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Isaiah 40:28

What does Isaiah 40:28 mean?

A plain-English look at Isaiah 40:28 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Isaiah 40:28 means

This verse counters Israel's doubt by affirming God's unchanging and infinite attributes. It asks, "Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard?" then declares Him as the "everlasting God, Jehovah, the Creator of the ends of the earth." It states He "fainteth not, neither is weary," emphasizing His boundless energy, and that "there is no searching of his understanding," highlighting His incomprehensible wisdom. This reassurance underscores God's eternal nature, limitless power, and perfect knowledge, ensuring He is always aware and capable of acting.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

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.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

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.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Knowest thou not, or hast thou not heard? the Lord is the everlasting God, who hath created the ends of the earth: he shall not faint, nor labour, neither is there any searching out of his wisdom.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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

Context

This verse directly answers Israel's lament by reminding them of God's eternal and unchanging character. It refutes their despair with foundational truths about God's nature, contrasting their transient perception with His enduring reality. This theological reassurance about God's tireless power and immeasurable understanding sets the foundation for the subsequent promise of strength to His people.

v.27Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from Jehovah, and the justice due to me is passed away from my God?

v.28This passage

v.29He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Mark 16:14

    And afterward he was manifested unto the eleven themselves as they sat at meat; and he upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them that had seen him after he was risen.

  • Luke 24:25

    And he said unto them, O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!

  • Isaiah 57:15

    For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.

  • John 5:17

    But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh even until now, and I work.

  • Psalms 147:5

    Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.

  • Genesis 21:33

    And Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of Jehovah, the Everlasting God.

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