Isaiah 40:18-26
Legacy Standard Bible
18 (A)To whom then will you liken God?
Or what likeness will you compare with Him?
19 As for the (B)graven images, a craftsman casts it,
A goldsmith (C)plates it with gold,
And a silversmith fashions chains of silver.
20 He who is too impoverished to make such a contribution
Chooses a (D)tree that does not rot;
He seeks out for himself a wise craftsman
To [a]prepare a graven image that (E)will not be shaken.
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 [b]inhabits above the [c](H)circle of the earth,
And its inhabitants are like (I)grasshoppers;
It is He who (J)stretches out the heavens like a (K)curtain
And spreads them out like a (L)tent to inhabit.
23 It is He who reduces (M)rulers to nothing,
Who (N)makes the [d]judges of the earth utterly formless.
24 [e]Scarcely have they been planted;
[f]Scarcely have they been sown;
[g]Scarcely has their stem taken root in the earth,
But He merely blows on them, and they [h]wither,
And the (O)storm carries them away like stubble.
25 “(P)To whom then will you liken Me
That I would be his equal?” says the Holy One.
26 (Q)Lift up your eyes on high
And see (R)who has created these stars,
The (S)One who leads forth their host by number,
He calls them all by name;
Because of the (T)greatness of His vigor and the [i]strength of His power,
(U)Not one of them is missing.
Notas al pie
- Isaiah 40:20 Or set up
- Isaiah 40:22 Or is enthroned
- Isaiah 40:22 Or vault
- Isaiah 40:23 Or leaders
- Isaiah 40:24 Or Not even
- Isaiah 40:24 Or Not even
- Isaiah 40:24 Or Not even
- Isaiah 40:24 Or dry up, cf. 42:15; Ps 90:5-6
- Isaiah 40:26 As in DSS and ancient versions; M.T. strong
Isaiah 40:18-26
Revised Standard Version
18 To whom then will you liken God,
or what likeness compare with him?
19 The idol! a workman casts it,
and a goldsmith overlays it with gold,
and casts for it silver chains.
20 He who is impoverished[a] chooses for an offering
wood that will not rot;
he seeks out a skilful craftsman
to set up an image that will not move.
21 Have you not known? Have you not heard?
Has it not been told you from the beginning?
Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?
22 It is he who sits above the circle of the earth,
and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers;
who stretches out the heavens like a curtain,
and spreads them like a tent to dwell in;
23 who brings princes to nought,
and makes the rulers of the earth as nothing.
24 Scarcely are they planted, scarcely sown,
scarcely has their stem taken root in the earth,
when he blows upon them, and they wither,
and the tempest carries them off like stubble.
25 To whom then will you compare me,
that I should be like him? says the Holy One.
26 Lift up your eyes on high and see:
who created these?
He who brings out their host by number,
calling them all by name;
by the greatness of his might,
and because he is strong in power
not one is missing.
Notas al pie
- Isaiah 40:20 Heb uncertain
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