Interlinear Bible - Isaiah 40:17-27

17 All the nations are as nothing before Him, They are regarded by Him as less than nothing and meaningless.

w{l -.Wb.v.x,n .Wh{t'w s,p,aem w{D.g,n !Iy;a.K ~Iyw{G;h -l'K

18 To whom then will you liken God? Or what likeness will you compare with Him?

.Wk.r;[;T t.Wm.D -h;m.W lea !.Wy.M;d.T yim -l,a.w ? w{l

19 As for the idol, a craftsman casts it, A goldsmith plates it with gold, And a silversmith fashions chains of silver.

tw{qUt.r.W .WN,[.Q;r.y b'h'Z;B @er{c.w v'r'x .$;s'n l,s,P;h ? @erw{c @,s,K

20 He who is too impoverished for such an offering Selects a tree that does not rot; He seeks out for himself a skillful craftsman To prepare an idol that will not totter.

v'r'x r'x.bIy b;q.rIy -a{l #e[ h'm.Wr.T !'KUs.m;h ? jw{MIy a{l l,s,P !yik'h.l w{l -v,Q;b.y ~'k'x

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

va{rem d;GUh aw{l]h .W['m.vit aw{l]h .W[.det aw{l]h ? #,r'a'h tw{d.sw{m ~,t{nyib]h aw{l]h ~,k'l

22 It is He who sits above the circle of the earth, And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers, Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain And spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.

~yib'g]x;K 'hy,b.v{y.w #,r'a'h g.Wx -l;[ bev{Y;h ? t,b'v'l l,h{a'K ~ex'T.miY;w ~Iy;m'v q{D;k h,jw{N;h

23 He it is who reduces rulers to nothing, Who makes the judges of the earth meaningless.

.Wh{T;K #,r,a yej.p{v !Iy'a.l ~yin.zw{r !etw{N;h ? h'f'[

24 Scarcely * have they been planted, Scarcely * have they been sown, Scarcely * has their stock taken root in the earth, But He merely blows on them, and they wither, And the storm carries them away like stubble.

ver{v -l;B @;a .W['r{z -l;B @;a .W['Jin -l;B @;a ? h'r'[.s.W .Wv'biY;w ~,h'B @;v'n -m;g.w ~'[.ziG #,r'a'B ? ~ea'FiT v;Q;K

25 "To whom then will you liken Me That I would be his equal?" says the Holy One.

vw{d'q r;ma{y h,w.v,a.w yin.Wy.M;d.t yim -l,a.w

26 Lift up your eyes on high And see who has created these stars, The One who leads forth their host by number, He calls them all by name; Because of the greatness of His might and the strength of His power, Not one of them is missing.

h,Lea a'r'b -yim .Wa.r.W ~,kyenye[ ~w{r'm -.Wa.f ? a'r.qIy ~ev.B ~'LUk.l ~'a'b.c r'P.sim.b ayicw{M;h ? r'D.[,n a{l vyia ;x{K #yiM;a.w ~yinw{a b{rem

27 Why do you say, O Jacob, and assert, O Israel, "My way is hidden from the LORD, And the justice due me escapes the notice of my God "?

h'r.T.sin lea'r.fIy reB;d.t.W b{q][;y r;ma{t h'M'l ? rw{b][;y yij'P.vim y;h{l/aem.W ]h'wh.yem yiK.r;d