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Berean Standard Bible

“Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.”

Isaiah 40:26

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In Babylon the stars were worshipped as gods and read for omens, and the exiles were tempted to think those powers controlled their future. Isaiah answers by telling them to lift their eyes and ask who made the heavens.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.

World English Bible (WEB)

Lift up your eyes on high, and see who has created these, who brings out their army by number. He calls them all by name. by the greatness of his might, and because he is strong in power, Not one is lacking.

King James Version (KJV)

Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Lift up your eyes on high, and see who hath created these, that bringeth out their host by number; he calleth them all by name; by the greatness of his might, and for that he is strong in power, not one is lacking.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Let your eyes be lifted up on high, and see: who has made these? He who sends out their numbered army: who has knowledge of all their names: by whose great strength, because he is strong in power, all of them are in their places.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Levantad en alto vuestros ojos, y mirad quién crió estas cosas: él saca por cuenta su ejército: á todas llama por sus nombres; ninguna faltará: tal es la grandeza de su fuerza, y su poder y virtud.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

¡Alcen los ojos a los cielos! Quien creó los planetas y las estrellas, las llama a cada una con nombre cariñoso y las cuenta para cerciorarse de que ninguna se ha perdido o extraviado.

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