who is too impoverished for such an offering
Selects a (D)tree that does not rot;
He seeks out for himself a skillful craftsman
To [b]prepare [c]an idol that (E)will not totter.

21 (F)Do you not know? Have you not heard?
Has it not been declared to you from the beginning?
Have you not understood (G)from the foundations of the earth?
22 It is He who [d]sits above the [e](H)circle of the earth,
And its inhabitants are like (I)grasshoppers,
Who (J)stretches out the heavens like a (K)curtain
And spreads them out like a (L)tent to live in.
23 It is He who reduces (M)rulers to nothing,
Who (N)makes the judges of the earth [f]meaningless.
24 [g]Scarcely have they been planted,
[h]Scarcely have they been sown,
[i]Scarcely has their stock taken root in the earth,
But He merely blows on them, and they wither,
And the (O)storm carries them away like stubble.
25 “(P)To whom then will you compare Me
That I would be his equal?” says the Holy One.
26 (Q)Raise your eyes on high
And see (R)who has created these stars,
The (S)One who brings out their [j]multitude by number,
He calls them all by name;
Because of the (T)greatness of His might and the [k]strength of His power,
(U)Not one of them is missing.

27 (V)Why do you say, Jacob, and you assert, Israel,
“My way is (W)hidden from the Lord,
And the (X)justice due me [l]escapes the notice of (Y)my God”?
28 (Z)Do you not know? Have you not heard?
The (AA)Everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth
Does not become weary or tired.
His understanding is (AB)unsearchable.
29 He gives strength to the (AC)weary,
And to the one who lacks might He (AD)increases power.
30 Though (AE)youths grow weary and tired,
And vigorous (AF)young men stumble badly,
31 Yet those who [m]wait for the Lord
Will (AG)gain new strength;
They will [n](AH)mount up with wings like eagles,
They will run and not get tired,
They will walk and not become weary.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 40:19 Or carved image
  2. Isaiah 40:20 Or set up
  3. Isaiah 40:20 Or a carved image
  4. Isaiah 40:22 Or is enthroned
  5. Isaiah 40:22 Or vault
  6. Isaiah 40:23 Or void
  7. Isaiah 40:24 Or Not even
  8. Isaiah 40:24 Or Not even
  9. Isaiah 40:24 Or Not even
  10. Isaiah 40:26 Lit host
  11. Isaiah 40:26 As in DSS and ancient versions; MT strong
  12. Isaiah 40:27 Lit passes by my God
  13. Isaiah 40:31 Or hope in
  14. Isaiah 40:31 Or sprout wings
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Isaiah 40:18-31
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18 With whom, then, will you compare God?(A)
    To what image(B) will you liken him?
19 As for an idol,(C) a metalworker casts it,
    and a goldsmith(D) overlays it with gold(E)
    and fashions silver chains for it.
20 A person too poor to present such an offering
    selects wood(F) that will not rot;
they look for a skilled worker
    to set up an idol(G) that will not topple.(H)

21 Do you not know?
    Have you not heard?(I)
Has it not been told(J) you from the beginning?(K)
    Have you not understood(L) since the earth was founded?(M)
22 He sits enthroned(N) above the circle of the earth,
    and its people are like grasshoppers.(O)
He stretches out the heavens(P) like a canopy,(Q)
    and spreads them out like a tent(R) to live in.(S)
23 He brings princes(T) to naught
    and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing.(U)
24 No sooner are they planted,
    no sooner are they sown,
    no sooner do they take root(V) in the ground,
than he blows(W) on them and they wither,(X)
    and a whirlwind sweeps them away like chaff.(Y)

25 “To whom will you compare me?(Z)
    Or who is my equal?” says the Holy One.(AA)
26 Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens:(AB)
    Who created(AC) all these?
He who brings out the starry host(AD) one by one
    and calls forth each of them by name.
Because of his great power and mighty strength,(AE)
    not one of them is missing.(AF)

27 Why do you complain, Jacob?
    Why do you say, Israel,
“My way is hidden from the Lord;
    my cause is disregarded by my God”?(AG)
28 Do you not know?
    Have you not heard?(AH)
The Lord is the everlasting(AI) God,
    the Creator(AJ) of the ends of the earth.(AK)
He will not grow tired or weary,(AL)
    and his understanding no one can fathom.(AM)
29 He gives strength(AN) to the weary(AO)
    and increases the power of the weak.
30 Even youths grow tired and weary,
    and young men(AP) stumble and fall;(AQ)
31 but those who hope(AR) in the Lord
    will renew their strength.(AS)
They will soar on wings like eagles;(AT)
    they will run and not grow weary,
    they will walk and not be faint.(AU)

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Romans 1:23
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23 and they (A)exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible mankind, of birds, four-footed animals, and [a]crawling creatures.

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  1. Romans 1:23 Or reptiles
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Romans 1:23
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23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images(A) made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles.

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