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Isaiah 40:16
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Lebanon’s cedars are not enough for fuel,or its animals enough for a burnt offering.
Levanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the animals of it sufficient for a burnt offering.
And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.
Lebanon would not suffice for fuel, nor are its beasts enough for a burnt offering.
Even Lebanon is not enough to burn, Nor its animals enough for a burnt offering.
All the trees in Lebanon are not enough for the altar fires, and all the animals in Lebanon are not enough for burnt offerings.
And [the forests of] Lebanon cannot supply sufficient fuel to start a fire, Nor are its wild beasts enough for a burnt offering [worthy of the LORD].
Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the animals of it sufficient for a burnt offering.
And Lebanon is not sufficient for fire, nor the beastes thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.
Even Lebanon is not enough to burn,Nor its beasts enough for a burnt offering.
Lebanon is not sufficient for fuel, nor its animals enough for a burnt offering.
The cattle on Lebanon's mountains would not be enough to offer as a sacrifice to God, and the trees would not be enough for the fire.
The L'vanon would not suffice for fuel or its animals be enough for burnt offerings.
And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt-offering.
All the trees in Lebanon are not enough to burn on the altar for the Lord. And all the animals in Lebanon are not enough to kill for a sacrifice.
And Lebanon is not sufficient for the fuel, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.
All the animals in the forests of Lebanon are not enough for a sacrifice to our God, and its trees are too few to kindle the fire.
And Lebanon is not enough to light a fire, and its animals not enough for a burnt offering.
And Lebanon is not enough to burn, nor are its beasts enough for a burnt offering.
Libanus is not sufficiet to ministre fyre for his offringe, and all the beastes therof are not ynough to one sacrifice.
And Lebanon is not sufficient 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 fuel, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for burnt-offerings.
And Lebanon is not sufficient to burne, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offring.
Libanus is not sufficient to minister fire to his offeryng, and all the beastes therof are not inough for one sacrifice.
And Libanus is not enough to burn, nor all beasts enough for a whole-burnt offering:
And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.
ylis ben as a litil dust, and the Liban schal not suffice to brenne his sacrifice, and the beestis therof schulen not suffice to brent sacrifice.
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 of it 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 Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, Nor its beasts sufficient for a burnt offering.
All the wood in Lebanon's forests and all Lebanon's animals would not be enough to make a burnt offering worthy of our God.
Even Lebanon is not enough to burn. Its animals are not enough for a burnt gift in worship.
Lebanon would not provide fuel enough, nor are its animals enough for a burnt offering.
And, Lebanon, is not sufficient to burn, - Nor, the beasts thereof sufficient for an ascending-sacrifice!
And Libanus shall not be enough to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.
Lebanon would not suffice for fuel, nor are its beasts enough for a burnt offering.
And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, Nor its beasts sufficient for a burnt-offering.
Even Lebanon is not enough to burn, Nor its beasts enough for a burnt offering.
