Catholic Public Domain Version
"And Lebanon will not be sufficient to start a fire, and its animals will not be sufficient for a burnt offering. "
— Isaiah 40:16, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.”
“And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt-offering. ”
“Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor its animals sufficient for a burnt offering.”
“Not even Lebanon could supply enough firewood for a sacrifice; its wild animals would not provide enough burnt offerings.”
“And Libanus shall not be enough to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.”
“And Lebanon is not enough to make a fire with, or all its cattle enough for a burned offering.”
“And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.”
Who has assisted the Spirit of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor and has revealed things to him?
With whom has he consulted? And who has instructed him, and taught him the path of justice, and guided him to knowledge, and revealed the way of understanding to him?
Behold, the nations are like a drop of water in a bucket, and they are considered as the smallest grain on a balance. Behold, the islands are like a little dust.
And Lebanon will not be sufficient to start a fire, and its animals will not be sufficient for a burnt offering.
All the nations in his sight are as if they did not exist, and they are considered by him as if they were nothingness and emptiness.
Therefore, to whom would you liken God? Or with what image would you replace him?
Should the workman cast a statue? Or has the goldsmith formed it with gold, or the silversmith with plates of silver?