Isaiah 40:16
“And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn,.... The trees of it, as the Targum; these are not sufficient to burn a sacrifice…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
And Lebanon - The expression here refers to the trees or the cedars of Lebanon. Thus it is rendered by the Chaldee: ‘And…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Isaiah 40:12-17
The scope of these verses is to show what a great and glorious being the Lord Jehovah is, who is Israel's God and…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
So infinitely great is Jehovah that the forests of Lebanon would not yield fuel enough, nor its wild animals victims…