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Isaiah 40:16

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40:16Not even Lebanon could supply enough firewood for a sacrifice;37

its wild animals would not provide enough burnt offerings.38

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Footnotes

  1. 37 The words “for a sacrifice” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
  2. 38 The point is that not even the Lebanon forest could supply enough wood and animals for an adequate sacrifice to the Lord.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Lebanon would not suffice for fuel,

nor are its beasts enough for a burnt offering.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Lebanon is not sufficient for altar fires,

nor its animals enough for burnt offerings.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Lebanon’s cedars are not enough for fuel,

or its animals enough for a burnt offering.

NLTNew Living Translation

All the wood in Lebanon’s forests

and all Lebanon’s animals would not be enough

to make a burnt offering worthy of our God.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And Lebanon is not enough to light a fire,

and its animals not enough for a burnt offering.

KJV 1900King James Version

And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn,

Nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.