Isaiah 40:28 “Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God,…”

Isaiah 40:28

Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.

World English Bible

Haven’t you known? Haven’t you heard? The everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, doesn’t faint. He isn’t weary. His understanding is unsearchable.

American Standard Version

Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard? The everlasting God, Jehovah, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary; there is no searching of his understanding.

Geneva Bible 1599

Knowest thou not? or hast thou not heard, that the euerlasting God, the Lord hath created the endes of the earth? he neither fainteth, nor is wearie: there is no searching of his vnderstanding.

Darby Translation

Dost thou not know, hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, Jehovah, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not nor tireth? There is no searching of his understanding.

Young's Literal Translation

Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard? The God of the age — Jehovah, Preparer of the ends of the earth, Is not wearied nor fatigued, There is no searching of His understanding.

Bible in Basic English

Have you no knowledge of it? has it not come to your ears? The eternal God, the Lord, the Maker of the ends of the earth, is never feeble or tired; there is no searching out of his wisdom.

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Cross references

“thou not known”

Luke 24:25 Jeremiah 4:22 John 14:9 1 Corinthians 6:19 1 Corinthians 6:9 Mark 9:19

Luke 24:25 · BSB

Then Jesus said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!

Jeremiah 4:22 · BSB

“For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”

John 14:9 · BSB

Jesus replied, “Philip, I have been with you all this time, and still you do not know Me? Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?

1 Corinthians 6:19 · BSB

Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;

1 Corinthians 6:9 · BSB

Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts,

Mark 9:19 · BSB

“O unbelieving generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy to Me.”

“the everlasting”

1 Timothy 1:17 Genesis 21:33 Hebrews 9:14 Isaiah 57:15 Deuteronomy 33:27 Romans 16:26

1 Timothy 1:17 · BSB

Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

Genesis 21:33 · BSB

And Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called upon the name of the LORD, the Eternal God.

Hebrews 9:14 · BSB

how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!

Isaiah 57:15 · BSB

For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive th…

Deuteronomy 33:27 · BSB

The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you, giving the command, ‘Destroy him!’

Romans 16:26 · BSB

but now revealed and made known through the writings of the prophets by the command of the eternal God, in order to lead all nations to the obedience that comes from faith —

“the ends”

Isaiah 45:22 Isaiah 59:1 Acts 13:47 1 Samuel 2:10

Isaiah 45:22 · BSB

Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.

Isaiah 59:1 · BSB

Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear.

Acts 13:47 · BSB

For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’ ”

1 Samuel 2:10 · BSB

Those who oppose the LORD will be shattered. He will thunder from heaven against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth and will give power to His king. He will exalt the horn of His anointed.”

“fainteth”

Philippians 1:6 Psalm 138:8 John 5:17 Isaiah 66:9

Philippians 1:6 · BSB

being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

Psalm 138:8 · BSB

The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me. O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever— do not abandon the works of Your hands.

John 5:17 · BSB

But Jesus answered them, “To this very day My Father is at His work, and I too am working.”

Isaiah 66:9 · BSB

Shall I bring a baby to the point of birth and not deliver it?” says the LORD. “Or will I who deliver close the womb?” says your God.

“no searching”

Psalm 147:5 1 Corinthians 2:16 Psalm 139:6 Isaiah 55:8 Isaiah 55:9 Romans 11:33

Psalm 147:5 · BSB

Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.

1 Corinthians 2:16 · BSB

“For who has known the mind of the Lord, so as to instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ.

Psalm 139:6 · BSB

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.

Isaiah 55:8 · BSB

“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD.

Isaiah 55:9 · BSB

“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.

Romans 11:33 · BSB

O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!

Also

Isaiah 40:21 Psalm 90:2

Isaiah 40:21 · BSB

Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been declared to you from the beginning? Have you not understood since the foundation of the earth?

Psalm 90:2 · BSB

Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

27Why do you say, O Jacob, and why do you assert, O Israel, “My way is hidden from the LORD, and my claim is ignored by my God”?

29He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.

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