ISA 40:26 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Ἀναβλέψατε εἰς ὕψος τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς ὑμῶν, καὶ ἴδετε, τίς κατέδειξε ταῦτα πάντα; ὁ ἐκφέρων κατʼ ἀριθμὸν τὸν κόσμον αὐτοῦ, πάντας ἐπʼ ὀνόματι καλέσει ἀπὸ πολλῆς δόξης, καὶ ἐν κράτει ἰσχύος αὐτοῦ· οὐδέν σε ἔλαθε.
(Anablepsate eis hupsos tous ofthalmous humōn, kai idete, tis katedeixe tauta panta; ho ekferōn katʼ arithmon ton kosmon autou, pantas epʼ onomati kalesei apo pollaʸs doxaʸs, kai en kratei isⱪuos autou; ouden se elathe. )

BrTr Lift up your eyes on high, and see, who has displayed all these things? even he that brings forth his host by number: he shall call them all by name by means of his great glory, and by the power of his might: nothing has escaped thee.

ULT Lift up your eyes on high and see!
⇔ Who has created these?
⇔ He musters their host by number,
⇔ calls all of them by name,
⇔ By the greatness of might and the strength of power,
⇔ not one is missing.

UST Look up toward the sky:
⇔ consider who created all the stars.
⇔ Yahweh created them, and at night he causes them to appear;
⇔ he calls each one by its name.
⇔ Because he is extremely powerful,
⇔ all of the stars are there when he calls out their names.

BSB Lift 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.

OEB Lift up your eyes on high;
⇔ see! Who has created all those?
⇔ He who brings their host out by number,
⇔ and summons each by his name:
⇔ so great his resource and so mighty his power
⇔ that not one of them fails to answer.

WEBBE 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.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET 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.

LSV Lift up your eyes on high,
And see—who has created these? He who is bringing out their host by number,
He calls to all of them by name,
By the abundance of His strength
And mighty power,
Not one is lacking.

FBV Look at the heavens. Who created all this? He leads the stars like an army, and calls each one by name. Because he has great power and incredible strength, not a single one of them is missing.

T4T Look up toward the sky:
⇔ Consider who [RHQ] created all the stars.
⇔ Yahweh created them, and at night he causes them to appear;
⇔ he calls each one by its name.
⇔ Because he is extremely powerful [DOU],
⇔ all of the stars are there [LIT] when he calls out their names.

LEB • 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.

BBE 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.

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JPS Lift up your eyes on high, and see: who hath created these? He 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 faileth.

ASV 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.

DRA Lift up your eyes on high, and see who hath created these things: who bringeth out their host by number, and calleth them all by their names: by the greatness of his might, and strength, and power, not one of them was missing.

YLT 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.

Drby 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.

RV 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.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.
(Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath/has created these things, that bringeth/brings out their host by number: he calleth/calls them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth. )

KJB-1611 Lift vp 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 greatnesse of his might, for that hee is strong in power, not one faileth.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

Bshps Lift vp your eyes on high, and consider who hath made those thinges which come out by so great heapes, and he calleth them al by their names: there is nothing hid from the greatnesse of his power, strength, and might.
(Lift up your eyes on high, and consider who hath/has made those things which come out by so great heapes, and he calleth/calls them all by their names: there is nothing hid from the greatness of his power, strength, and might.)

Gnva Lift vp your eyes on hie, and beholde who hath created these things, and bringeth out their armies by nomber, and calleth them all by names? by the greatnesse of his power and mightie strength nothing faileth.
(Lift up your eyes on hie, and behold who hath/has created these things, and bringeth/brings out their armies by number, and calleth/calls them all by names? by the greatness of his power and mighty strength nothing faileth. )

Cvdl Lift vp youre eyes an hie, and considre. Who hath made those thinges, which come out by so greate heapes? and he can call them all by their names. For there is nothinge hyd vnto the greatnesse of his power, strength, and might.
(Lift up your(pl) eyes an hie, and considre. Who hath/has made those things, which come out by so great heapes? and he can call them all by their names. For there is nothing hid unto the greatness of his power, strength, and might.)

Wycl Reise youre iyen an hiy, and se ye, who made these thingis of nouyt; which ledith out in noumbre the kniythod of tho, and clepith alle bi name, for the multitude of his strengthe, and stalworthnesse, and vertu; nether o residue thing was.
(Reise your(pl) eyes an hiy, and see ye/you_all, who made these things of nought/nothing; which leadeth/leads out in number the kniythod of tho, and calleth/calls all by name, for the multitude of his strength, and stalworthnesse, and virtue; neither o residue thing was.)

Luth Hebet eure Augen in die Höhe und sehet! Wer hat solche Dinge geschaffen und führet ihr Heer bei der Zahl heraus? Der sie alle mit Namen rufet; sein Vermögen und starke Kraft ist so groß, daß nicht an einem fehlen kann.
(Hebet your Augen in the Höhe and sehet! Who has such things geschaffen and führet you/their/her Heer at the/of_the Zahl heraus? The they/she/them all with name(s) rufet; his Vermögen and starke Kraft is so groß, that not at one fehlen kann.)

ClVg Levate in excelsum oculos vestros, et videte quis creavit hæc: qui educit in numero militiam eorum, et omnes ex nomine vocat; præ multitudine fortitudinis et roboris, virtutisque ejus, neque unum reliquum fuit.[fn]
(Levate in excelsum oculos vestros, and videte who/any created hæc: who educit in number militiam their, and everyone from nomine vocat; præ multitudine fortitudinis and roboris, of_virtueque his, nor one reliquum fuit. )

40.26 In numero. ID. Illi numerata sunt quæ Abraham numerare non potuit: et serviunt delegato officio, ut sol cursum cœli uno expleat anno, et cætera suo modo. Militiam eorum, etc. Angelos scilicet, unde: Millia millium ministrabant ei Dan. 7.. Inde et Dominus Sabaoth dicitur, id est militiæ, vel exercituum, vel virtutum.

40.26 In numero. ID. Illi numerata are which Abraham numerare not/no potuit: and serviunt delegato officio, as sol cursum cœli uno expleat anno, and cætera his_own modo. Militiam their, etc. Angelos scilicet, unde: Millia millium served ei Dan. 7.. Inde and Master Sabaoth it_is_said, id it_is militiæ, or exercituum, or virtutum.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

(Occurrence 0) Who has created all these stars?

(Some words not found in UHB: lift_up on_high your_all's=eyes and,see who? created these the,brings_out in/on/at/with,number their=group/army/objects to/for=all=them in/on=name_of he/it_called/named because_of,great power and,mighty ability (a)_man not missing )

This is a leading question that anticipates the answer, Yahweh. Alternate translation: “Yahweh has created all these stars!”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) He leads out their formations

Here the word “formations” refers to military formations. The prophet speaks of the stars as if they were soldiers whom Yahweh commands to appear.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

(Occurrence 0) By the greatness of his might and by the strength of his power

The phrases “the greatness of his might” and “the strength of his power” form a doublet that emphasizes Yahweh’s power. Alternate translation: “By his great might and powerful strength”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / litotes

(Occurrence 0) not one is missing

This negative statement emphasizes the positive. Alternate translation: “every one is present”

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