Contextual Overview
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nor: Psalms 40:6, Psalms 50:10-12, Micah 6:6, Micah 6:7, Hebrews 10:5-10
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 3:4 - a thousand 2 Chronicles 1:6 - a thousand Nehemiah 10:34 - the wood offering
Cross-References
As time went on, it happened that the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt crossed their master, the king of Egypt. Pharaoh was furious with his two officials, the head cupbearer and the head baker, and put them in custody under the captain of the guard; it was the same jail where Joseph was held. The captain of the guard assigned Joseph to see to their needs. After they had been in custody for a while, the king's cupbearer and baker, while being held in the jail, both had a dream on the same night, each dream having its own meaning. When Joseph arrived in the morning, he noticed that they were feeling low. So he asked them, the two officials of Pharaoh who had been thrown into jail with him, "What's wrong? Why the long faces?" They said, "We dreamed dreams and there's no one to interpret them." Joseph said, "Don't interpretations come from God? Tell me the dreams." First the head cupbearer told his dream to Joseph: "In my dream there was a vine in front of me with three branches on it: It budded, blossomed, and the clusters ripened into grapes. I was holding Pharaoh's cup; I took the grapes, squeezed them into Pharaoh's cup, and gave the cup to Pharaoh." Joseph said, "Here's the meaning. The three branches are three days. Within three days, Pharaoh will get you out of here and put you back to your old work—you'll be giving Pharaoh his cup just as you used to do when you were his cupbearer. Only remember me when things are going well with you again—tell Pharaoh about me and get me out of this place. I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews. And since I've been here, I've done nothing to deserve being put in this hole." When the head baker saw how well Joseph's interpretation turned out, he spoke up: "My dream went like this: I saw three wicker baskets on my head; the top basket had assorted pastries from the bakery and birds were picking at them from the basket on my head." Joseph said, "This is the interpretation: The three baskets are three days; within three days Pharaoh will take off your head, impale you on a post, and the birds will pick your bones clean." And sure enough, on the third day it was Pharaoh's birthday and he threw a feast for all his servants. He set the head cupbearer and the head baker in places of honor in the presence of all the guests. Then he restored the head cupbearer to his cupbearing post; he handed Pharaoh his cup just as before. And then he impaled the head baker on a post, following Joseph's interpretations exactly. But the head cupbearer never gave Joseph another thought; he forgot all about him.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn,.... The trees of it, as the Targum; these are not sufficient to burn a sacrifice with, suitable to the dignity and majesty of God, and as his justice can require for offences committed:
nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering, though it was a mountain and forest which abounded with trees, and especially cedars, and there was a great quantity of cattle in it, yet neither were sufficient to furnish out a proper burnt offering to the Lord; he only himself could provide a Lamb sufficient for a burnt offering, and he has done it, the only begotten Son of God; he has offered himself an offering and a sacrifice to God, of a sweet smelling savour, by which he has put away sin, and made full atonement for it, Jarchi thinks this is said to aggravate the sins of men, of the wicked, which were so great, that Lebanon with all its wood and cattle could not furnish out a sacrifice sufficient to expiate them.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And Lebanon - The expression here refers to the trees or the cedars of Lebanon. Thus it is rendered by the Chaldee: ‘And the trees of Lebanon.’ For a description of Lebanon, see the note at Isaiah 10:34. It is probable that the word Lebanon here is not used in the limited sense in which it is sometimes employed, to denote a single mountain, or a single range of mountains, but includes the entire ranges lying north of Palestine, and which were comprehended under the general name of Libanus. The idea here is, that all these ranges of mountains, abounding in magnificent trees and forests, would not furnish fuel sufficient to burn the sacrifices which would be an appropriate offering to the majesty and glory of God.
To burn - To burn for the purpose of consuming the sacrifice.
Nor the beasts thereof for a burnt-offering - As the mountains of Lebanon were extensive forests, they would abound with wild animals. The idea is, that all those animals, if offered in sacrifice, would not be an appropriate expression of what was due to God. It may be remarked here, if all the vast forests of Lebanon on fire, and all its animals consumed as an offering to God, were not sufficient to show forth his glory, how little can our praises express the proper sense of his majesty and honor! How profound should be our reverence for God! With what awful veneration should we come before him! The image employed here by Isaiah is one of great poetic beauty; and nothing, perhaps, could give a deeper impression of the majesty and honor of the great Yahweh.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Isaiah 40:16. And Lebanon is not sufficient — The image is beautiful and uncommon. It has been imitated by an apocryphal writer, who however comes far short of the original: -
"For all sacrifice is too little for a sweet savour unto thee:
And all the fat is not sufficient for thy burnt-offering."
Judith 16:16.
Does not the prophet mean here that all the burnt-offerings and sacrifices that could be offered were insufficient to atone for sin? That the nations were as nothing before him, not merely because of his immensity, but because of their insufficiency to make any atonement by their oblations for the iniquities which they had committed? Therefore the Redeemer was to come to Zion, &c.
