Then God said, “Let there be lights in the sky. These lights will separate the days from the nights. These lights will be used for special signs and to show when special meetings [4] begin. And they will be used to show the days and years.
Isaiah 40:26 - Easy To Read Version Look up to the skies.\par Who created all those stars?\par Who created all those ‘armies’\par \{in the sky\}?\par Who knows every star by name?\par \{The true God\} is very strong and powerful,\par so none of these stars is lost.”\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Lift up your eyes on high and see! Who has created these? He Who brings out their host by number and calls them all by name; through the greatness of His might and because He is strong in power, not one is missing or lacks anything. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible Look up at the sky and consider: Who created these? The one who brings out their attendants one by one, summoning each of them by name. Because of God’s great strength and mighty power, not one is missing. Catholic Public Domain Version Lift up your eyes on high, and see who has created these things. He leads forth their army by number, and he calls them all by name. Because of the fullness of his strength and robustness and virtue, not one of them was left behind. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Lift up your eyes on high, and see who hath created these things, who bringeth out their host by number and calleth them all by their names. By the greatness of his might and strength and power, not one of them was missing. |
Then God said, “Let there be lights in the sky. These lights will separate the days from the nights. These lights will be used for special signs and to show when special meetings [4] begin. And they will be used to show the days and years.
So God made the two large lights. God made the larger light to rule during the day. He made the smaller light to rule during the night. God also made the stars.
Long ago, you made the world.\par You made the sky with your own hands!\par
It still continues today\par because of your laws,\par because it obeys them like a slave.\par
I look up to the hills \{for help\}.\par But where will my help really come from?\par
The heavens speak about God’s glory.\par The skies tell about the good things\par his hands have made.\par
Tell God how wonderful his works are!\par God, your power is very great!\par Your enemies bow down.\par They are afraid of you!\par
Look at the Lord’s scroll. {\cf2\super [326]} Read what is written there. Nothing is missing. It is written in that scroll that those animals will be together. God said he will gather them together. So God’s Spirit will gather them together.
The Lord, the \{true\} God, said these things. (The Lord made the skies. The Lord spread the skies over the earth. He also made everything on the earth. The Lord breathes life into all people on earth. The Lord gives a spirit to every person that walks on the earth.)
The Lord made you what you are.\par The Lord did this while you\par were still in your mother’s body.\par The Lord says,\par “I, the Lord, made everything!\par I put the skies there myself!\par I spread the earth before me.”\par
\{So, look\}!\par I made the earth.\par And I made all the people living on it.\par I used my own hands\par and made the skies.\par And I command all the armies in the sky. {\cf2\super [405]} \par
I made the light,\par and I made darkness.\par I make peace,\par and I make troubles.\par I am the Lord—\par and I do all these things.\par
“Jacob, listen to me!\par Israel, I called you to be my people.\par So listen to me!\par I am the Beginning!\par And I am the End!\par
I made the earth with my own hands.\par My right hand made the sky.\par And if I call them,\par they will come together before me.\par
Look up to the heavens!\par Look around you at the earth below!\par The skies will disappear\par like clouds of smoke.\par The earth will become\par like worthless old clothes.\par The people on earth will die,\par but my Salvation will continue forever.\par My goodness will never end.\par
I myself made all things.\par All things are here because I made them.”\par The Lord himself said these things.\par “Tell me, what people do I care for?\par I care for the poor people.\par I care for the people that are very sad.\par I care for people that obey my words.\par
And be careful when you look up to the sky and see the sun, the moon, and the stars—all the many things in the sky. Be careful that you are not tempted to worship and serve those things. The Lord your God lets the other people in the world do those things.