Isaiah 40:16
Isaiah · Old Testament · Chapter 40
“And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.”Isaiah 40:16
What Does Isaiah 40:16 Mean?
Isaiah 40:16 is found in the book of Isaiah, chapter 40, verse 16 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 8 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (8)
These passages are connected to Isaiah 40:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Kings 3:4“And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.”Micah 6:6“Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?”Nehemiah 10:34“And we cast the lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, after the houses of our fathers, at times appointed year by year, to burn upon the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the law:”Psalms 40:6“Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.”Psalms 50:9“I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he goats out of thy folds.”Micah 6:7“Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?”2 Chronicles 1:6“And Solomon went up thither to the brasen altar before the LORD, which was at the tabernacle of the congregation, and offered a thousand burnt offerings upon it.”Hebrews 10:5“Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:”
People & Places
Lebanon
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