Isaiah 40:26
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.
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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.
KJV
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.
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20 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| שְׂאוּ־ | se.'u- | lift up | H5375 → |
| מָר֨וֹם | ma.Rom | height | H4791 → |
| עֵינֵיכֶ֤ם | 'ei.nei.Khem | eyes your | H5869 → |
| וּרְאוּ֙ | u.re.'U | and see | H7200 → |
| מִי־ | mi- | who? | H4310 → |
| בָרָ֣א | va.Ra' | did he create | H1254 → |
| אֵ֔לֶּה | 'E.leh | these | H428 → |
| הַמּוֹצִ֥יא | ha.mo.Tzi' | the [one who] brings out | H3318 → |
| בְמִסְפָּ֖ר | ve.mis.Par | by number | H4557 → |
| צְבָאָ֑ם | tze.va.'Am | host their | H6635 → |
| לְכֻלָּם֙ | le.khu.Lam | <to> all of them | H3605 → |
| בְּשֵׁ֣ם | be.Shem | by name | H8034 → |
| יִקְרָ֔א | yik.Ra' | he calls | H7121 → |
| מֵרֹ֤ב | me.Ro | from greatness of | H7230 → |
| אוֹנִים֙ | 'o.Nim | strength<s> | H202 → |
| וְאַמִּ֣יץ | ve.'a.Mitz | and a strong [one] of | H533 → |
| כֹּ֔חַ | Ko.ach | power | H3581 → |
| אִ֖ישׁ | 'ish | any | H376 → |
| לֹ֥א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| נֶעְדָּֽר׃ ס | ne'.Dar | it is missing | H5737 → |
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