Isaiah 40:16 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, Nor its beasts sufficient for a burnt-offering.
English ASV
And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt-offering.
English Amplified
And all Lebanon's [forests] cannot supply sufficient fuel, nor all its wild beasts furnish victims enough to burn sacrifices [worthy of the Lord].
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
And all Lebanon's [forests] cannot supply sufficient fuel, nor all its wild beasts furnish victims enough to burn sacrifices [worthy of the Lord].
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
Lebanon is not sufficient for fuel, nor its animals enough for a burnt offering.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
Lebanon’s cedars are not enough for fuel, or its animals enough for a burnt offering.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt-offering.
English EASY 2024
All the trees from Lebanon's forests are not enough to make a fire for his altar. All its animals are not enough to offer to him as burnt offerings.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
All the trees in Lebanon are not enough to burn on the altar for the Lord. And all the animals in Lebanon are not enough to kill for a sacrifice.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
Lebanon would not suffice for fuel, nor are its beasts enough for a burnt offering.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
All the animals in the forests of Lebanon are not enough for a sacrifice to our God, and its trees are too few to kindle the fire.
English God's Word - GW 1995
All the trees in Lebanon are not enough to burn an offering. Its wild animals are not enough for a single burnt offering.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
Lebanon is not enough for fuel, or its animals enough for a burnt offering.
English KJV 1611
And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.
English LSB
Even Lebanon is not enough to burn, Nor its beasts enough for a burnt offering.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts sufficient as a burnt offering.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Even Lebanon is not enough to burn, Nor its beasts enough for a burnt offering.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
Lebanon would not suffice for fuel, nor its animals be enough for holocausts.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
Not even Lebanon could supply enough firewood for a sacrifice; its wild animals would not provide enough burnt offerings.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
Lebanon doesn't have enough trees to keep his altar fires burning. It doesn't have enough animals to sacrifice as burnt offerings to him.
English NIV
Lebanon is not sufficient for altar fires, nor its animals enough for burnt offerings.
English NKJ 1982
And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, Nor its beasts sufficient for a burnt offering.
English NLT
All Lebanon's forests do not contain sufficient fuel to consume a sacrifice large enough to honor him. All Lebanon's sacrificial animals would not make an offering worthy of our God.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
Lebanon would not provide fuel enough, nor are its animals enough for a burnt offering.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
All of Lebanon’s trees are not enough firewood for him, nor are all its animals enough for a burnt offering.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
Lebanon would not suffice for fuel, nor are its beasts enough for a burnt offering.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
All of Lebanon's forests do not contain sufficient fuel to consume a sacrifice large enough to honor him, nor are all its animals enough to offer to our God.
English Tyndale 1537
Libanus is not sufficient to minister fire for his offering, and all the beasts thereof are not enough to one sacrifice.