Isaiah 40:16

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

And Lebanon [is] not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.

Complete Jewish Bible:

The L'vanon would not suffice for fuel or its animals be enough for burnt offerings.

Berean Standard Bible:

Lebanon is not sufficient for fuel, nor its animals enough for a burnt offering.

American Standard Version:

And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt-offering.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

And Lebanon{H3844} is not{H369} sufficient{H1767} to burn{H1197}, nor the beasts{H2416} thereof sufficient{H1767} for a burnt offering{H5930}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Micah 6:6

  • ¶ Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, [and] bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?

Micah 6:7

  • Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, [or] with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn [for] my transgression, the fruit of my body [for] the sin of my soul?

Psalms 40:6

  • ¶ Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.

Psalms 50:9

  • I will take no bullock out of thy house, [nor] he goats out of thy folds.

Psalms 50:12

  • If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world [is] mine, and the fulness thereof.

Hebrews 10:5

  • Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:

Hebrews 10:10

  • By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once [for all].

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Commentary for Isaiah 40:16

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H3844
    There are 64 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: לְבָנוֹן
    Transliteration: Lᵉbânôwn
    Pronunciation: leb-aw-nohn'
    Description: from לְבַב; (the) white mountain (from its snow); Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine; Lebanon.
  2. Strong's Number: H369
    There are 44 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אַיִן
    Transliteration: ʼayin
    Pronunciation: ah'-yin
    Description: as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle; else, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare אַיִן.
  3. Strong's Number: H1767
    There are 35 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: דַּי
    Transliteration: day
    Pronunciation: dahee
    Description: of uncertain derivation; enough (as noun or adverb), used chiefly with preposition in phrases; able, according to, after (ability), among, as (oft as), (more than) enough, from, in, since, (much as is) sufficient(-ly), too much, very, when.
  4. Strong's Number: H1197
    There are 90 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בָּעַר
    Transliteration: bâʻar
    Pronunciation: baw-ar'
    Description: a primitive root; also as denominative from בַּעַר; to kindle, i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); to be(-come) brutish; be brutish, bring (put, take) away, burn, (cause to) eat (up), feed, heat, kindle, set (on fire), waste.
  5. Strong's Number: H2416
    There are 452 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חַי
    Transliteration: chay
    Pronunciation: khah'-ee
    Description: from חָיָה; alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively; [phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
  6. Strong's Number: H5930
    There are 262 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עֹלָה
    Transliteration: ʻôlâh
    Pronunciation: o-law'
    Description: or עוֹלָה; feminine active participle of עָלָה; a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke); ascent, burnt offering (sacrifice), go up to. See also עֶוֶל.