Isaías 40:16

16 Nem as florestas do Líbano seriam suficientes para o fogo do altar,nem os animais de lá bastariam para o holocausto.^[a]

Isaías 40:16 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 40:16

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.

Isaías 40:16 In-Context

14 A quem o SENHOR consultou que pudesse esclarecê-lo,e que lhe ensinasse a julgar com justiça?Quem lhe ensinou o conhecimentoou lhe apontou o caminho da sabedoria?

15 Na verdade as nações são como a gota que sobra do balde;para ele são como o pó que resta na balança;para ele as ilhas não passam de um grão de areia.

16 Nem as florestas do Líbano seriam suficientes para o fogo do altar,nem os animais de lá bastariam para o holocausto.

17 Diante dele todas as naçõessão como nada;para ele são sem valor e menos que nada.

18 Com quem vocês compararão Deus?Como poderão representá-lo?

Footnotes

• [a]. Isto é, sacrifício totalmente queimado.